Starting position #154
Back-rank setup: NRNQBBKR
SP-154 · 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 #805
- 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 570 days
Puzzles from this position
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to b5 (c4·8)
Attack on the uncastled king: queen to f7 (f3·4)
Attack on the uncastled king: knight to d5 (e3·11)
Winning blow: queen to a7 (c7)
Winning blow: rook to f5 (f1·5)
Attack on the uncastled king: bishop to c3 (e1·4)
Winning blow: rook to a7 (b7·2)
Attack on the uncastled king: knight to f6 (g4·5)
Attack on the uncastled king: king to g3 (g2)
Mate in 2: pawn to h6
Winning blow: rook to h5 (h6)
Winning blow: bishop to e2 (f1)
This position appears in course day 36
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