17 Apr '11 01:21>
I'm working on a novel and the protagonist is obsessed with chess, to the point of it serving as an obsessive compulsive disorder.
I designed this end game that I thought she could've come up with. I was hoping someone could set it up and make sure that it works the way I imagine, and that it's not too easy. I don't expect it to be impossible … I'm not good enough for that hahah (and neither is the character ... she's not a genius, just crazy) but I don't want it to be solvable in like two seconds. If you do have time to set it up and solve it, please let me know approximately how long it takes you to solve and what you did, and also if you found any alternative solutions or moves for black that would undermine my idea, or if you have any more suggestions such as false leads to bury in the puzzle.
Hope y'all dig it.
It's a mate in two for white. The first move belongs to white.
The pieces are arranged as follows:
WHITE:
K – b3
N – b6
p – c6
p – c7
Q – e5
p – e6
R – h3
BLACK:
Q – a1
R – a7
B – a8
N – e3
K – e8
p – g2
Thanks for your help.
-Sr. Nexus
I designed this end game that I thought she could've come up with. I was hoping someone could set it up and make sure that it works the way I imagine, and that it's not too easy. I don't expect it to be impossible … I'm not good enough for that hahah (and neither is the character ... she's not a genius, just crazy) but I don't want it to be solvable in like two seconds. If you do have time to set it up and solve it, please let me know approximately how long it takes you to solve and what you did, and also if you found any alternative solutions or moves for black that would undermine my idea, or if you have any more suggestions such as false leads to bury in the puzzle.
Hope y'all dig it.
It's a mate in two for white. The first move belongs to white.
The pieces are arranged as follows:
WHITE:
K – b3
N – b6
p – c6
p – c7
Q – e5
p – e6
R – h3
BLACK:
Q – a1
R – a7
B – a8
N – e3
K – e8
p – g2
Thanks for your help.
-Sr. Nexus