Puzzle no 1 : I think that the white bishop is actually at the 8th rank and came here by a pawn promotion, you have to turn the board clockwise by 90, to solve the problem. Am i right ? Solve my puzzle.
Beautiful and hardest puzzles I've ever seen!
Puzzle no 1 : I think that the white bishop is actually at the 8th rank and came here by a pawn promotion, you have to turn the board clockwise by 90, to solve the problem. Am i right ? Solve my puzzle.
Nope, you do not have to turn the board at all, and no piece is missplaced, which I have double checked
I cannot find the answer to either chess puzzle.
In the first, if it's White's move, Black couldn't be in check, so White's king would have to be on b3. But then, what could have been Black's last move? Black couldn't have given a discovered check with the pieces on the board in the positions they're currently in. So it seems impossible.
The same idea goes for the second. No matter what piece is on h4, Black is in check so it must be Black to move (unless...see my note below this). But what was White's checking move? The rook had to come from somewhere.
So it seems to me that there is a trick or something. Maybe it's crazyhouse or bughouse (in which case both puzzles have multiple solutions) or perhaps it's blitz and the players kept their kings in check (in the USCF rules, if a player keeps their king in check, their opponent can capture it, but if the opponent doesn't notice that it's in check, the game could just keep going until someone does notice it's check).
Position 1 is delightful...
The puzzle is definitely solvable and there is only one square on which the White king could stand, under the assumption that the position (with White king added) must have been reached through legal moves.
I cannot find the answer to either chess puzzle.
In the first, if it's White's move, Black couldn't be in check, so White's king would have to be on b3. But then, what could have been Black's last move? Black couldn't have given a discovered check with the pieces on the board in the positions they're currently in. So it seems impossible.
The same idea goes for the second. No matter what piece is on h4, Black is in check so it must be Black to move (unless...see my note below this). But what was White's checking move? The rook had to come from somewhere.
So it seems to me that there is a trick or something. Maybe it's crazyhouse or bughouse (in which case both puzzles have multiple solutions) or perhaps it's blitz and the players kept their kings in check (in the USCF rules, if a player keeps their king in check, their opponent can capture it, but if the opponent doesn't notice that it's in check, the game could just keep going until someone does notice it's check).
You are on the track. And you see that with only the pieces that puzzle is unsolveble. So, could it be another piece involved? What piece and where? If it is whites move, black cannot be in checl and that is right. However, what if white is doing a discovery attack?
The second one is way harder. What information is given? How could that possition arise? You saw the problem with the check on black king. How could that situation arrise? Next step is to try gather more information. How did all the other pieces get to where they are now?
Also, this is not a blitz where they forgot the check and just plays on
Position 1 is delightful...
The puzzle is definitely solvable and there is only one square on which the White king could stand, under the assumption that the position (with White king added) must have been reached through legal moves.
That is right. However, what square are you talking about? I assume you think that the white king belongs to a safe square. Well, what was then White's last move to get the king there? Because black is in check...
That is right. However, what square are you talking about?
I didn't want to say too much :)
White must have just played Kb3xc3 - so the king is now on c3.
That might be a helpful clue for others...
That is right. However, what square are you talking about?
I didn't want to say too much :)
White must have just played Kb3xc3 - so the king is now on c3.
That might be a helpful clue for others...
How do you explain that white is checked by two pieces at the same time when he stands at b3 and takes on c3?
Okay. I get the first one now. It IS completely legal. Brilliant! Hint in white: en-passant
The second one is tougher. I finally found out the concept of how Black got in check. Hint in white: pawn capture I think it's legal, but with all the different pieces that pawns have captured, so far I've had trouble figuring out which piece could be on h4.
please tell me solution second puzzle
I can give you a hint. How did black get into check? Do you see anything else that could be of interest? You have a lot of information on the diagram. Try to figure out what could have happend for such a position to arise
Okay. I get the first one now. It IS completely legal. Brilliant! Hint in white: en-passant
The second one is tougher. I finally found out the concept of how Black got in check. Hint in white: pawn capture I think it's legal, but with all the different pieces that pawns have captured, so far I've had trouble figuring out which piece could be there.
First one is correct! You are totally right about how black got in check. And you see the double pawns. What else? Hint: What piecees is it impossible to be?
Don't you see anything else interesting in the position?
Okay. I get the first one now. It IS completely legal. Brilliant! Hint in white: en-passant
The second one is tougher. I finally found out the concept of how Black got in check. Hint in white: pawn capture I think it's legal, but with all the different pieces that pawns have captured, so far I've had trouble figuring out which piece could be there.
First one is correct! You are totally right about how black got in check. And you see the double pawns. What else? Hint: What piecees is it impossible to be?
Don't you see anything else interesting in the position?
Yes, I see that the g7 and e7 pawns haven't moved, and that is significant. I've been trying to figure out which pieces it couldn't have been, but have been going in circles so far. None of them seem possible. The h-pawn could have promoted. Ah! I think I just got it: I just realized the h-pawn could have gone to h3, captured on g2, and then promoted to a DSB that later went to d8. So that means it's a White dark-sqaured bishop on h4, I think.
Okay. I get the first one now. It IS completely legal. Brilliant! Hint in white: en-passant
The second one is tougher. I finally found out the concept of how Black got in check. Hint in white: pawn capture I think it's legal, but with all the different pieces that pawns have captured, so far I've had trouble figuring out which piece could be there.
First one is correct! You are totally right about how black got in check. And you see the double pawns. What else? Hint: What piecees is it impossible to be?
Don't you see anything else interesting in the position?
Yes, I see that the g7 and e7 pawns haven't moved, and that is significant. I've been trying to figure out which pieces it couldn't have been, but have been going in circles so far. None of them seem possible. The h-pawn could have promoted. Ah! I think I just got it: I just realized the h-pawn could have gone to h3, captured on g2, and then promoted to a DSB that later went to d8. So that means it's a White dark-sqaured bishop on h4, I think.
Count how many pieces that have been captured by the pawns. Check how many pieces are on the board. Now you can see if it black or whites piece standing on h4. TIp: Can there have been any promotins?
Tip: Also, there can't be a rook or a queen, because of white would be in check, right?
What does the g7 and e7 pawns tells you?
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"You are a tournament director at a chess tournament. You get to a game where White's king has fallen of the board. May you please put i
t where it belongs?"
Puzzle no. 2
"A piece is standing on h4 square. Which piece is it?"