Starting position #942
Back-rank setup: RKRNQBBN
SP-942 · 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 #20
- 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 450 days
Puzzles from this position
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to d5 (e4·52)
Attack on the uncastled king: rook to d4 (d1·7)
Winning blow: pawn to d3 (c2·8)
Attack on the uncastled king: rook to e1 (c1)
Winning blow: bishop to c1 (e3)
Attack on the uncastled king: rook to c2 (c1·4)
Attack on the uncastled king: queen to g6 (g3)
Winning blow: pawn to g7 (g6·4)
Attack on the uncastled king: rook to c5 (c6)
Winning blow: bishop to c5 (f2·3)
Winning blow: queen to a4 (d7)
Winning blow: rook to c7 (c8·5)
This position appears in course day 194
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