Mungler Posted January 13, 2017 Report Share Posted January 13, 2017 So is white coming down the board from North to South? If so, the answers been given Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iano Posted January 13, 2017 Report Share Posted January 13, 2017 So is white coming down the board from North to South? If so, the answers been given South to North for white surely? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danger-Mouse Posted January 13, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 13, 2017 South to North for white surely? This ^^ In chess problems white is always moving up and black is always moving down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mungler Posted January 13, 2017 Report Share Posted January 13, 2017 That's what I've been working to. But is it one of those trick questions? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danger-Mouse Posted January 13, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 13, 2017 That's what I've been working to. But is it one of those trick questions? It's not a trick question. It does require some chess knowledge though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iano Posted January 13, 2017 Report Share Posted January 13, 2017 It's not a trick question. It does require some chess knowledge though. You don't mean... Castling?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mungler Posted January 13, 2017 Report Share Posted January 13, 2017 It's not a trick question. It does require some chess knowledge though. Of course. That's the clue. En passant ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon R Posted January 13, 2017 Report Share Posted January 13, 2017 Too far up the board for "en passant". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mungler Posted January 13, 2017 Report Share Posted January 13, 2017 (edited) Nope, not if black's last move was G7 to G5 (which incidentally it has to be by reference to the board configuration). Boomshanka. Edit: And it's the only way you can get mate in 2. DM, am I right? . Edited January 13, 2017 by Mungler Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mungler Posted January 13, 2017 Report Share Posted January 13, 2017 Back of the net Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alan barrett Posted January 13, 2017 Report Share Posted January 13, 2017 What about e5-e6 G4-g5 White king g3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mungler Posted January 13, 2017 Report Share Posted January 13, 2017 What about e5-e6 G4-g5 White king g3 I think that's stalemate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danger-Mouse Posted January 13, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 13, 2017 (edited) Nope, not if black's last move was G7 to G5 (which incidentally it has to be by reference to the board configuration). Boomshanka. Edit: And it's the only way you can get mate in 2. DM, am I right? . Nicely done Mungler Going back one move the board would look like this. Then we start the problem after black has advanced the pawn from g7 to g5 Because black has used the option to move his pawn 2 spaces, thereby avoiding being taken by the white pawn on h6 the en passant rule comes into play giving white the following move. Black now only has one legal move open to him. He must move to h5 White now has the move Rxh7 and it's checkmate. The black king cannot move into the g-file because of the white king and moving further down the h-file means he remains in check. I actually solved this one very quickly, faster than my mate who is a much, much better player than I am. I've been playing a lot of chess the last couple of weeks and by sheer coincidence I'd looked up the en passant rule just a couple of hours before being given the problem. Otherwise I freely admit I would never have solved it. Edited January 13, 2017 by Danger-Mouse Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danger-Mouse Posted January 13, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 13, 2017 What about e5-e6 G4-g5 White king g3 I think that's stalemate This ^^ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mungler Posted January 13, 2017 Report Share Posted January 13, 2017 Bare pwnage my mandem, as the kids say. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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