Mate in 0 moves

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Not exactly a traditional chess puzzle, and I won't offer much of an explanation for fear of giving away the answer.



White must mate in 0 moves, meaning he must deliver a check mate without touching any of his pieces. How can he do that?



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    Not exactly a traditional chess puzzle, and I won't offer much of an explanation for fear of giving away the answer.



    White must mate in 0 moves, meaning he must deliver a check mate without touching any of his pieces. How can he do that?



    enter image description here



    Courtesy of: Chess Fruits, 1884






    chess retrograde-analysis







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      Not exactly a traditional chess puzzle, and I won't offer much of an explanation for fear of giving away the answer.



      White must mate in 0 moves, meaning he must deliver a check mate without touching any of his pieces. How can he do that?



      enter image description here



      Courtesy of: Chess Fruits, 1884






      chess retrograde-analysis







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      Not exactly a traditional chess puzzle, and I won't offer much of an explanation for fear of giving away the answer.



      White must mate in 0 moves, meaning he must deliver a check mate without touching any of his pieces. How can he do that?



      enter image description here



      Courtesy of: Chess Fruits, 1884






      chess retrograde-analysis




      chess retrograde-analysis






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          White must




          Remove the black pawn on c5 that she has just taken en passant.




          Indeed




          One move ago, wPc6 was on b5 and bPc5 was on c7. Black played c7-c5 and white took b5xc6 e.p. It just remains to remove the black pawn.




          Note that




          e7-e5 for Black followed by f5xe6 e.p. for White is not an option, because then you cannot explain how black pawns arrived on g6 and h4.







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          • I did think it would be quick, but I didn't expect that quick! nice job!
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          • It also looks like the same pattern two spaces away would be an alternate possibility.
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          White must




          Remove the black pawn on c5 that she has just taken en passant.




          Indeed




          One move ago, wPc6 was on b5 and bPc5 was on c7. Black played c7-c5 and white took b5xc6 e.p. It just remains to remove the black pawn.




          Note that




          e7-e5 for Black followed by f5xe6 e.p. for White is not an option, because then you cannot explain how black pawns arrived on g6 and h4.







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          • I did think it would be quick, but I didn't expect that quick! nice job!
            – JGibbers
            17 mins ago










          • It also looks like the same pattern two spaces away would be an alternate possibility.
            – Jeff Zeitlin
            9 mins ago














          up vote
          5
          down vote



          accepted










          White must




          Remove the black pawn on c5 that she has just taken en passant.




          Indeed




          One move ago, wPc6 was on b5 and bPc5 was on c7. Black played c7-c5 and white took b5xc6 e.p. It just remains to remove the black pawn.




          Note that




          e7-e5 for Black followed by f5xe6 e.p. for White is not an option, because then you cannot explain how black pawns arrived on g6 and h4.







          share|improve this answer






















          • I did think it would be quick, but I didn't expect that quick! nice job!
            – JGibbers
            17 mins ago










          • It also looks like the same pattern two spaces away would be an alternate possibility.
            – Jeff Zeitlin
            9 mins ago












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          accepted






          White must




          Remove the black pawn on c5 that she has just taken en passant.




          Indeed




          One move ago, wPc6 was on b5 and bPc5 was on c7. Black played c7-c5 and white took b5xc6 e.p. It just remains to remove the black pawn.




          Note that




          e7-e5 for Black followed by f5xe6 e.p. for White is not an option, because then you cannot explain how black pawns arrived on g6 and h4.







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          White must




          Remove the black pawn on c5 that she has just taken en passant.




          Indeed




          One move ago, wPc6 was on b5 and bPc5 was on c7. Black played c7-c5 and white took b5xc6 e.p. It just remains to remove the black pawn.




          Note that




          e7-e5 for Black followed by f5xe6 e.p. for White is not an option, because then you cannot explain how black pawns arrived on g6 and h4.








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          • I did think it would be quick, but I didn't expect that quick! nice job!
            – JGibbers
            17 mins ago










          • It also looks like the same pattern two spaces away would be an alternate possibility.
            – Jeff Zeitlin
            9 mins ago
















          • I did think it would be quick, but I didn't expect that quick! nice job!
            – JGibbers
            17 mins ago










          • It also looks like the same pattern two spaces away would be an alternate possibility.
            – Jeff Zeitlin
            9 mins ago















          I did think it would be quick, but I didn't expect that quick! nice job!
          – JGibbers
          17 mins ago




          I did think it would be quick, but I didn't expect that quick! nice job!
          – JGibbers
          17 mins ago












          It also looks like the same pattern two spaces away would be an alternate possibility.
          – Jeff Zeitlin
          9 mins ago




          It also looks like the same pattern two spaces away would be an alternate possibility.
          – Jeff Zeitlin
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