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A King's Best Friend

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For what is a queen, but a free-range Cerberus with 8 heads?

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Free Example (Nuzzling)


8
7
6
5▽▲
4▽▲
3▽▽▽
2▲▽▲▽
1♔▲♚▲
abcdefgh
Mate in 1_ → Cc2Cb2

Mate in 1_ → Cc2Cb2
(White to move? 1.Cxc2#  Black to move? 1…Cxb2#)

Fun Exercises (Nipping)


8
7♟
6♚
5▲
4♔▲
3
2♙
1▽
abcdefgh
Rank 8: Mate in 2_k1/

Rank 8: Mate in 2_k1/
 The black king near the corner says:
"Don't mind me! I'm not part of the exercise,
but here for the Final Exam, Now!"

8♔▲
7
6♚
5♟
4♖
3♙♙▽
2
1▽
abcdefgh
Rank 7: Mate in 2_/

Rank 7: Mate in 2_/

8♔▲♞
7♝
6▽
5
4♙♙
3
2♚♙♖♝
1♜♖
abcdefgh
Rank 6: Mate in 2_/

Rank 6: Mate in 2_/

8▽
7
6
5♚▽♗
4♙♖♙▲
3♔♝♜
2
1♗
abcdefgh
Rank 5: Mate in 2_/

Rank 5: Mate in 2_/

8▲
7♔
6
5♚
4♟
3♖▽
2♙♙
1▽
abcdefgh
Rank 4: Mate in 2_/

Rank 4: Mate in 2_/

8♚♜♗♖
7
6▲♟
5▽
4♔
3
2
1
abcdefgh
Rank 3: Mate in 3_/

Rank 3: Mate in 3_/

8♚
7▲♟♝
6♔♙▽
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
Rank 2: Mate in 3_/

Rank 2: Mate in 3_/

8
7♟♟
6♚♙
5♝♟♙
4♟♙
3♙♗♘
2▲♔♙
1▽♖
abcdefgh
Rank 1: Black to move and draw_

Rank 1: Black to move and draw_

Final Exam, Now

White to move and mate in 7

1._x__+ …
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4|x - y|\(|x - y|\)18BFL40AIJ62J
5AKM22BEF44F65K
7x + y\(x + y\)26B48G67L
9EIL29C50H70BDI
11CDH31D52CGJ74M
14A35FHM56I77EGK
16GHI38E59CDM79ADK