Originally posted by Blackson [hidden]1. c7 ..Rd6+ 2. Kb5 get down to b3 and c2 and queen the pawn.[/hidden]
Rook the pawn. By the way only now I remember SwissGambit has been spreading around this PG before, and it must be said, for a PG, it's quite a good one π
Originally posted by SwissGambit Good thing I was asked for [b]my favorites and not those that any 2-bit schmuck with a Staunton set can solve, eh? π
Not that I'm elitist or anything. π[/b]
You can call me a two-bit schmuck anytime, but I don't have a Staunton set π
Originally posted by Ropespierre I must admit I find it rather unreasonable that you expect me to sit down with a chess board and work out the 500 gazillion positions that could be reached in 23 moves. π
I don't really know how to go about solving such a problem.
Here's another one for us mortals:
White to move and win.
[fen]8/8/1KP5/3r4/8/8/8/k7[/fen]
I must admit I find it rather unreasonable that you expect me to sit down with a chess board and work out the 500 gazillion positions that could be reached in 23 moves. π
Agreed - I would expect you to use logic and reason instead. π΅
mitrofanov's incredible study (in fact it's corrected version, originally the knight was on f3 instead of g2), one of the most famous ever published...with a stunning move at move 7 !
more details about it here : http://www.xs4all.nl/~timkr/chess2/mitrofanov.htm
(don't go there if you want to find it alone...in what case i wish you good luck!)
Originally posted by Ropespierre alright, I'll give it your puzzle a try. But before I do, does it involve any "foul play"?
In other words, something that most of us wouldn't consider legal?
No, there is no foul play. The position must be produced by playing a legal game of chess. The main weird thing about Proof Games is that White and Black aren't opposing one another.
The cool thing is that there is only ONE sequence of moves that will produce the desired end position in the time allotted.
black is moving down the board, just as in any other game. If you prefer you can just imagine the same position with switched colors, and make it white to move and win. It's a very nice puzzle. Your first move is correct, but the solution is much longer.