Starting position #838
Back-rank setup: RKBNRBQN
SP-838 · 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 #118
- The king starts on b, the rooks on a and e
- King and rook are neighbours — castling from adjacent squares feels unusual
- It becomes the daily position in 772 days
Puzzles from this position
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to e5 (d4·33)
Attack on the uncastled king: rook to e8 (e1·4)
Attack on the uncastled king: queen to b6 (g1)
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to b4 (a3·12)
Attack on the uncastled king: rook to e8 (e1·5)
Attack on the uncastled king: king to c2 (b1·7)
Winning blow: queen to c7 (a7)
Winning blow: knight to e5 (d3·4)
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to e5 (f4·86)
Winning blow: king to a1 (b1·3)
Winning blow: queen to g2 (g1)
Winning blow: knight to b1 (d2)
This position appears in course day 118
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