Starting position #951
Back-rank setup: RKBRNNQB
Move the pieces right on the board — full Chess960 rules, castle by dropping the king on the rook.
Position facts
- Mirror twin: position #2
- The king starts on b, the rooks on a and d
- King and rook are neighbours — castling from adjacent squares feels unusual
- It becomes the daily position in 1369 days
Puzzles from this position
Attack on the uncastled king: rook to e4 (d4)
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to c3 (b2·17)
Winning blow: knight to d1 (e3)
Winning blow: bishop to b6 (c7)
Winning blow: queen to e7 (d6·2)
Winning blow: pawn to b7 (a6·2)
Attack on the uncastled king: king to c1 (b2·2)
Winning blow: rook to f8 (f4·6)
Winning blow: pawn to b3 (c2·8)
Winning blow: rook to b3 (c3·2)
Winning blow: rook to d7 (d5)
Winning blow: knight to f5 (e7·3)
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