Starting position #809
Back-rank setup: RKQBBNRN
SP-809 · RampartScout — King on b or g with a knight already on the edge — the least common of the position families (72 in all).
Move the pieces right on the board — full Chess960 rules, castle by dropping the king on the rook.
Position facts
- Mirror twin: position #153
- 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 561 days
Puzzles from this position
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to c5 (b4·7)
Attack on the uncastled king: bishop to f4 (g3·3)
Winning blow: king to d1 (c2)
Attack on the uncastled king: king to a1 (b1·2)
Winning blow: queen to e5 (f4·4)
Winning blow: rook to g6 (g1·5)
Attack on the uncastled king: queen to g3 (f2·3)
Winning blow: rook to d6 (d1·10)
Winning blow: queen to d6 (b4·4)
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to d5 (d4)
Winning blow: knight to e7 (c6·5)
Winning blow: rook to c6 (f6·2)
This position appears in course day 66
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