Starting position #148
Back-rank setup: NBBRNQKR
SP-148 · 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 #814
- The king starts on g, the rooks on d and h
- King and rook are neighbours — castling from adjacent squares feels unusual
- This position does not come up as the daily position in the next four years
Puzzles from this position
Attack on the uncastled king: queen to e7
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to h3 (g2·27)
Attack on the uncastled king: queen to f3 (d3)
Winning blow: pawn to f5 (g4·3)
Attack on the uncastled king: queen to d1 (e2)
Winning blow: knight to h6
Attack on the uncastled king: queen to b4 (c3·2)
Attack on the uncastled king: bishop to a4 (b3·3)
Winning blow: pawn to f5 (g4·8)
Winning blow: queen to e6 (e1)
Attack on the uncastled king: rook to d8 (d1·16)
Attack on the uncastled king: knight to e7 (c8)
This position appears in course day 78
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