Black just took on f3 en passant so the f4 pawn is supposed to be gone. Then White plays Nf4.
This was the only answer I could think of.
A very hard mate in 1!!
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White: Re5, then mate with queen?
Dec 21, 2012
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Frankwho wrote:
Black just took on f3 en passant so the f4 pawn is supposed to be gone. Then White plays Nf4.
This was the only answer I could think of.
That is quite clever :-)
Dec 21, 2012
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#7
I thought it was supposed to be one of those upside-down board problems (e.g. Q"e5"#), but if it is, the coordinates throw the whole thing off.
Yes Frankwho, I like the way you're thinking, but 1.Nf4 isn't the keymove 
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Dec 21, 2012
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#9
if anyone is reaaaaaaally bored... i'd like to see the move list that ends in this position
nevermind... it's obviously not possible :) black needs 8 captures to get the pawns there but white is only missing 4 pieces.
Dec 21, 2012
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#10
Actually I'm pretty sure it is not a position that can be reached legally. There are only four missing White pawns, and the Black pawns have been displaced by more than four files.
I think the position is illegal, but I might be wrong.
Oops, didn't thought about that 
. Well, that doesn't make any difference for the answer, but the position is illegal... Sorry about that.
Dec 21, 2012
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#14
since the sun has passed through the plane of the milky way galaxy, i'd like to move that f pawn to e4. clearly the laws of physics, and chess, no longer apply today.
Adriandmen wrote:
Can you find the answer:
White mates in 1....no mate in 1 for white, f4 pawn location might be a mistake and then f4 mate
eddysallin schreef:
Adriandmen wrote:
Can you find the answer:
White mates in 1....no mate in 1 for white, f4 pawn location might be a mistake and then f4 mate
There is no mistake in the diagram...
Dec 21, 2012
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#17
Perhaps there is a mistake in chess itself. I have often considered this.
Adriandmen wrote:
Can you find the answer:
The answer is "no". What do I win?
EricFleet schreef:
Adriandmen wrote:
Can you find the answer:
The answer is "no". What do I win?
Haha, lol... I like your answer.
I don't see mate in one. Mate in one means the next move is checkmate.
That means the next move has to be a check that the black king cannot escape from. There are only five possible checks in the diagram:
1) BxB. Not mate. Black can recapture with the pawn.
2) Rxp. Not mate. Black can recapture with the pawn.
3) Qxp. Not mate. Black can recapture with the pawn.
4) Qd4+. Not mate. Black can recapture with c5 pawn.
5) Nc3+. Not mate. Black can recapture with the pawn.
No other possible checks.. So no possible mate in one. Unless there's an invisible piece somewhere that I'm not seeing. :D
Qxe5+ (or Rxe5+) is a fun mate in two, though!
Can you find the answer:
White mates in 1