What's wrong with the 9-ply solution?
White needs 5 moves to promote the pawn.
If he wants to checkmate with the pawn from 7th rank (it would be only 4 moves then) it has to be done from a square that is covered by one of White's pieces. I see Qd1 covering d7. Therefore White's gotta move the d-pawn. But I dont see how that can be mate in 4 moves. Same with the pawns and rooks on a- and h-file. It would take 4 moves to checkmate with gxh7 or bxa7. But how to get the Black king into position that fast?
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Originally posted by crazyblueOriginally posted by crazyblue
What's wrong with the 9-ply solution?
White needs 5 moves to promote the pawn.
If he wants to checkmate with the pawn from 7th rank (it would be only 4 moves then) it has to be done from a square that is covered by one of White's piec ...[text shortened]... or bxa7. But how to get the Black king into position that fast?
What's wrong with the 9-ply solution?
It's too long.
Originally posted by crazyblue
White needs 5 moves to promote the pawn.
Lose the pawn, so to speak. 🙂
Originally posted by THUDandBLUNDERNothing wrong with it. It can also make people think about how the possibilities in chess explode very quickly at the start of a game.
Ah yes!
Here is your latest offering (dated April 17, almost 3 months ago), something that even bobbob1056th himself would no doubt be proud of:
If you're at a loose end one evening and wish to pass some time, set up a chessboard and simply do the following, either alone or with the aid of a friend:
Play just 3 moves into a game (each si ...[text shortened]...
Although it does not resemble a puzzle, it certainly invokes a few question marks!
