Starting position #121
Back-rank setup: NQRBBNKR
SP-121 · RampartScout — A wing-file king (b or g) and at least one corner knight: the rarest of the six families, just 72 positions.
Move the pieces right on the board — full Chess960 rules, castle by dropping the king on the rook.
Position facts
- Mirror twin: position #841
- The king starts on g, the rooks on c and h
- King and rook are neighbours — castling from adjacent squares feels unusual
- It becomes the daily position in 451 days
Puzzles from this position
Attack on the uncastled king: queen to b6 (c5)
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to b5 (a4·9)
Winning blow: knight to c6
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to c4 (d3·9)
Attack on the uncastled king: bishop to c7 (a5·2)
Winning blow: queen to f7 (b7)
Winning blow: bishop to b4 (d2·2)
Winning blow: king to f2 (f1·11)
Winning blow: rook to h8 (h1·4)
Winning blow: bishop to b4 (e1·3)
Winning blow: bishop to g5 (e3·5)
Mate in 2: rook to e7 (e6)
This position appears in course day 65
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