This problem appeared in Charles Godfrey Gumpuel's How the Devil Was Caught - A Chess Legend, written in 1878. According to the story, Satan played several games of chess in which he used the black pieces. When the position shown in the accompanying illustration was reached, he was warned that he would be mated in seven moves. On the seventh move, Satan fled with a despairing cry when he saw himself mated in the position of the sign of the cross.
Originally posted by stockton1984 ok just to clarify....from this position is it mate in one or mate in seven? Because if it's mate in one I just don't see it.
"...he was warned that he would be mated in seven moves...".
Originally posted by Helder Octavio [fen]N7/1Qp2kn1/2r5/2r1pN2/4P3/q3p3/4K3/2R3R1 w - - - 1[/fen]
[b]White to move and win
This problem appeared in Charles Godfrey Gumpuel's How the Devil Was Caught - A Chess Legend, written in 1878. According to the story, Satan played several games of chess in which he used the black pieces. When the position shown in the accom ...[text shortened]... ith a despairing cry when he saw himself mated in the position of the sign of the cross.[/b]
"Sign of the Cross" Chess Problem
17 Apr '07 01:49
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