Starting position #751
Back-rank setup: RKNNQRBB
SP-751 · RampartGuard — The king starts out on a wing file, b or g, with neither knight in a corner.
Move the pieces right on the board — full Chess960 rules, castle by dropping the king on the rook.
Position facts
- Mirror twin: position #400
- 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 644 days
Puzzles from this position
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to e6 (f5·16)
Winning blow: queen to c7 (c8)
Winning blow: queen to c6 (b5)
Winning blow: knight to d5 (c3·6)
Winning blow: queen to e2 (e4)
Winning blow: rook to c8 (h8·3)
Winning blow: pawn to g6 (f5·7)
Mate in 2: queen to e8 (g8)
Winning blow: king to c1 (b1·15)
Winning blow: queen to f4 (f1·3)
Winning blow: queen to c7 (c2)
Winning blow: rook to c8 (c1·6)
This position appears in course day 239
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