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Ma Drasi and her kitchen in need of paralyzation
I visited Ma Drasi's kitchen today, and it was a hot mess, both temperamental and situation-wise. The rooks were rattling, cooks were crying, snooks were shattering, and crooks were flying and defying!...
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A Complex Dash To Stalemate
For today's contribution to PSE, I present a sliding block puzzle! I have a series-helpstalemate in 26 for you all with a relevant question attached. The illegal position is intentional.
Objective #1: ...
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Who shall be the winner?
There are two questions to answer here:
Who will win this game of chess?
What were the last 96 individual moves (ply) by both sides? The solution is unique.
Gyula Breyer The Chess Amateur 1922, ...
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A Hearty Warm-up
Sliding-block chess puzzles have gone a little cold, so here be a hearty warm-up! ;D
In the below position that I created, it Black to move, but there is a twist: the stipulation is that it is a ...
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A Stranger (Chess Sliding Puzzle)
A suspicious stranger lurks in the village. Deal with him before escorting the King to the luxurious safety of h8.
White is first to move. Only legal chess moves are allowed. Pawns are not promoted ...
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Pool of Pawns (Chess Sliding Puzzle)
The King has tired of watching the Queen swim in the Pool of Pawns. Help him return to his palace on h8 using as few moves as possible.
Only legal chess moves are allowed. Pawns are not promoted on ...
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Rook River (Chess Sliding Puzzle)
The absent-minded king has gotten himself lost. Help him return to his palace on h8 using as few moves as possible.
Only legal chess moves are allowed. Pawns are not promoted on the final rank.
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Help Black slide the blocks to solve this chess problem
Here's a chess problem which plays very like a sliding-block puzzle, hence the rather unusual tag combo.
Ljubomir Ugren
2nd Prize, Mat, 1976; John Nunn, Solving in Style, no. 183
sh#19
To explain ...
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