I can see mate in 3: 1. Rh2 Ka1 (or Kc1, it doesn't affect the next move) 2. Nb3+ Kb1 3. Nc3#
I don't see a faster way than this, maybe I am missing something?
Mate in 2: Extremely Hard
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1. Rh2 Ka1
2. Nc3 stalemate... lol!
Is this a trick question like the other one you posted?
Two things seem to cry out: there's a pawn to be promoted (or not) and it looks like white can still castle. Not that I see a solution.
HowDoesTheHorseMove wrote:
Is this a trick question like the other one you posted?
Yes
The Solution.
1.e8=R!
The Black king moves 1...K anywhere
and now,
Are you ready for this?
2. 0-0-0-0-0 Mate
1-0
instead of relying on obscure rules that are no longer in force, I think I'll just stick with the mate in 3. still, an interesting puzzle... I like that notation too 0-0-0-0-0!
Is that a legal move?
jeo wrote:
Is that a legal move?
Nah, it's not a legal move.
My king is on his original square and hasn't moved and the rook is on its original square and hasn't moved, so i move the king 2 squares towards the rook and place the rook to the other side of the king, right?
KingLeopold wrote: My king is on his original square and hasn't moved and the rook is on its original square and hasn't moved, so i move the king 2 squares towards the rook and place the rook to the other side of the king, right?
Nope. As a good rule of thumb, if chess.com's chessboard cannot do the move, it's not a legal move. You had to seperate that move into different gameboards because it's not legal.
In theory, that rook has already moved. It moved in the form of a pawn. You exchanging a pawn for a rook doesn't make it a new piece that's never moved before. Castling involves swapping two pieces that have existed at the beginning of the game and have not moved.
To legally castle, the King and Rook must be on the same RANK. read the rules
Afther 1...e8=R and now 2.Kc2 and where is mate in 2??
2. 0-0-0-0-0 Mate
*it is not legal move*
THIS IS EXTREMELY TRASH
I've actually heard of this castling once done in a tournament. But, it didn't result in mate like this one did, and they quickly changed the rules afterwards so that your rook and king have to be on the same rank.
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Scratch your head in disbelief, but there is a mate in 2 here.