Starting position #438
Back-rank setup: RNBNQBKR
SP-438 · RampartGuard — King on the wing (b/g) with both knights on inner files.
Move the pieces right on the board — full Chess960 rules, castle by dropping the king on the rook.
Position facts
- Mirror twin: position #710
- 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 970 days
Puzzles from this position
Attack on the uncastled king: knight to e8 (c7)
Attack on the uncastled king: bishop to d6 (h2)
Attack on the uncastled king: queen to b4 (e1·5)
Attack on the uncastled king: knight to a4 (c3·21)
Attack on the uncastled king: queen to h5 (g4·2)
Winning blow: rook to d6 (d8)
Attack on the uncastled king: knight to e6 (f4·6)
Winning blow: rook to d2 (e2·2)
Winning blow: king to h1 (g1·21)
Winning blow: knight to f6 (e4·11)
Winning blow: pawn to c3 (b2·14)
Winning blow: king to g4 (g3)
This position appears in course day 88
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