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Posted by burnt-resistor 8 hours ago

1D Chess(rowan441.github.io)
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gcheong 3 hours ago|
Minor typo: assming -> assuming :)
kkaske 6 hours ago||
I was only able to beat this after a couple retries. The hint was hard to read.
darepublic 5 hours ago||
I won after four attempts. Pretty sure it was perfect play so yes white has forced win
sdthjbvuiiijbb 5 hours ago|
Yeah. I think 1. N4 leads to a white win. It's fairly easy to verify that a black rook move will lead to a white win (1...R5 2. R2 and 1...Rx4 2. Rx4 N5 3. Rx5#). So the critical line is 1. N4 N5, but then 2. Nx6+ K7 3. R4 also leads to a win: 3...Kx6 4. K2 K7 5. Rx5# and 3...N3+ 4. K2 N5 5. N8 Kx8 6. Rx5#.

There are probably other ways to win too.

bbx 7 hours ago||
Oh very interesting. Even with these restrictions, there are quite a few variations, and it seems only one ends up with white winning.
sjdv1982 5 hours ago||
Zugzwang!
Dante77711 4 hours ago||
Nice, fun and interesting! :)
tempestn 5 hours ago||
That's actually a fun little puzzle.
MagicMoonlight 3 hours ago||
Why does it end in a stalemate if all my pieces are alive and they have none? That’s not a stalemate, I can move freely and get them.
dargscisyhp 3 hours ago||
That is a standard rule in chess. If your opponent has no legal moves (i.e. no way to move without moving his king into check) and is not currently in check, it is considered stalemate, which is a draw.
jpablo 2 hours ago|||
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stalemate#History_of_the_stale...
chris_va 3 hours ago||
In chess they cannot move onto a spot that would put them in check. If they can make no legal moves, it's a stalemate.
jibal 3 hours ago|
N4 N5 Nx6+ K7 R4 Kx6 R2 K7 Rx5#
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