Starting position #861
Back-rank setup: RKNBRNBQ
SP-861 · 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 #104
- 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 111 days
Puzzles from this position
Attack on the uncastled king: bishop to h8 (d4·4)
Winning blow: knight to g4 (e5)
Winning blow: bishop to e3 (g1·2)
Winning blow: rook to g8 (g1·3)
Winning blow: knight to d7 (c5·4)
Winning blow: king to a1 (b1·4)
Winning blow: rook to c2 (c6)
Attack on the uncastled king: knight to e3 (f1·2)
Winning blow: rook to d2 (e2)
Winning blow: bishop to b6 (g1·2)
Winning blow: knight to b3 (c1)
Winning blow: rook to d6 (d1·11)
This position appears in course day 22
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