Starting position #719
Back-rank setup: RKQNNRBB
SP-719 · RampartGuard — A wing king (b/g) with no knight on the a- or h-file.
Move the pieces right on the board — full Chess960 rules, castle by dropping the king on the rook.
Position facts
- Mirror twin: position #432
- The king starts on b, the rooks on a and f
- King and rook are neighbours — castling from adjacent squares feels unusual
- It becomes the daily position in 218 days
Puzzles from this position
Attack on the uncastled king: knight to d1
Attack on the uncastled king: rook to b6 (b2)
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to e4 (d3·37)
Attack on the uncastled king: knight to d7 (c5·4)
Winning blow: pawn to g4 (h3·5)
Attack on the uncastled king: king to c2 (b2)
Winning blow: pawn to b3 (b2·4)
Winning blow: king to c1 (b1·14)
Winning blow: queen to c3 (e3)
Winning blow: rook to a5 (a4)
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to c4 (b3·41)
Attack on the uncastled king: knight to d7 (c5·20)
This position appears in course day 82
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