Hard Chess Problem

ark13

Enola Straight

Posers and Puzzles

28 Aug 05

Coconut

Earth Prime

Joined: 16 Mar 05
Moves: 35265

31 Aug 05

Originally posted by ark13
ilywrin has the solution correct!

Originally posted by ark13
I only have one correct solution so far. Mephisto!

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XanthosNZ

Cancerous Bus Crash

p^2.sin(phi)

Joined: 06 Sep 04
Moves: 25076

31 Aug 05

Originally posted by Coconut
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He only has one correct answer and is calling Mephisto to the thread as he will in all likelyhood also provide the correct answer being the other problem master here.

fetofs

Joined: 01 May 05
Moves: 390

31 Aug 05

White is going to take advantage of the ugly king position.

ark13

Enola Straight

mouse mouse mouse

Joined: 16 Jan 05
Moves: 12804

31 Aug 05

1 edit

Originally posted by XanthosNZ
He only has one correct answer and is calling Mephisto to the thread as he will in all likelyhood also provide the correct answer being the other problem master here.

Indeed

fetofs just got the solution correct as well. Very impressive.

ark13

Enola Straight

mouse mouse mouse

Joined: 16 Jan 05
Moves: 12804

01 Sep 05

Feel obligated to give credit to all solvers

CuriousShadow has also PM'd the correct solution. Well done!

ark13

Enola Straight

mouse mouse mouse

Joined: 16 Jan 05
Moves: 12804

02 Sep 05

jfkjmh also has the solution.

Mislav

Joined: 12 Mar 05
Moves: 257

05 Sep 05

Can you tell the solution now if there is any?

Mislav

Joined: 12 Mar 05
Moves: 257

06 Sep 05

Thanks to those who PM-ed me with the solution. What a great problem! I never thought black could be in zugzwang with 4 pawns more, that's why I couldn't solve it.