Starting position #441
Back-rank setup: RNNBBQKR
SP-441 · RampartGuard — King pushed to the b- or g-file, knights off the edges — 144 positions here.
Move the pieces right on the board — full Chess960 rules, castle by dropping the king on the rook.
Position facts
- Mirror twin: position #713
- 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
Attack on the uncastled king: bishop to h5 (d1·17)
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to d4 (c3·36)
Winning blow: knight to g6 (f4)
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to b4 (a3·22)
Winning blow: rook to h8 (h7)
Winning blow: rook to e8 (e1·13)
Mate in 2: bishop to g6 (h5)
Winning blow: bishop to e3 (d2·3)
Winning blow: king to h2 (h1·6)
Mate in 2: rook to g7 (c7)
Mate in 3: queen to g5 (h4)
Mate in 3: queen to f5 (e6)
This position appears in course day 204
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