Starting position #114
Back-rank setup: BNQRNBKR
SP-114 · RampartGuard — King on the wing (b/g) with both knights on inner files.
Move the pieces right on the board — full Chess960 rules, castle by dropping the king on the rook.
Position facts
- Mirror twin: position #839
- The king starts on g, the rooks on d and h
- 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
Winning blow: rook to g6 (g3)
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to d6 (c5·18)
Winning blow: rook to g4
Attack on the uncastled king: knight to f3 (g5·2)
Winning blow: pawn to d7 (c6·7)
Winning blow: rook to d1 (f1·4)
Winning blow: bishop to f7 (c4·2)
Winning blow: rook to d5 (d2·3)
Winning blow: queen to h2 (d2)
Attack on the uncastled king: bishop to f7 (g6·4)
Mate in 2: queen to h7 (g6)
Winning blow: queen to h7 (h6·5)
This position appears in course day 97
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