Starting position #859
Back-rank setup: RKNRBNQB
SP-859 · RampartGuard — The king starts out on a wing file, b or g, with neither knight in a corner.
Move the pieces right on the board — full Chess960 rules, castle by dropping the king on the rook.
Position facts
- Mirror twin: position #97
- The king starts on b, the rooks on a and d
- King and rook are neighbours — castling from adjacent squares feels unusual
- This position does not come up as the daily position in the next four years
Puzzles from this position
Attack on the uncastled king: rook to f7
Attack on the uncastled king: bishop to a5 (e1·12)
Attack on the uncastled king: rook to e8 (e2)
Winning blow: king to a2 (a3)
Winning blow: rook to b2 (b1·2)
Winning blow: rook to c3 (b3)
Winning blow: rook to d6 (d1·7)
Winning blow: bishop to d2 (f4)
Winning blow: knight to d4 (b3·4)
Attack on the uncastled king: knight to d5 (e3·15)
Winning blow: pawn to c5 (c4·4)
Winning blow: queen to b7 (d7)
This position appears in course day 80
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