pawn-only checkmate?

has anyone achieved a pawn only checkmate?

It is possible to checkmate, king and pawn against king, but it depends on having to get pawn to promote. Just have to be careful of avoiding stalemate as shown below (black is to move in this case):

This is how I would do it 🙂



It hasn't happened yet though....maybe one day 🙄

Originally posted by kw72uk
This is how I would do it 🙂
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It hasn't happened yet though....maybe one day 🙄

That's not a 'pawn only' checkmate, you're using your king to back up the pawns.

This is 'pawn only':


I can't imagine it ever happening in a real game, though.

Originally posted by kw72uk
This is how I would do it 🙂

[fen]3k4/2PP4/3K4/8/8/8/8/8[/fen]

It hasn't happened yet though....maybe one day 🙄

I have done this one, one of my favorite otb endings.


Nyxie

Originally posted by Nyxie
I have done this one, one of my favorite otb endings.


Nyxie

Me too. I have done that more than once in blitz games. But in a diferent possition because this one is impossible to get because it would have been stalemate a move before the mate.

Originally posted by LordOfTheChessboard
Me too. I have done that more than once in blitz games. But in a diferent possition because this one is impossible to get because it would have been stalemate a move before the mate.

pawn on seventh rank he moves in front of it I push the king in behind, he moves his passed pawn to the seventh rank and I push my other to the 6th rank, then he queens his pawn and I push my second to the seventh rank and say checkmate. So He had a passed pawn he was pushing also. The best part was he got his queen one move before my pawn king checkmate, that is a look on an opponents face I won't forget for a long time. He just stared for about a 20 seconds, then he got up and left the room.

Nyxie

Originally posted by Nyxie
pawn on seventh rank he moves in front of it I push the king in behind, he moves his passed pawn to the seventh rank and I push my other to the 6th rank, then he queens his pawn and I push my second to the seventh rank and say checkmate. So He had a passed pawn he was pushing also. The best part was he got his queen one move before my pawn king checkmate, that ...[text shortened]... r a long time. He just stared for about a 20 seconds, then he got up and left the room.

Nyxie

yes that was it. 🙂 I have played that a lot. He'll need another pawn or piece to move with to avoid stalemate.

Originally posted by richjohnson
That's not a 'pawn only' checkmate, you're using your king to back up the pawns.

You're right it's not....the pawn only position you suggest is purely pawns.

This must have happened sometime.......🙂

stalemate could be avoided if say black had a pawn he could move forward. And can we have some real-play screen shots please???

How about this little chap then?
I just like the idea of being killed (in part) by your own pawn(s)...

how about this situation:


1.h6+! K:h8 2.g7 #
Not that I've played anything like that but ... ah, it would be nice.

Originally posted by ilywrin
how about this situation: [board]
1.h6+! K:h8 2.g7 #
Not that I've played anything like that but ... ah, it would be nice.

Pawn-only remember? You've a bishop aiding the mate there.

Originally posted by Toe
Pawn-only remember? You've a bishop aiding the mate there.

How about this then:


Not very likely situation though 🙂

Originally posted by ilywrin
How about this then:
Not very likely situation though 🙂

Ah! But that's the beauty of it!