is this technically possible?
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elenya74
13 days ago
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I am an absolute beginner and I am learning chess from scratch. I have found this question in Mikhail Talk's book: set up the following position on the chessboard: Black pawns on a3, a4, a5, a6, a7, b2, f7, and g7. Is this position actually reachable in a real game? For me the answer is no, but the solution says yes. Is it possible? and if it is, how?
13 days ago
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#2
I'd love to see that page from the book. It sure looks odd to me. I can see that c2 would be possible, but b2?
13 days ago
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#3
There is not a picture of the position, but I agree with you. It could work if it was c2, not b2
13 days ago
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#4
If every piece was available for capture, then it would be possible. The b2 pawn would have come from g7.
This is the structure you are describing. Black has all his pawns, and all pawns' position is possible, excluding the b2 pawn- the h7 pawn cannot end up being there by any sequence of captures.
So, you are right to assume that this is not possible in a real game.