Starting position #910
Back-rank setup: RKQRNBBN
SP-910 · RampartScout — A knight in the corner and the king out on the wing (b/g); like every family, it is closed under mirror twins.
Move the pieces right on the board — full Chess960 rules, castle by dropping the king on the rook.
Position facts
- Mirror twin: position #52
- 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 392 days
Puzzles from this position
Attack on the uncastled king: rook to a5
Attack on the uncastled king: queen to e5 (f6)
Winning blow: rook to e1 (e4)
Winning blow: rook to d2 (d1·5)
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to e5 (f4·93)
Winning blow: queen to a8 (a7·6)
Winning blow: queen to f8 (d6)
Winning blow: rook to a7 (a1·3)
Winning blow: knight to e1 (d3·4)
Attack on the uncastled king: queen to d8 (d1·2)
Winning blow: rook to b7 (c7·4)
Mate in 2: queen to c7 (c2·2)
This position appears in course day 31
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