Starting position #742
Back-rank setup: RKBNNBQR
SP-742 · RampartGuard — Both knights begin on inner files while the king sits on the wing (b/g); mirror twins stay together in this family.
Move the pieces right on the board — full Chess960 rules, castle by dropping the king on the rook.
Position facts
- Mirror twin: position #406
- The king starts on b, 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: queen to d8 (d4)
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to h3 (g2·4)
Attack on the uncastled king: knight to f6 (d5·2)
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to e5 (d4·71)
Attack on the uncastled king: queen to e7 (d8)
Attack on the uncastled king: knight to d3 (e1·2)
Winning blow: bishop to e5 (c3·3)
Attack on the uncastled king: queen to d4 (c4·2)
Winning blow: bishop to d7 (b5·3)
Winning blow: queen to b8 (a8)
Winning blow: king to a3 (b2·2)
Winning blow: queen to b4 (b3)
This position appears in course day 8
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