Starting position #814
Back-rank setup: RKQNRBBN
SP-814 · RampartScout — A knight in the corner and the king out on the wing (b/g); like every family, it is closed under mirror twins.
Move the pieces right on the board — full Chess960 rules, castle by dropping the king on the rook.
Position facts
- Mirror twin: position #148
- The king starts on b, the rooks on a and e
- King and rook are neighbours — castling from adjacent squares feels unusual
- This position does not come up as the daily position in the next four years
Puzzles from this position
Attack on the uncastled king: bishop to c6 (e4·2)
Attack on the uncastled king: queen to d4 (e3)
Attack on the uncastled king: king to c2 (b1·5)
Winning blow: bishop to c7 (g3)
Attack on the uncastled king: knight to a8 (b6)
Attack on the uncastled king: knight to e4 (f2·3)
Winning blow: bishop to b5 (a6)
Attack on the uncastled king: bishop to h8 (d4·6)
Winning blow: pawn to d3 (c2·10)
Winning blow: rook to d8 (d1·3)
Winning blow: king to a2 (b1·9)
Attack on the uncastled king: rook to e3 (e5)
This position appears in course day 22
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