Starting position #120
Back-rank setup: NBQRBNKR
SP-120 · RampartScout — King on the wing (b/g) with a knight on the rim (a/h) — the rarest family.
Move the pieces right on the board — full Chess960 rules, castle by dropping the king on the rook.
Position facts
- Mirror twin: position #845
- 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 501 days
Puzzles from this position
Winning blow: pawn to g3 (f2)
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to f5 (g4·5)
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to c5 (d4·18)
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to c6 (d5·26)
Attack on the uncastled king: king to f1 (g1·2)
Winning blow: queen to h6 (h7)
Winning blow: knight to e7 (f5·9)
Winning blow: queen to f4 (c1)
Winning blow: king to h2 (g3)
Winning blow: rook to c8 (h8·2)
Winning blow: queen to f4 (c1·3)
Attack on the uncastled king: knight to f6 (e4·8)
This position appears in course day 23
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