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The Shortest Stalemate on RHP

The Shortest Stalemate on RHP

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Posted by SG:

If black knows that white will play 1.f3, 2.Kf2, 3.Kg3, 4.Kh4,
how can black mate on the fourth move?

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Is it just one solution or can Black mix up the move order?

(a futile question, SG never gives out clues - worth a try though).

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My puzzle did not last long (although a fairly old one). Tonight I will solve the swiss gambit puzzle (maybe, i dont normally manage.)

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Originally posted by greenpawn34
30 moves.

Black got the idea here. Black to play.

[fen]8/7p/3r2r1/7k/2P2Q2/8/PP3PPP/3R1RK1 b - - 0 27[/fen]

He played 27...h6!
White took on d6 and Black played Rxg2+

Here is the full game.

[b]MATIC oishi RHP 2009

[pgn]
[Event "Clan challenge"]
[Site "http://www.redhotpawn.com"]
[Date "2007.09.21"]
[Round "?"]
[White "MATIC"] ...[text shortened]... 26. Qxf4 Rdd6 27. Rad1 h6 28. Rxd6 Rxg2+ 29. Kh1 Rg1+ 30. Rxg1
[/pgn][/b]
Bookmark. This game looks familiar and I'll need to find it.

P-

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Originally posted by greenpawn34
Posted by SG:

If black knows that white will play 1.f3, 2.Kf2, 3.Kg3, 4.Kh4,
how can black mate on the fourth move?

-----------------(forgot to reply and quote)----------------------------

Is it just one solution or can Black mix up the move order?

(a futile question, SG never gives out clues - worth a try though).
Move order is forced, but there is a dual.

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Originally posted by SwissGambit
Here's another.

If black knows that white will play 1.f3, 2.Kf2, 3.Kg3, 4.Kh4, how can black mate on the fourth move?

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That's it.

The dual 1...e5 it can be 1...e6.

I posted this on the Corner ages ago. Did not want to spoil the party.

Another solution to the mirror problem



Also me playing the devil at chess through a mirror.
(though it is 6 moves)

http://www.chessedinburgh.co.uk/chandlerarticle.php?ChandID=183

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Originally posted by greenpawn34
That's it.

What has always bugged me about mirrors is how come we always
see the reflection as left to right and never upside down.

The mirror spins the image on the horizontal, but never the vertical.

Why?

(and why am I asking you lot of dopes when I should addressing
the Egghead Forum. OK I'll take it to the Science Guys.)
If you had one eye in your forehead, and one in your chin, you'd get the vertical too eh? 😉