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wu :: forums    riddles    easy (Moderators: william wu, towr, SMQ, ThudnBlunder, Grimbal, Icarus, Eigenray)    White Cannot Win (Chess) « Previous topic | Next topic » Pages: 1  Reply Notify of replies Send Topic Print    Author  Topic: White Cannot Win (Chess)  (Read 591 times) ThudnBlunder wu::riddles Moderator Uberpuzzler The dewdrop slides into the shining Sea     Gender: Posts: 4489 White Cannot Win (Chess)   « on: Jan 6th, 2004, 11:02am » Quote Modify White has a king, a queen and two pawns against Black's lone king.   It is White to move.   It is not stalemate. White still cannot win.   Construct such a position.   Given the above conditions, how much material is it possible for White to have? IP Logged THE MEEK SHALL INHERIT THE EARTH.....................................................................er, if that's all right with the rest of you. The_Fool Guest Re: White Cannot Win (Chess)   « Reply #1 on: Jan 13th, 2004, 9:39am » Quote Modify Remove Is it that white has only one move, or is it that white can move, then black, forever, and white cannot win? IP Logged ThudnBlunder wu::riddles Moderator Uberpuzzler The dewdrop slides into the shining Sea     Gender: Posts: 4489 Re: White Cannot Win (Chess)   « Reply #2 on: Jan 13th, 2004, 2:51pm » Quote Modify Whichever move White makes, the position will be stalemate. IP Logged THE MEEK SHALL INHERIT THE EARTH.....................................................................er, if that's all right with the rest of you. ThudnBlunder wu::riddles Moderator Uberpuzzler The dewdrop slides into the shining Sea     Gender: Posts: 4489 Re: White Cannot Win (Chess)   White_Cannot_Win.jpg « Reply #3 on: Feb 12th, 2004, 10:33pm » Quote Modify Here is the solution: IP Logged THE MEEK SHALL INHERIT THE EARTH.....................................................................er, if that's all right with the rest of you. ThudnBlunder wu::riddles Moderator Uberpuzzler The dewdrop slides into the shining Sea     Gender: Posts: 4489 Re: White Cannot Win (Chess)   White_Cannot_Win_2.jpg « Reply #4 on: Feb 12th, 2004, 10:34pm » Quote Modify Quote: Given the above conditions, how much material is it possible for White to have?   IP Logged THE MEEK SHALL INHERIT THE EARTH.....................................................................er, if that's all right with the rest of you. JQC Guest Re: White Cannot Win (Chess)   « Reply #5 on: Mar 4th, 2004, 3:51pm » Quote Modify Remove on Feb 12th, 2004, 10:33pm, THUDandBLUNDER wrote: Here is the solution: What if white moves his queen to E8, then Black takes the pawn at H7? white could then rearrange his pieces accordingly to get a checkmate. IP Logged John_Gaughan Uberpuzzler Behold, the power of cheese!     Gender: Posts: 767 Re: White Cannot Win (Chess)   « Reply #6 on: Mar 4th, 2004, 7:04pm » Quote Modify on Feb 12th, 2004, 10:33pm, THUDandBLUNDER wrote: Here is the solution: If white moves queen to G8, it is checkmate. It he moves queen to G1, black can take the pawn and it is not stalemate. IP Logged x = (0x2B | ~0x2B) x == the_question ThudnBlunder wu::riddles Moderator Uberpuzzler The dewdrop slides into the shining Sea     Gender: Posts: 4489 Re: White Cannot Win (Chess)   « Reply #7 on: Mar 4th, 2004, 10:23pm » Quote Modify  White cannot move his queen to g8 or g1 or e8 because his queen is on h5, not g6!   IP Logged THE MEEK SHALL INHERIT THE EARTH.....................................................................er, if that's all right with the rest of you. John_Gaughan Uberpuzzler Behold, the power of cheese!     Gender: Posts: 767 Re: White Cannot Win (Chess)   « Reply #8 on: Mar 5th, 2004, 6:02am » Quote Modify When you get old your eyesight is not quite what it used to be... queens and kings start looking a lot alike IP Logged x = (0x2B | ~0x2B) x == the_question Pages: 1  Reply Notify of replies Send Topic Print Forum Jump: ----------------------------- riddles -----------------------------=> easy   - medium   - hard   - what am i   - what happened   - microsoft   - cs   - putnam exam (pure math)   - suggestions, help, and FAQ   - general problem-solving / chatting / whatever ----------------------------- general -----------------------------  - guestbook   - truth   - complex analysis   - wanted   - psychology   - chinese « Previous topic | Next topic »

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