Ok, I went through analysis, and I am 80% sure that this is illegal due to impossible promotion.
4Q3/1Q5Q/2P5/1P1PKPP1/Pk6/6NP/3N4/8 w - - 0 1
(White has 3 queens and 7 pawns, and White could only have one more queen than he has pawns promoted- he has two extra queens.)
Legal. bQc6 just captured something.
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Nearly illegal! Well done! But there is one way out for this due to the proximity of the White king with the bishop.
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Nearly illegal! Well done! But there is one way out for this due to the proximity of the White king with the bishop.
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I pointed this out 6 days ago. Welcome to the thread.
Starlink to move
ignore the color palette guys i made this in keynote
black's in check while it's white's turn
not an interesting position
ignore the color palette guys i made this in keynote
It was easier to ignore the whole post.
#8906 is legal.
#8906 is legal.
Oh dear, didn't realise that cook existed. I thought I could be adventurous with the c-pawn but it backfired.
Try this instead:
#8906 is legal.
Oh dear, didn't realise that cook existed. I thought I could be adventurous with the c-pawn but it backfired.
Try this instead:
With wRb1 on a1, this would be legal. Retract the following moves:
However, with wR on b1, we have to retract a black pawn to g6, and the uncaptured bRg7 cannot get to a1 to unpromote.
A black Rook is the only candidate to unpromote on a1. A black Q cannot get there without disturbing the white K. N and B are locked out by the pawn structure.
Starlink to move
wait can i say this doesn't count
There is no possible previous White move.
Sure there is. -1.Kf1 or -1.Kh1, then retract the check by bQ.
I only saw that after I posted it, whoops!
Changed the position.