On being checked by the pawn, king loses its royal powers. So how can there be a mate? Mate is…
There is no alteration of chess rules. Stalemate is a frequently occurring event in orthodox chess. What is different is…
Pl. note that since I have removed the R at e4, the queen can be replaced by a Bl. R.…
Thank you, Georgi for this nice setting incorporating all the desirable features you had mentioned. i have managed to reduce…
In my opinion Vlaicu`s problem №445 should be analyzed and discussed according to two main criteria: 1. Legality of the…
Stalemate is an alteration of orthodox chess rules ("The objective of each player is to place the opponent’s king ‘under…
Thanks seetharaman, shankar, Antonio & Janos 🙂 @Janos : yes, when constructing the problem, I didn't want wK on b3.…
In 445, as there is no move of pawn on the 1st rank during the solution, it would be quite…
Brilliant AUW idea. But why the reflex condition? The problem I think will be sound as blac AUW, sh#4 &…
I don't remember why, I had in mind that a fairy problem should use some alteration of orthodox chess rules...…