Starting position #839
Back-rank setup: RKBNRQNB
SP-839 · RampartGuard — A wing king (b/g) with no knight on the a- or h-file.
Move the pieces right on the board — full Chess960 rules, castle by dropping the king on the rook.
Position facts
- Mirror twin: position #114
- 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 326 days
Puzzles from this position
Winning blow: knight to e1
Winning blow: bishop to d5 (h1·3)
Attack on the uncastled king: queen to a6 (f1·4)
Winning blow: pawn to d5 (e4·11)
Attack on the uncastled king: rook to e6 (e1·2)
Attack on the uncastled king: bishop to c6 (d5·5)
Castling-960 to the rescue on a1 (b1)
Winning blow: rook to c4 (c1·3)
Attack on the uncastled king: bishop to d5 (c4·6)
Mate in 2: queen to a7 (a4·2)
Attack on the uncastled king: bishop to f4 (c1·35)
Mate in 3: queen to d8 (d4·5)
This position appears in course day 149
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