Starting position #52
Back-rank setup: NBBNRQKR
SP-52 · RampartScout — A knight in the corner and the king out on the wing (b/g); like every family, it is closed under mirror twins.
Move the pieces right on the board — full Chess960 rules, castle by dropping the king on the rook.
Position facts
- Mirror twin: position #910
- 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 718 days
Puzzles from this position
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to b3 (a2·3)
Attack on the uncastled king: rook to h4 (h1·3)
Attack on the uncastled king: queen to e4 (e2)
Attack on the uncastled king: rook to e4 (e1·5)
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to e5 (f4·47)
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to f4 (e3·36)
Winning blow: queen to e6 (e3)
Winning blow: bishop to g6 (c2)
Winning blow: pawn to e7 (e6·7)
Attack on the uncastled king: queen to f7 (f4·3)
Attack on the uncastled king: queen to f7 (f5·4)
Winning blow: queen to c6 (b5·7)
This position appears in course day 50
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