[ Help | Earliest Comments | Latest Comments ][ List All Subjects of Discussion | Create New Subject of Discussion ][ List Earliest Comments Only For Pages | Games | Rated Pages | Rated Games | Subjects of Discussion ]Single Comment Knightmate. Win by mating the knight. (8x8, Cells: 64) [All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating] Peter Aronson wrote on Tue, Aug 13, 2002 05:58 PM UTC:Hmm. A Problem with my previous post -- White could move their Knight, then on the following move promote the Pawn to Queen. However, this situation ought to do it. +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+ 8 | |:::| |:::| |:::| |:::| +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+ 7 |:::| P |:::| |:::| |:::| | +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+ 6 | |:::| |:::| |:::| |:::| +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+ 5 |:n:| |:::| |:N:| |:::| | +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+ 4 | |:::| |:::| |:::| |:::| +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+ 3 |:::| |:::| |:::| |:::| | +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+ 2 | |:::| |:::| |:::| |:::| +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+ 1 |:::| |:::| |:::| |:::| | +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+ a b c d e f g h Since white better promote the Pawn or black will take it.
Hmm. A Problem with my previous post -- White could move their Knight, then on the following move promote the Pawn to Queen.
However, this situation ought to do it.
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+ 8 | |:::| |:::| |:::| |:::| +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+ 7 |:::| P |:::| |:::| |:::| | +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+ 6 | |:::| |:::| |:::| |:::| +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+ 5 |:n:| |:::| |:N:| |:::| | +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+ 4 | |:::| |:::| |:::| |:::| +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+ 3 |:::| |:::| |:::| |:::| | +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+ 2 | |:::| |:::| |:::| |:::| +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+ 1 |:::| |:::| |:::| |:::| | +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+ a b c d e f g hSince white better promote the Pawn or black will take it.