Starting position #955
Back-rank setup: RKRNBNQB
SP-955 · 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 #1
- 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 229 days
Puzzles from this position
Attack on the uncastled king: rook to f6 (f2)
Winning blow: bishop to g2 (h1)
Winning blow: pawn to c4 (d3)
Attack on the uncastled king: king to c2 (b1·9)
Attack on the uncastled king: queen to h5 (f7)
Winning blow: queen to b7 (b6)
Attack on the uncastled king: knight to e7 (d5·17)
Winning blow: pawn to b6 (a5·8)
Winning blow: rook to d8 (d5·2)
Mate in 2: queen to b7 (d5·3)
Mate in 2: rook to c6 (c4)
Winning blow: king to d2 (c1·21)
This position appears in course day 117
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