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David_Spencer

This is not really a chess puzzle as such, but I heard about this question posed by Sam Loyd and thought the solution was quite funny. You'll have to think a little creatively to solve this.

Devise a position where:

Black is in checkmate

White has only two Rooks, a Knight, and a King

Black has only a King

Black's King is not on the edge of the board

White's King does not assist in the mate

cobra91

Does the position also have to be legal? If not, I think this works:

David_Spencer

You got it! Nice ;)

Arisktotle
BenGab schreef:

That position is illegal

But it is a legal joke!