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Originally posted by powershakerOnly one of those moves is legal. Which one?
Duhhhh Ng6+++ for White. Qxc6+++ for Black!
Originally posted by BigDoggProblemI am not done with the puzzle yet, but it has to be Qxc6#. Black is on the move, otherwise the position would be illegal. White's last moves were 1.a6-a7 2.a7-a8R 3.Ra3 4.Rf3 (or another rank 3 move) 5.Rf1 6.Rh1
Only one of those moves is legal. Which one?
Originally posted by Mephisto2I believe that starting at the diagram and retracting moves one by one is the best way to solve these. It takes a little time to get used to it, but it avoids the trial-and-error element of trying to create a past position and play forward to the diagram. I will use retro notation (a '-' sign in front of the move numbers to show retractions.
I am not done with the puzzle yet, but it has to be Qxc6#. Black is on the move, otherwise the position would be illegal. White's last moves were 1.a6-a7 2.a7-a8R 3.Ra3 4.Rf3 (or another rank 3 move) 5.Rf1 6.Rh1
Black has exactly 5 moves during that episode (which excludes that he would have made the last move) with the h-pawn (4 captures and one advance ...[text shortened]... re with the black rook (and the white one on the c-file) is still not clear.
Comments anyone?
Originally posted by BigDoggProblemThe rook on h1 needed 4 moves to get there from a8. If instead, white's pawn promoted to a queen, the queen could get back to d1 in 3 moves. The original queen must have played the role of the original rook and had to be captured by a pawn. How about:
I believe that starting at the diagram and retracting moves one by one is the best way to solve these. It takes a little time to get used to it, but it avoids the trial-and-error element of trying to create a past position and play forward to the diagram. I will use retro notation (a '-' sign in front of the move numbers to show retractions.
If w ...[text shortened]... ite only had one more move, he could withdraw the Rook on c6 and give Black some breathing room.
Originally posted by Mephisto2Right. Unpromoting the white Queen saves a move on the other line. This is the retraction sequence that proves that Black must have the move in the diagram. Good work!
The rook on h1 needed 4 moves to get there from a8. If instead, white's pawn promoted to a queen, the queen could get back to d1 in 3 moves. The original queen must have played the role of the original rook and had to be captured by a pawn. How about:
-1.Qc1-d1 e3xPd2
-2.Qa3-c1 e4-e3
-3.Qa8-a3 f5xPe4
-4.a7-a8Q g6xPf5
-5.a6-a7 a7xBb6
-6.Ba5-b6 b6xQc5
-7.Qc3-c5 h7xPg6
-8.Rc4-c6 Rc6-d6+
-9.Kc4-c5