Starting position #145
Back-rank setup: BNRBNQKR
SP-145 · RampartGuard — The king starts out on a wing file, b or g, with neither knight in a corner.
Move the pieces right on the board — full Chess960 rules, castle by dropping the king on the rook.
Position facts
- Mirror twin: position #811
- 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 918 days
Puzzles from this position
Attack on the uncastled king: rook to c8 (c1·3)
Attack on the uncastled king: bishop to e4 (f3·4)
Attack on the uncastled king: knight to g5 (f3·5)
Attack on the uncastled king: queen to f7 (f1·2)
Winning blow: queen to d8 (d1)
Winning blow: king to g2 (f1·8)
Attack on the uncastled king: queen to f7 (f5·2)
Mate in 2: queen to h5
Attack on the uncastled king: rook to f4 (f5)
Winning blow: queen to h6 (h4·5)
Mate in 2: queen to g6 (d3·3)
Winning blow: rook to c8 (c1·11)
This position appears in course day 42
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