Starting position #952
Back-rank setup: RBKRBNNQ
Move the pieces right on the board — full Chess960 rules, castle by dropping the king on the rook.
Position facts
- Mirror twin: position #13
- The king starts on c, the rooks on a and d
- King and rook are neighbours — castling from adjacent squares feels unusual
- This position does not come up as the daily position in the next four years
Puzzles from this position
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to d5 (c4·22)
Attack on the uncastled king: rook to d4 (d1·2)
Attack on the uncastled king: king to b2 (c1·5)
Attack on the uncastled king: knight to d8 (f7)
Winning blow: pawn to c3 (b2·11)
Winning blow: knight to c6 (b4·3)
Winning blow: king to d1 (c1·12)
Attack on the uncastled king: queen to g8 (d5·2)
Attack on the uncastled king: bishop to f5 (b1·15)
Winning blow: knight to f2 (h3)
Winning blow: queen to g8 (g1·2)
Winning blow: rook to d5 (d1·12)
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