Starting position #743
Back-rank setup: RKBNNQRB
SP-743 · 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 #402
- The king starts on b, the rooks on a and g
- King and rook are neighbours — castling from adjacent squares feels unusual
- It becomes the daily position in 298 days
Puzzles from this position
Mate in 1: knight to c7
Winning blow: rook to c3 (a3)
Attack on the uncastled king: king to a2 (b1·5)
Winning blow: king to c1 (b1·13)
Winning blow: rook to h6 (f6·2)
Mate in 2: queen to b3
Winning blow: bishop to c6 (g2)
Attack on the uncastled king: bishop to e3 (c1·6)
Mate in 2: queen to a8 (c8)
Mate in 2: queen to d6 (b4·4)
Winning blow: queen to d5 (e5·6)
Attack on the uncastled king: queen to d6 (a6·2)
This position appears in course day 7
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