It;s quite hard but lemme see...
assuming the lower left corner is a1 and the upper left corner is a8, a good start is...
1. Ig5+ hxg5
2. Cxg5 ...
This attacks the grasshopper and checks the king on different moves.
A complicated Mini Forest puzzle
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lewis0428 wrote:
It;s quite hard but lemme see...
assuming the lower left corner is a1 and the upper left corner is a8, a good start is...
1. Ig5+ hxg5
2. Cxg5 ...
This attacks the grasshopper and checks the king on different moves.
The following line just gives black/yellow a trivial victory, with red being able to do nothing.
TheCheesePhoenix wrote:
1. Ck5-h4 .. Ie11-g9
2. Ig7-i9 .. Kh10xIi9
3. Kf8xIg9 .. Gk11-i11
4. Ch4-g7
In a position like this, the grasshopper is completely blocked off, the pawn can't move without being lost, and the king can't move without giving up the alfil. The alfil itself can't move because Cc7+ forces yellow to play an incredibly passive position:
Black/yellow has one move that doesn't lose the game on the spot, which is Kg7, allowing the red king to get into e7, forcing the grasshopper back, and end up in a dominant position, albeit down one point.
So far so wrong, but you are on the right track. Remember that themes includes "Tempi play", you need to find a way to lose a move and get equal on points simultaneously, and that's very complicated here.
You allow yellow/black to get activity, while the only winning line includes sacrificing material for a surprise checkmate or winning a grasshopper.
As per the image you posted, you need to find a way to enter it having both alfils, not just one, and it being white to move and not black before.
PGN4:
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[Variant "FFA"]
[RuleVariants "CaptureTheKing EnPassant PromoteTo=BCFGIS"]
[CurrentMove "0"]
Difficulty: Hard.
Themes: Endgames, Zugzwang, Switchback, Domination
Please note that there exists only one solution, everything else allows black/yellow to draw / win.
White/red to play and win.