Starting position #821
Back-rank setup: RKBBNQRN
SP-821 · 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 #138
- 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 884 days
Puzzles from this position
Winning blow: pawn to c3 (b2·8)
Attack on the uncastled king: bishop to d6 (c5·3)
Winning blow: rook to f8 (f3)
Attack on the uncastled king: knight to d7 (c5·15)
Winning blow: pawn to e6 (d5·14)
Winning blow: king to b2 (c2·2)
Attack on the uncastled king: king to b1 (a2·2)
Attack on the uncastled king: queen to e4 (f3·6)
Winning blow: rook to e8 (e1·5)
Winning blow: queen to e7 (b4)
Mate in 2: bishop to e2
Attack on the uncastled king: bishop to e8 (h5·4)
This position appears in course day 16
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