Starting position #911
Back-rank setup: RKQRNNBB
SP-911 · RampartGuard — A wing king (b/g) with no knight on the a- or h-file.
Move the pieces right on the board — full Chess960 rules, castle by dropping the king on the rook.
Position facts
- Mirror twin: position #48
- 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 943 days
Puzzles from this position
Attack on the uncastled king: knight to c8 (e7)
Winning blow: rook to d8
Attack on the uncastled king: king to b1 (a2)
Winning blow: king to b1 (c1·8)
Winning blow: king to b1 (b2·3)
Winning blow: queen to e6 (e3·5)
Winning blow: rook to d7 (d5·3)
Winning blow: rook to b6 (b3·5)
Mate in 2: knight to f5 (d4)
Mate in 2: queen to b5 (b3)
Winning blow: knight to e7 (c8·2)
Winning blow: bishop to d6 (c5·6)
This position appears in course day 33
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