4x4 chessboard, bishops and knights are removed, 4 moves to checkmate
Four-by-four chessboard
Bishops and knights are removed
Four moves to checkmate
Minor spoiler:
Many ways to win
I counted nine solutions
But one is special
Source: Me, I think this website needs more haiku :)
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Four-by-four chessboard
Bishops and knights are removed
Four moves to checkmate
Minor spoiler:
Many ways to win
I counted nine solutions
But one is special
Source: Me, I think this website needs more haiku :)
chess poetry
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deep thoughtdeep thought
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there's not enough room for 8 pawns aside. can i assume 4 pawns a side are missing too?
– SteveV
3 hours ago
No further comment / Time for explaining is past / Death of the author :-)
– deep thought
13 mins ago
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Four-by-four chessboard
Bishops and knights are removed
Four moves to checkmate
Minor spoiler:
Many ways to win
I counted nine solutions
But one is special
Source: Me, I think this website needs more haiku :)
chess poetry
asked 3 hours ago
deep thoughtdeep thought
3,0621735
Four-by-four chessboard
Bishops and knights are removed
Four moves to checkmate
Minor spoiler:
Many ways to win
I counted nine solutions
But one is special
Source: Me, I think this website needs more haiku :)
chess poetry
chess poetry
asked 3 hours ago
deep thoughtdeep thought
3,0621735
asked 3 hours ago
deep thoughtdeep thought
3,0621735
edited 3 hours ago
deep thought
asked 3 hours ago
deep thoughtdeep thought
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asked 3 hours ago
deep thoughtdeep thought
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asked 3 hours ago
deep thoughtdeep thought
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there's not enough room for 8 pawns aside. can i assume 4 pawns a side are missing too?
– SteveV
3 hours ago
No further comment / Time for explaining is past / Death of the author :-)
– deep thought
13 mins ago
add a comment |
there's not enough room for 8 pawns aside. can i assume 4 pawns a side are missing too?
– SteveV
3 hours ago
No further comment / Time for explaining is past / Death of the author :-)
– deep thought
13 mins ago
there's not enough room for 8 pawns aside. can i assume 4 pawns a side are missing too?
– SteveV
3 hours ago
there's not enough room for 8 pawns aside. can i assume 4 pawns a side are missing too?
– SteveV
3 hours ago
No further comment / Time for explaining is past / Death of the author :-)
– deep thought
13 mins ago
No further comment / Time for explaining is past / Death of the author :-)
– deep thought
13 mins ago
add a comment |
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I'm going to assume this is the intended puzzle:
Mate in 4.
Here's one solution (or four, depending on how you count), I think:
Take twice on b3.
B-pawn takes; discovered check.
Queen to a2, mate.
Or in a more common notation:
1. axb3+ Qxb3
2. cxb3+ Kxb3
3. bxa3+ Kc4
4. Qa2#
If2. - Kb4?instead, then3. bxc3#
After ruling out pretty much everything else, here are four more solutions: (found the special one before these, but saving it for last in order to maintain dramatic tension..)
Start just like before.
Queen to A2 on move three,
then mate with a pawn
1. axb3+ Qxb3 (again, white can reorder the first two moves)
2. cxb3+ Kxb3
3. Qa2+ Kb4
4. bxc3# (or dxc3#)
And finally, the special one:
Sac queen on d3:
Exclamation marks galore.
Easy mate in two.
1. cxd3+! Rxd3
2. Qxd3+!! Kxd3
3. dxc3+ Kc4
4. Rd4#
answered 2 hours ago
BassBass
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Correct, that's one. Actually, that's two. The original notation can be translated into common notation two ways.
– deep thought
1 hour ago
Changing the second line to "b-pawn takes: discovered check" brings that up to four, even :-)
– Bass
1 hour ago
That's right, plus the nice one makes five, so you've got most of them!
– deep thought
1 hour ago
... And now nine. Well done! And extra exclamation points for your notation!!
– deep thought
52 mins ago
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I'm going to assume this is the intended puzzle:
Mate in 4.
Here's one solution (or four, depending on how you count), I think:
Take twice on b3.
B-pawn takes; discovered check.
Queen to a2, mate.
Or in a more common notation:
1. axb3+ Qxb3
2. cxb3+ Kxb3
3. bxa3+ Kc4
4. Qa2#
If2. - Kb4?instead, then3. bxc3#
After ruling out pretty much everything else, here are four more solutions: (found the special one before these, but saving it for last in order to maintain dramatic tension..)
Start just like before.
Queen to A2 on move three,
then mate with a pawn
1. axb3+ Qxb3 (again, white can reorder the first two moves)
2. cxb3+ Kxb3
3. Qa2+ Kb4
4. bxc3# (or dxc3#)
And finally, the special one:
Sac queen on d3:
Exclamation marks galore.
Easy mate in two.
1. cxd3+! Rxd3
2. Qxd3+!! Kxd3
3. dxc3+ Kc4
4. Rd4#
answered 2 hours ago
BassBass
27.5k465169
Correct, that's one. Actually, that's two. The original notation can be translated into common notation two ways.
– deep thought
1 hour ago
Changing the second line to "b-pawn takes: discovered check" brings that up to four, even :-)
– Bass
1 hour ago
That's right, plus the nice one makes five, so you've got most of them!
– deep thought
1 hour ago
... And now nine. Well done! And extra exclamation points for your notation!!
– deep thought
52 mins ago
add a comment |
I'm going to assume this is the intended puzzle:
Mate in 4.
