Starting position #937
Back-rank setup: RKRBBNQN
SP-937 · RampartScout — A wing-file king (b or g) and at least one corner knight: the rarest of the six families, just 72 positions.
Move the pieces right on the board — full Chess960 rules, castle by dropping the king on the rook.
Position facts
- Mirror twin: position #25
- The king starts on b, the rooks on a and c
- King and rook are neighbours — castling from adjacent squares feels unusual
- It becomes the daily position in 520 days
Puzzles from this position
Attack on the uncastled king: knight to c6 (e5·7)
Attack on the uncastled king: rook to c8 (c1·6)
Winning blow: pawn to f4 (e3·2)
Attack on the uncastled king: rook to c5 (c1·6)
Winning blow: queen to c2 (e4)
Attack on the uncastled king: queen to f4 (f1·7)
Winning blow: rook to d5 (d4)
Winning blow: queen to c5 (g1)
Winning blow: bishop to c5 (f2)
Winning blow: knight to e5 (c4·3)
Winning blow: pawn to e7 (e6·5)
Attack on the uncastled king: bishop to f4 (d2·4)
This position appears in course day 36
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