Starting position #917
Back-rank setup: RKBBRQNN
SP-917 · RampartScout — King on b or g with a knight already on the edge — the least common of the position families (72 in all).
Move the pieces right on the board — full Chess960 rules, castle by dropping the king on the rook.
Position facts
- Mirror twin: position #42
- 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 105 days
Puzzles from this position
Attack on the uncastled king: bishop to f4 (c1·15)
Winning blow: knight to f5 (d4·2)
Winning blow: king to d2 (c1·11)
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to c7 (c6·2)
Winning blow: king to g3 (f2·6)
Winning blow: rook to h1 (f1·6)
Attack on the uncastled king: bishop to c6 (e4·10)
Attack on the uncastled king: bishop to d7 (g4·5)
Mate in 2: queen to b8 (b5·2)
Winning blow: bishop to a7 (b6·2)
Winning blow: king to c2 (c1·14)
Winning blow: king to c1 (b1·25)
This position appears in course day 201
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