Starting position #95
Back-rank setup: NNRKRQBB
SP-95 · ThroneScout — King in the middle of the rank, with a knight already committed to the corner.
Move the pieces right on the board — full Chess960 rules, castle by dropping the king on the rook.
Position facts
- Mirror twin: position #864
- The king starts on d, the rooks on c and e
- King and rook are neighbours — castling from adjacent squares feels unusual
- It becomes the daily position in 609 days
Puzzles from this position
Attack on the uncastled king: knight to b7 (c5)
Attack on the uncastled king: knight to b7 (a5·19)
Winning blow: queen to e5 (c3)
Winning blow: bishop to c6
Winning blow: rook to f1
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to f5 (g4·7)
Winning blow: bishop to f8
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to c3 (d2·8)
Attack on the uncastled king: rook to c1 (c2)
Winning blow: bishop to a7 (b8)
Winning blow: king to c1 (b1·11)
Winning blow: king to b1 (b2·2)
This position appears in course day 2
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