i hate that problem!
Another chess mystery...
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it is this:
Illegal, i know.
BorgQueen wrote:
I don't think it can be done without the help of the king...
There was no legal position for the black king prior to this position. If it was at d5, then how could it possible for two white rooks to check the black king at the same time? If it was at e4 or e6, then why should the king retreat to the position that it will be attacked by the white knight? If it was at f4, f5 and f6, how could it possible for a king to check another king?
To conclude, this position cannot be possibly reached in chess.
tonydal wrote:
Sure it's legal, pangli5. The king could've been on e4 or e6 (as you yourself say). Then he throws himself on his sword to finish the accursed thing off.
No - illegal - suicide not allowed in chess
omnipaul wrote:
There's always this one:
u could also interchange position of king and kn and say king is in middle of board :-)
The correct answer was first displayed by our Canadian friend aabbccdd.
It is indeed a position that cannot be reached from the starting position by legal moves.
That's why the problem states that you have to find a position. The how it comes to pass is irrelevant.
The funniest thing with this mystery is that the more you know about chess, the less you are able to find it (unless you know the answer of course). Mainly because it cannot be reached legally.
Good job aabbccdd.
thats funny
technically, the middle of the board is a point; an intersection which lays between squares d4, d5, e4 and e5. And the king couldn't move there, hence it's impossible. 
You should remove the white King from the board... it's not like we need it. :D
jazzdream wrote:
The correct answer was first displayed by our Canadian friend aabbccdd.
It is indeed a position that cannot be reached from the starting position by legal moves.
That's why the problem states that you have to find a position. The how it comes to pass is irrelevant.
The funniest thing with this mystery is that the more you know about chess, the less you are able to find it (unless you know the answer of course). Mainly because it cannot be reached legally.
Good job aabbccdd.
i knew the problem. sorry
lol this actually happened in a game at my club. one of my students showed me and i was pretty impressed, it was different lol
the_chairman wrote:
lol this actually happened in a game at my club. one of my students showed me and i was pretty impressed, it was different lol
wow
Are you able to find a position where a lone black king would be mated by two rooks and a knight in the middle of the board?
Chuckling,
Dragon.Jade :-)