Starting position #758
Back-rank setup: RKBNNBRQ
SP-758 · RampartGuard — A b- or g-file king and two knights on inner files (b–g).
Move the pieces right on the board — full Chess960 rules, castle by dropping the king on the rook.
Position facts
- Mirror twin: position #390
- 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 622 days
Puzzles from this position
Attack on the uncastled king: bishop to e8 (b5·2)
Winning blow: bishop to a7 (c5)
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to a3 (b2·31)
Mate in 2: queen to c5 (c6)
Mate in 2: queen to d6 (e6)
Attack on the uncastled king: bishop to b2 (c1·7)
Winning blow: pawn to b4 (c3·2)
Winning blow: rook to b7 (b3·2)
Winning blow: queen to f6 (g6·3)
Mate in 3: knight to c6 (a7·3)
Winning blow: rook to c7 (c3·6)
Chess960 tactic on b7 (g2)
This position appears in course day 240
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