Starting position #406
Back-rank setup: RQBNNBKR
SP-406 · RampartGuard — Both knights begin on inner files while the king sits on the wing (b/g); mirror twins stay together in this family.
Move the pieces right on the board — full Chess960 rules, castle by dropping the king on the rook.
Position facts
- Mirror twin: position #742
- The king starts on g, the rooks on a and h
- King and rook are neighbours — castling from adjacent squares feels unusual
- It becomes the daily position in 221 days
Puzzles from this position
Attack on the uncastled king: bishop to d8
Attack on the uncastled king: bishop to c4 (f1·6)
Attack on the uncastled king: bishop to f4 (c1·16)
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to e6 (d5·29)
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to b6 (a5·17)
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to c5 (d4·48)
Attack on the uncastled king: queen to g7 (b2)
Mate in 2: queen to f6 (f7)
Attack on the uncastled king: queen to a8 (e4·2)
Winning blow: queen to f7 (b3·3)
Winning blow: bishop to e6 (f7)
Winning blow: knight to e7 (c8)
This position appears in course day 36
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