[Retros] At-home initial array challenge

Renny Bosch rbosch at adelphia.net
Sat Mar 19 19:22:44 EST 2005


Here is a 16+15:

rnbqkbnr/pppp1ppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/RNBQKBNR b KQkq - 0 4

It just seems too simple. I must be missing something of the challenge, but
what?

Renny

----- Original Message -----
From: "Francois Labelle" <flab at EECS.Berkeley.EDU>
To: <retros at janko.at>
Sent: Saturday, March 19, 2005 4:12 PM
Subject: [Retros] At-home initial array challenge



> Since Eric Angelini appears to be bored, here's a composition challenge:

>

> Compose an at-home proof game in 7.0 moves or less where either all the

> white pieces or all the black pieces are on the board. In other words, an

> at-home PG in 7.0 moves or less that is (16+x) or (x+16), where x < 16.

>

> According to my computer there is only one such proof game.

>

> Examples in 7.5 and 8.0 moves have been composed by Henrik Juel and Andrew

> Buchanan:

>

> http://www.janko.at/Retros/Danicum/N088.htm

> http://www.janko.at/Retros/Problemesis/N37.htm

>

> Francois

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