Starting position #903
Back-rank setup: RKBQRNNB
SP-903 · 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 #50
- The king starts on b, the rooks on a and e
- 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
Winning blow: knight to d6 (c4·2)
Attack on the uncastled king: bishop to e3 (d2·3)
Winning blow: rook to e4 (e1·5)
Winning blow: rook to g7 (c7)
Attack on the uncastled king: queen to c4 (c3·6)
Attack on the uncastled king: king to a2 (b1·3)
Attack on the uncastled king: queen to c7 (h2·2)
Winning blow: pawn to f6 (e5·6)
Winning blow: rook to d1 (e1·5)
Mate in 2: bishop to f4
Winning blow: queen to d6 (d3·3)
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to e6 (d5·38)
This position appears in course day 198
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