Where CAN'T the black King be?

BigDogg

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11 Dec 06 22:42

Zeddicus

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07 Jan 07 22:25

Originally posted by XanthosNZ
The final one is g5 as the checking bishop can't have moved to give check and a discovered check isn't possible (only a pawn on f4 could have interceded but that pawn would have been giving check).

Why is this wrong? If the third answer "the judges were looking for" is e2, it must be, but I can't see why...

BigDogg

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07 Jan 07 23:12

Originally posted by Zeddicus
Why is this wrong? If the third answer "the judges were looking for" is e2, it must be, but I can't see why...

The Bishop could have just captured something on d2.

~~GreatSantini~~

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08 Jan 07 00:58

find three spaces that the black king CAN NOT legally occupy was the question, right? just name any three spaces is the answer

XanthosNZ

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08 Jan 07 01:07

Originally posted by GreatSantini
find three spaces that the black king CAN NOT legally occupy was the question, right? just name any three spaces is the answer

And if you had read the thread you'd see that you are wrong in that assertion.