Starting position #37
Back-rank setup: NNBBQRKR
SP-37 · RampartScout — A wing-file king (b or g) and at least one corner knight: the rarest of the six families, just 72 positions.
Move the pieces right on the board — full Chess960 rules, castle by dropping the king on the rook.
Position facts
- Mirror twin: position #922
- 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 462 days
Puzzles from this position
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to d4 (c3)
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to d3 (e2·3)
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to f5 (e4·22)
Attack on the uncastled king: queen to a5 (c3·2)
Attack on the uncastled king: knight to h4 (f3·15)
Attack on the uncastled king: queen to g5 (d2·3)
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to e7 (f6)
Winning blow: queen to c7 (f4)
Attack on the uncastled king: knight to b3 (c5·2)
Winning blow: king to h2 (g1)
Attack on the uncastled king: bishop to b3 (a4)
Winning blow: king to h1 (g1·12)
This position appears in course day 63
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