Starting position #943
Back-rank setup: RKRNQNBB
SP-943 · 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 #16
- 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 460 days
Puzzles from this position
Attack on the uncastled king: queen to d8 (e8)
Attack on the uncastled king: queen to d5 (f5·2)
Winning blow: rook to f8 (f4·3)
Winning blow: knight to c6 (e7·2)
Winning blow: rook to a3 (e3)
Winning blow: queen to a8 (e8)
Winning blow: bishop to c5 (g1·7)
Attack on the uncastled king: knight to d5 (c3·21)
Attack on the uncastled king: rook to e1 (c1·2)
Attack on the uncastled king: queen to f4 (d2·3)
Winning blow: bishop to h5 (f3·3)
Mate in 2: queen to a7 (f2·2)
This position appears in course day 134
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