Starting position #843
Back-rank setup: RKNRBQNB
SP-843 · RampartGuard — King pushed to the b- or g-file, knights off the edges — 144 positions here.
Move the pieces right on the board — full Chess960 rules, castle by dropping the king on the rook.
Position facts
- Mirror twin: position #113
- The king starts on b, the rooks on a and d
- King and rook are neighbours — castling from adjacent squares feels unusual
- It becomes the daily position in 142 days
Puzzles from this position
Winning blow: knight to c4 (b6)
Winning blow: pawn to d5 (c4·10)
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to c4 (c2)
Attack on the uncastled king: queen to d5 (g2·3)
Attack on the uncastled king: knight to a5 (b3·22)
Winning blow: queen to e4 (f3)
Mate in 2: rook to b7 (b8·3)
Winning blow: queen to a8 (a7·10)
Winning blow: bishop to d4 (e3·5)
Mate in 2: queen to a6 (g6)
Mate in 2: queen to a8 (a4)
Mate in 2: queen to e7 (h4)
This position appears in course day 276
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