Starting position #763
Back-rank setup: RKNNBRQB
SP-763 · 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 #385
- 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 391 days
Puzzles from this position
Attack on the uncastled king: queen to f1
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to b3 (c2·2)
Winning blow: queen to f1
Attack on the uncastled king: bishop to d5 (h1·5)
Winning blow: knight to c5 (b3·2)
Attack on the uncastled king: knight to c6 (b4·5)
Attack on the uncastled king: rook to g1 (f1·4)
Winning blow: queen to d4 (b6)
Winning blow: rook to a2 (a3)
Attack on the uncastled king: knight to c3 (e2·2)
Winning blow: knight to b5 (c3·9)
Winning blow: pawn to c4 (c3·3)
This position appears in course day 109
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