Starting position #21
Back-rank setup: NQBBNRKR
SP-21 · RampartScout — Wing king plus a rim knight, and only 72 positions qualify — the rarest pattern of all.
Move the pieces right on the board — full Chess960 rules, castle by dropping the king on the rook.
Position facts
- Mirror twin: position #938
- The king starts on g, the rooks on f and h
- King and rook are neighbours — castling from adjacent squares feels unusual
- It becomes the daily position in 584 days
Puzzles from this position
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to f5 (e4·6)
Attack on the uncastled king: bishop to e4 (c2·2)
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to e6 (d5·23)
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to c5 (b4·33)
Winning blow: pawn to e4 (f3·7)
Winning blow: bishop to e5 (d4·3)
Winning blow: queen to f6 (a1)
Winning blow: bishop to g6 (f5·3)
Winning blow: rook to f7 (e7·2)
Winning blow: rook to f2 (f1·4)
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to d5 (c4·116)
Winning blow: queen to e3 (e1)
This position appears in course day 66
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