Starting position #409
Back-rank setup: RQNBBNKR
SP-409 · RampartGuard — The king starts out on a wing file, b or g, with neither knight in a corner.
Move the pieces right on the board — full Chess960 rules, castle by dropping the king on the rook.
Position facts
- Mirror twin: position #745
- The king starts on g, the rooks on a 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
Winning blow: bishop to e7 (b4)
Attack on the uncastled king: bishop to g3 (f2·4)
Mate in 2: knight to h6 (f5·4)
Mate in 2: rook to f8 (e8)
Winning blow: pawn to a3 (a2·2)
Winning blow: bishop to f3 (b7)
Attack on the uncastled king: rook to c8 (c4·2)
Winning blow: rook to f5 (f4·4)
Mate in 3: queen to e5 (h8)
This position appears in course day 57
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