Starting position #945
Back-rank setup: BRKBRNNQ
SP-945 · BastionGuard — King shifted to c or f, knights kept clear of the edges — 168 positions in all.
Move the pieces right on the board — full Chess960 rules, castle by dropping the king on the rook.
Position facts
- Mirror twin: position #11
- The king starts on c, the rooks on b and e
- King and rook are neighbours — castling from adjacent squares feels unusual
- It becomes the daily position in 138 days
Puzzles from this position
Attack on the uncastled king: rook to a2 (a1)
Attack on the uncastled king: knight to h8
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to g5 (f4·9)
Attack on the uncastled king: bishop to h5 (g4·2)
Winning blow: rook to e3 (e1)
Attack on the uncastled king: bishop to d1
Winning blow: pawn to c5 (b4·6)
Winning blow: rook to a8 (a1·2)
Winning blow: bishop to b2 (a1)
Winning blow: knight to d4 (f3·3)
Winning blow: king to a2 (b2)
Winning blow: rook to e5 (e1·5)
This position appears in course day 60
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