Starting position #117
Back-rank setup: NQBBRNKR
SP-117 · RampartScout — Wing king plus a rim knight, and only 72 positions qualify — the rarest pattern of all.
Move the pieces right on the board — full Chess960 rules, castle by dropping the king on the rook.
Position facts
- Mirror twin: position #842
- The king starts on g, the rooks on e 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
Attack on the uncastled king: king to f2 (g1)
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to g5 (h4·2)
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to e5 (f4·9)
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to d4 (c3·14)
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to g5 (h4·9)
Attack on the uncastled king: queen to d4 (d2·2)
Attack on the uncastled king: bishop to f4 (c1·23)
Attack on the uncastled king: knight to e8 (d6·5)
Attack on the uncastled king: knight to f6 (h5)
Winning blow: queen to c4 (d3)
Winning blow: knight to g7 (f5·3)
Winning blow: queen to h5 (d1·2)
This position appears in course day 53
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