Starting position #137
Back-rank setup: NRQBBNKR
SP-137 · RampartScout — King on b or g with a knight already on the edge — the least common of the position families (72 in all).
Move the pieces right on the board — full Chess960 rules, castle by dropping the king on the rook.
Position facts
- Mirror twin: position #825
- The king starts on g, the rooks on b and h
- King and rook are neighbours — castling from adjacent squares feels unusual
- It becomes the daily position in 324 days
Puzzles from this position
Attack on the uncastled king: rook to c7
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to b5 (c4·3)
Attack on the uncastled king: queen to c2 (c1)
Attack on the uncastled king: knight to c6 (b4)
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to c7 (d6·2)
Attack on the uncastled king: queen to g4 (d1·6)
Winning blow: rook to e6 (e3)
Winning blow: queen to g4 (f4·2)
Winning blow: queen to h6 (c1·2)
Attack on the uncastled king: bishop to d4 (c3·4)
Winning blow: queen to e5 (g5·2)
Attack on the uncastled king: bishop to g4 (h5)
This position appears in course day 32
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