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Reconstruction Problem:
White and Black have played just 4 moves each. What are they?



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Claustrophobic Problem:

Mate in 16



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Agoraphobia Problem:

Mate in 4



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Bishop Problem:

Mate in 2

Originally posted by pulern
Agoraphobia Problem:

Mate in 4

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Problem B:

Mate in 4

Where is the illegal position heinzkat?

Originally posted by pulern
Where is the illegal position heinzkat?

Yes it's Lloyd (1858) and actually called "The Arena"

Originally posted by heinzkat
It is illegal because no pieces have been captured yet the pawn structure suggests captures have occured

Originally posted by pulern
Reconstruction Problem:
White and Black have played just 4 moves each. What are they?

[fen]rnbqkb1r/ppp1pppp/8/3p4/8/8/PPPPPPPP/RNBQKB1R w KQkq - 0 5[/fen]

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Originally posted by pulern
Claustrophobic Problem:

Mate in 16

[fen]8/8/8/2p5/1pp5/brpp4/qpprpK1P/1nkbn3 w - - 0 0[/fen]

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Originally posted by SwissGambit
Dual: 2.Ne5 or 2.Nd4.

Originally posted by pulern
Bishop Problem:

Mate in 2

[fen]5K2/8/3B3B/4pBp1/4BkB1/4pBp1/3B3B/8 w - - 0 0[/fen]

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