SelfMate in 17

You are playing your boss and you've toyed with the fool for long enough but you really want that promotion, so how do you (to play) force him to mate you in 17 more moves?

Yes, I know the position is impossible.

Originally posted by ThudanBlunder
Yes, I know the position is impossible.

Lying in bed, I just realized that it's not.

what color are we?

i would think we're white since we have more pieces

Originally posted by bloodyboy
what color are we?

White; I guess I should have made that clear.

cant we just resign.

Originally posted by Socrates123
cant we just resign.

Are you kidding? He may be a fool, but he is not a complete fool. He would know what you are up to if you did that.