Starting position #118
Back-rank setup: NQBRNBKR
SP-118 · RampartScout — A knight in the corner and the king out on the wing (b/g); like every family, it is closed under mirror twins.
Move the pieces right on the board — full Chess960 rules, castle by dropping the king on the rook.
Position facts
- Mirror twin: position #838
- The king starts on g, the rooks on d and h
- King and rook are neighbours — castling from adjacent squares feels unusual
- It becomes the daily position in 244 days
Puzzles from this position
Attack on the uncastled king: king to f2
Winning blow: knight to h3 (g5)
Attack on the uncastled king: king to f2 (g1·6)
Attack on the uncastled king: bishop to d6 (f4·2)
Attack on the uncastled king: queen to b4 (b1·2)
Attack on the uncastled king: queen to h6 (c1·3)
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to f3 (g2·22)
Winning blow: king to f1 (g1·10)
Attack on the uncastled king: bishop to g3 (h4·2)
Attack on the uncastled king: queen to e6 (b3)
Attack on the uncastled king: bishop to f5 (d3·9)
Mate in 2: queen to g6 (d3·4)
This position appears in course day 49
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