The position isn't impossible.
The missing bishops, rooks and queen (and all the White pawns) could have been captured by knights (which were themselves captured by the kings).
Impossible? Possible? Why Or Why Not?
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Isaac_D_Beall wrote:
Which puzzle is possible?
What took the white pawns?
A01 (which was the only one shown when I made my first post).
The white pawns were captured by (one or both of) the (black) knights, as I already said.
A02 and A03 are trivially possible.
caveatcanis wrote:
The position isn't impossible.
The missing bishops, rooks and queen (and all the White pawns) could have been captured by knights (which were themselves captured by the kings).
I agree!
Not impossible, just extremely unlikely.
not as unlikely as you might think
ao2 and ao3
ao1 is not impossible because it could be advancing pawns going to the black king. extremely unlikly, though
The black pawns aren't advancing. The 7th rank is marked. Otherwise it could be like this:
Then:
Here's another way to get A1:
how about this one
Isaac_D_Beall wrote:
r3newcomb wrote:
how about this one
That is impossible.
Yeah; obviusley
caveatcanis wrote:
Isaac_D_Beall wrote:
Which puzzle is possible?
What took the white pawns?
A01 (which was the only one shown when I made my first post).
The white pawns were captured by (one or both of) the (black) knights, as I already said.
A02 and A03 are trivially possible.
Really? 2 is ABSOLUTELY IMPOSSIBLE.
A1:
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A2:
A3:
A4:
A5:
A6:
A7:
A8:
A9:
B1:
Answers:
Note: Answers Are Not Shown For The 2 Most Recent Puzzles.
A1: Possible
A2: Impossible
A3: Possible
A4: Impossible
A5: Impossible
A6: Impossible
A7: Possible
A8: Possible