Starting position #918
Back-rank setup: RKBRQBNN
SP-918 · RampartScout — King on the wing (b/g) with a knight on the rim (a/h) — the rarest family.
Move the pieces right on the board — full Chess960 rules, castle by dropping the king on the rook.
Position facts
- Mirror twin: position #38
- 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 1421 days
Puzzles from this position
Attack on the uncastled king: rook to d8 (d1)
Winning blow: rook to d8 (d1)
Winning blow: queen to e8 (e2)
Attack on the uncastled king: queen to h3 (h8)
Winning blow: king to c1 (b1·8)
Winning blow: queen to c6 (e8·2)
Attack on the uncastled king: rook to e8 (e4·5)
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to d4 (d2·2)
Attack on the uncastled king: rook to d8 (d1·21)
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to e6 (e5·7)
Winning blow: queen to c8 (d8)
Winning blow: king to b2 (c2·4)
This position appears in course day 9
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