Starting position #433
Back-rank setup: BRNBNQKR
SP-433 · 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 #715
- 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 53 days
Puzzles from this position
Attack on the uncastled king: king to f2 (g1·4)
Attack on the uncastled king: rook to c5 (c1·2)
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to e4 (d3·26)
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to c5 (d4·27)
Attack on the uncastled king: knight to f4 (d3·6)
Attack on the uncastled king: knight to f8 (e6)
Winning blow: pawn to h5 (g4)
Attack on the uncastled king: knight to d7 (c5·16)
Winning blow: knight to f7 (h6·3)
Winning blow: king to h2 (g1·8)
Winning blow: pawn to b6 (a5·7)
Winning blow: pawn to c7 (c6·10)
This position appears in course day 94
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