All about flooble | fun stuff | Get a free chatterbox | Free JavaScript | Avatars    
perplexus dot info

Home > Games
Which pieces don't really matter? (Posted on 2005-01-02) Difficulty: 1 of 5
Set up a chess board with all the pieces in their correct starting positions. Now remove all the Pawns. There are now four unthreatened squares on the board.

How many, and which pieces can you remove from the board so that the position and number of unthreatened squares remains unchanged?

See The Solution Submitted by Sing4TheDay    
Rating: 4.0000 (2 votes)

Comments: ( Back to comment list | You must be logged in to post comments.)
Question Does a piece "threaten" itself? | Comment 2 of 7 |

Does a piece "threaten" the square it sits on? If it does, you can also remove either (but not both) of the queen-side rooks.

Both king-side rooks are needed, however, to threaten the squares from which you removed the king-side knights.

Besides this, Joe's solution is the best I came up with, as well.


  Posted by TomM on 2005-01-02 14:32:47
Please log in:
Login:
Password:
Remember me:
Sign up! | Forgot password


Search:
Search body:
Forums (0)
Newest Problems
Random Problem
FAQ | About This Site
Site Statistics
New Comments (11)
Unsolved Problems
Top Rated Problems
This month's top
Most Commented On

Chatterbox:
Copyright © 2002 - 2024 by Animus Pactum Consulting. All rights reserved. Privacy Information