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Piece-drop Mate #3

Piece-Drop MatePiece-drop Mate #4Piece-drop Mate #2Replace a piece to checkmateCheckmate all the kings #3Checkmate all the kings #4Possible pawn combinationsGet 6 pawns in file A or HAnother Easy Mate in 1Deliver a checkmate on a cylindrical chessboard with the least cumulative piece valueThe Minimized DropmateA “Simple” TaskPiece-drop Mate #2

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Piece-Drop Mate

Piece-drop Mate #2

Here's a third one and an interesting one at that:

Your task is to place a piece on the board as White and checkmate Black.

The correct answer is the one which places the lowest-value piece possible on the board to checkmate Black.

Outside of this piece drop, all rules of regular chess apply, including piece limits (i.e. no more than 8 pawns can be on the board at 1 point.)

Good luck! ;)

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Piece-Drop Mate

Piece-drop Mate #2

Here's a third one and an interesting one at that:

Your task is to place a piece on the board as White and checkmate Black.

The correct answer is the one which places the lowest-value piece possible on the board to checkmate Black.

Outside of this piece drop, all rules of regular chess apply, including piece limits (i.e. no more than 8 pawns can be on the board at 1 point.)

Good luck! ;)

chess

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edited Jul 27 at 22:16

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  #4 is out now - go check it out! puzzling.stackexchange.com/questions/86619/piece-drop-mate-4
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Piece-Drop Mate

Piece-drop Mate #2

Here's a third one and an interesting one at that:

Your task is to place a piece on the board as White and checkmate Black.

The correct answer is the one which places the lowest-value piece possible on the board to checkmate Black.

Outside of this piece drop, all rules of regular chess apply, including piece limits (i.e. no more than 8 pawns can be on the board at 1 point.)

Good luck! ;)

chess

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edited Jul 27 at 22:16

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I think

3 points is minimum

Where

a knight goes on f7. One of the three knights is a promoted pawn

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answered Jul 27 at 22:06

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Since the puzzle doesn't say that the checkmate must be immediate, allowing for a placement and then a move is made with mate, I believe that under these circumstances:

1 point is the minimum

Place:

A pawn on h6, and move the White rook to h7 with checkmate to follow right away. The pawn can legally be there, as it has from 4 captures from it's home square on c2.

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answered Jul 27 at 22:39

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  I said "put a white piece on the board and checkmate black." This implies that the placement checkmates Black.
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  Two things: You said it would be White to move, so black can not make any moves at all. This is a placem: the placed piece does not move to it's sqaure, it is put on the board, so my solution is correct there. The piece is placed and THEN a move is made: Two An implication is not outright: You did not say "Place it WITH checkmate," which would not allow for my solution. You said place a piece AND checkmate Black, allowing for the loophole of a non-immediate mate piece placement.
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I think

3 points is minimum

Where

a knight goes on f7. One of the three knights is a promoted pawn

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answered Jul 27 at 22:06

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  I can't even mark it correct yet!
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I think

3 points is minimum

Where

a knight goes on f7. One of the three knights is a promoted pawn

share|improve this answer

answered Jul 27 at 22:06

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  Whoa, I didn't expect you to solve it that fast!
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  I can't even mark it correct yet!
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I think

3 points is minimum

Where

a knight goes on f7. One of the three knights is a promoted pawn

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answered Jul 27 at 22:06

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Since the puzzle doesn't say that the checkmate must be immediate, allowing for a placement and then a move is made with mate, I believe that under these circumstances:

1 point is the minimum

Place:

A pawn on h6, and move the White rook to h7 with checkmate to follow right away. The pawn can legally be there, as it has from 4 captures from it's home square on c2.

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answered Jul 27 at 22:39

Rewan DemontayRewan Demontay

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  I said "put a white piece on the board and checkmate black." This implies that the placement checkmates Black.
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  – MakeHellTal
  Jul 27 at 22:43
  
  

  
  
  
  


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  An implication is.
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  But nice idea :)
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  Jul 27 at 22:44
  

  
  
  
  


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  Two things: You said it would be White to move, so black can not make any moves at all. This is a placem: the placed piece does not move to it's sqaure, it is put on the board, so my solution is correct there. The piece is placed and THEN a move is made: Two An implication is not outright: You did not say "Place it WITH checkmate," which would not allow for my solution. You said place a piece AND checkmate Black, allowing for the loophole of a non-immediate mate piece placement.
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  – Rewan Demontay
  Jul 27 at 22:47
  
  

  
  
  
  


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  Thank you! Just be sure to word all of your puzzles carefully to avoid alternative answers as best as you can! :D
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  Jul 27 at 23:10
  
  

  
  
  
  

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Since the puzzle doesn't say that the checkmate must be immediate, allowing for a placement and then a move is made with mate, I believe that under these circumstances:

1 point is the minimum

Place:

A pawn on h6, and move the White rook to h7 with checkmate to follow right away. The pawn can legally be there, as it has from 4 captures from it's home square on c2.

share|improve this answer

answered Jul 27 at 22:39

Rewan DemontayRewan Demontay

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  I said "put a white piece on the board and checkmate black." This implies that the placement checkmates Black.
  $endgroup$
  – MakeHellTal
  Jul 27 at 22:43
  
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
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  An implication is.
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  – Rewan Demontay
  Jul 27 at 22:43
  

  
  
  
  


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  1
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
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  But nice idea :)
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  Jul 27 at 22:44
  

  
  
  
  


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  Two things: You said it would be White to move, so black can not make any moves at all. This is a placem: the placed piece does not move to it's sqaure, it is put on the board, so my solution is correct there. The piece is placed and THEN a move is made: Two An implication is not outright: You did not say "Place it WITH checkmate," which would not allow for my solution. You said place a piece AND checkmate Black, allowing for the loophole of a non-immediate mate piece placement.
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  – Rewan Demontay
  Jul 27 at 22:47
  
  

  
  
  
  


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  2
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
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  Thank you! Just be sure to word all of your puzzles carefully to avoid alternative answers as best as you can! :D
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  – Rewan Demontay
  Jul 27 at 23:10
  
  

  
  
  
  

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Since the puzzle doesn't say that the checkmate must be immediate, allowing for a placement and then a move is made with mate, I believe that under these circumstances:

1 point is the minimum

Place:

A pawn on h6, and move the White rook to h7 with checkmate to follow right away. The pawn can legally be there, as it has from 4 captures from it's home square on c2.

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answered Jul 27 at 22:39

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answered Jul 27 at 22:39

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