Starting position #48
Back-rank setup: BBNNRQKR
SP-48 · 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 #911
- The king starts on g, the rooks on e and h
- King and rook are neighbours — castling from adjacent squares feels unusual
- It becomes the daily position in 593 days
Puzzles from this position
Attack on the uncastled king: queen to e8 (b5)
Winning blow: pawn to c5 (b4·8)
Winning blow: pawn to f3 (f2·2)
Winning blow: king to e2 (f1·9)
Winning blow: king to h4
Winning blow: king to h2 (g1·18)
Winning blow: queen to c5 (c6)
Winning blow: queen to d6 (d5·2)
Attack on the uncastled king: rook to g3 (h3)
Winning blow: bishop to e5 (a1·6)
Mate in 2: queen to h6 (d2·2)
Winning blow: queen to f1 (f2)
This position appears in course day 115
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