Illegal Position Contest!

Your position [#4643] would be more interesting if you removed the e2 knight and challenged us to prove it is not illegal.

It would be pretty simple, though.

Simple for you, I'm sure, but maybe not for everyone.

This thread is from 2016!!

I can confirm that this position is legal.

well whites pawn captured to c5

so since no pieces are gone, the missing black e pawn should be captured

but to promote, the e pawn requires to capture

but white has everything.

qed.

Here is an interesting position. It was composed by Živko Janevski, a Macedonian Grandmaster for Chess Compositions, and awarded 3rd prize as a selfmate in 3 problem in a composing tourney in 1993. In 2011 it was reported as illegal in the chess magazine Orbit, which is edited by Živko Janevski. What makes it illegal?

In short, there are enough captures, but they can't all be in the right places. The rook Pawns are the main troublemakers.

Of course illegal, two light-squared bishops really bro?

Ah, yes, the little-known move of "knighting."

a yes

This might be legal actually

checkmate queen trap

bruh

yeah you just promote your pawns into kings

illegal