Deductive Puzzle #4

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Ok, for todays puzzle, we have what I think is a trickier one than the earlier ones. In this one, the White King is disguised as another piece! It could be either a white piece OR a black piece. So, which piece is in fact the White King?

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dmeng, the queen could have taken a piece that was blocking check. Example:

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The white King can replace the black pawn at c7. If he does, the sequence shown in this layout will produce the final position.

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RandomChessPlayer wrote:

dmeng, the queen could have taken a piece that was blocking check. Example:

 


Oops. True.

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Dax's logic seems to be impeccable! 

Another one coming up soon.