George Duke wrote on Thu, Jul 23, 2009 02:54 PM EDT:
8 __ __ __ __ __ __ __ You see things and you say ''Why?'' But I
7 __ __ __ __ __ __ __ dream things that never were and say ''Why
6 __ __ __ __ __ __ __ not?''--George Bernard Shaw 'Man & Superman'
5 __BR_ __BB_ __ __ __
4 WB_ __ __ __ __ __ __ Also by Raymond Smullyan ('Chess Mysteries
3 __ __ __ __ __ __ __ of Sherlock Holmes'). The premier variantist,
2 __ __ __ __ __ __ __ when chess variations were equal to regular 8x8
1 __ __ __BK_ __ __ __ chess, T.R. Dawson had many retrograde analyses
a b c d e f g h like this one. Here somebody, or something,
tipped the chessboard, and the White King FELL on the floor. The other 4
pieces are all correctly positioned in this endgame. WHITE HAS JUST MOVED. (a) Where was the White King? Pick him up and place him so the game can go on without interruption. (Suppose time is a factor) (b) What was White's
last move? [I added the details.]
8 __ __ __ __ __ __ __ You see things and you say ''Why?'' But I 7 __ __ __ __ __ __ __ dream things that never were and say ''Why 6 __ __ __ __ __ __ __ not?''--George Bernard Shaw 'Man & Superman' 5 __BR_ __BB_ __ __ __ 4 WB_ __ __ __ __ __ __ Also by Raymond Smullyan ('Chess Mysteries 3 __ __ __ __ __ __ __ of Sherlock Holmes'). The premier variantist, 2 __ __ __ __ __ __ __ when chess variations were equal to regular 8x8 1 __ __ __BK_ __ __ __ chess, T.R. Dawson had many retrograde analyses a b c d e f g h like this one. Here somebody, or something, tipped the chessboard, and the White King FELL on the floor. The other 4 pieces are all correctly positioned in this endgame. WHITE HAS JUST MOVED. (a) Where was the White King? Pick him up and place him so the game can go on without interruption. (Suppose time is a factor) (b) What was White's last move? [I added the details.]