Starting position #841
Back-rank setup: RKNBBRQN
SP-841 · RampartScout — A wing-file king (b or g) and at least one corner knight: the rarest of the six families, just 72 positions.
Move the pieces right on the board — full Chess960 rules, castle by dropping the king on the rook.
Position facts
- Mirror twin: position #121
- The king starts on b, the rooks on a and f
- King and rook are neighbours — castling from adjacent squares feels unusual
- It becomes the daily position in 1027 days
Puzzles from this position
Attack on the uncastled king: bishop to g4 (d1·2)
Attack on the uncastled king: bishop to d2
Winning blow: rook to c8 (e8)
Winning blow: rook to d7 (d8)
Winning blow: knight to e6 (d4·4)
Winning blow: rook to d3 (d1)
Winning blow: king to a1 (b1·14)
Winning blow: king to b1 (a1·4)
Attack on the uncastled king: knight to d4 (b5)
Winning blow: rook to e8 (e5·4)
Winning blow: king to c4 (b5)
Attack on the uncastled king: queen to b6 (f2·6)
This position appears in course day 82
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