Here's one solution (or four, depending on how you count), I think:
Take twice on b3.
B-pawn takes; discovered check.
Queen to a2, mate.
Or in a more common notation:
1. axb3+ Qxb3
2. cxb3+ Kxb3
3. bxa3+ Kc4
4. Qa2#
If2. - Kb4?instead, then3. bxc3#
After ruling out pretty much everything else, here are four more solutions: (found the special one before these, but saving it for last in order to maintain dramatic tension..)
Start just like before.
Queen to A2 on move three,
then mate with a pawn
1. axb3+ Qxb3 (again, white can reorder the first two moves)
2. cxb3+ Kxb3
3. Qa2+ Kb4
4. bxc3# (or dxc3#)
And finally, the special one:
Sac queen on d3:
Exclamation marks galore.
Easy mate in two.
1. cxd3+! Rxd3
2. Qxd3+!! Kxd3
3. dxc3+ Kc4
4. Rd4#
answered 2 hours ago
BassBass
27.5k465169
Correct, that's one. Actually, that's two. The original notation can be translated into common notation two ways.
– deep thought
1 hour ago
Changing the second line to "b-pawn takes: discovered check" brings that up to four, even :-)
– Bass
1 hour ago
That's right, plus the nice one makes five, so you've got most of them!
– deep thought
1 hour ago
... And now nine. Well done! And extra exclamation points for your notation!!
– deep thought
52 mins ago
add a comment |
I'm going to assume this is the intended puzzle:
Mate in 4.
Here's one solution (or four, depending on how you count), I think:
Take twice on b3.
B-pawn takes; discovered check.
Queen to a2, mate.
Or in a more common notation:
1. axb3+ Qxb3
2. cxb3+ Kxb3
3. bxa3+ Kc4
4. Qa2#
If2. - Kb4?instead, then3. bxc3#
After ruling out pretty much everything else, here are four more solutions: (found the special one before these, but saving it for last in order to maintain dramatic tension..)
Start just like before.
Queen to A2 on move three,
then mate with a pawn
1. axb3+ Qxb3 (again, white can reorder the first two moves)
2. cxb3+ Kxb3
3. Qa2+ Kb4
4. bxc3# (or dxc3#)
And finally, the special one:
Sac queen on d3:
Exclamation marks galore.
Easy mate in two.
1. cxd3+! Rxd3
2. Qxd3+!! Kxd3
3. dxc3+ Kc4
4. Rd4#
answered 2 hours ago
BassBass
27.5k465169
I'm going to assume this is the intended puzzle:
Mate in 4.
Here's one solution (or four, depending on how you count), I think:
Take twice on b3.
B-pawn takes; discovered check.
Queen to a2, mate.
Or in a more common notation:
1. axb3+ Qxb3
2. cxb3+ Kxb3
3. bxa3+ Kc4
4. Qa2#
If2. - Kb4?instead, then3. bxc3#
After ruling out pretty much everything else, here are four more solutions: (found the special one before these, but saving it for last in order to maintain dramatic tension..)
Start just like before.
Queen to A2 on move three,
then mate with a pawn
1. axb3+ Qxb3 (again, white can reorder the first two moves)
2. cxb3+ Kxb3
3. Qa2+ Kb4
4. bxc3# (or dxc3#)
And finally, the special one:
Sac queen on d3:
Exclamation marks galore.
Easy mate in two.
1. cxd3+! Rxd3
2. Qxd3+!! Kxd3
3. dxc3+ Kc4
4. Rd4#
answered 2 hours ago
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27.5k465169
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Correct, that's one. Actually, that's two. The original notation can be translated into common notation two ways.
– deep thought
1 hour ago
Changing the second line to "b-pawn takes: discovered check" brings that up to four, even :-)
– Bass
1 hour ago
That's right, plus the nice one makes five, so you've got most of them!
– deep thought
1 hour ago
... And now nine. Well done! And extra exclamation points for your notation!!
– deep thought
52 mins ago
add a comment |
Correct, that's one. Actually, that's two. The original notation can be translated into common notation two ways.
– deep thought
1 hour ago
Changing the second line to "b-pawn takes: discovered check" brings that up to four, even :-)
– Bass
1 hour ago
That's right, plus the nice one makes five, so you've got most of them!
– deep thought
1 hour ago
... And now nine. Well done! And extra exclamation points for your notation!!
– deep thought
52 mins ago
Correct, that's one. Actually, that's two. The original notation can be translated into common notation two ways.
– deep thought
1 hour ago
Correct, that's one. Actually, that's two. The original notation can be translated into common notation two ways.
– deep thought
1 hour ago
Changing the second line to "b-pawn takes: discovered check" brings that up to four, even :-)
– Bass
1 hour ago
Changing the second line to "b-pawn takes: discovered check" brings that up to four, even :-)
– Bass
1 hour ago
That's right, plus the nice one makes five, so you've got most of them!
– deep thought
1 hour ago
That's right, plus the nice one makes five, so you've got most of them!
– deep thought
1 hour ago
... And now nine. Well done! And extra exclamation points for your notation!!
– deep thought
52 mins ago
... And now nine. Well done! And extra exclamation points for your notation!!
– deep thought
52 mins ago
add a comment |
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there's not enough room for 8 pawns aside. can i assume 4 pawns a side are missing too?
– SteveV
3 hours ago
No further comment / Time for explaining is past / Death of the author :-)
– deep thought
13 mins ago