Starting position #919
Back-rank setup: RKBRQNNB
SP-919 · RampartGuard — The king starts out on a wing file, b or g, with neither knight in a corner.
Move the pieces right on the board — full Chess960 rules, castle by dropping the king on the rook.
Position facts
- Mirror twin: position #34
- 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 932 days
Puzzles from this position
Attack on the uncastled king: bishop to e4 (h1·8)
Winning blow: queen to c4 (f7)
Winning blow: rook to d7 (d3)
Winning blow: rook to b4 (b5)
Winning blow: rook to d5 (c5)
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to b7 (a6·6)
Attack on the uncastled king: bishop to g5 (c1·13)
Winning blow: rook to a1 (e1·2)
Attack on the uncastled king: knight to d5 (e3·16)
Mate in 2: queen to c6 (b5)
Mate in 2: rook to c8 (c2·2)
Attack on the uncastled king: bishop to e4 (g2·3)
This position appears in course day 146
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