Turmoil reigns at the Court of the White King; all pieces oppose one another.

The King and his entourage (The queen, king, and the 3 pieces to his right) can be spread inside the 5 x 5 domain from [Q1 - KR5] with only the King on the first rank, where he is at home.

During this state of upheaval no piece threatens another.

Within a smaller domain than the given 5x5 space, place the pieces such that the Queen can force "mate" in just one move while remaining free from aggression herself, though possibly threatening others. (I note two different arrangements)

Note:
1. Other than the "domestic aggression" all chess rules still apply.
2. No dimension of the smaller domain is greater than 5.

Bonus:
1. How many cases of the White Court's disarray can you find? I have slightly over 30.

2. Offer one where Q and KB files are vacant.

(In reply to re: Solution by Charlie)

The solution, I believe you are referring to, Charlie, is shown below. The king cannot escape to kb2 as it is checked by the Knight. Of the other four positions that the King can move to, q2 is checked by the Rook and Knight, k2 is checked by the Bishop, kb1 is checked by the Queen and q1 is checked by the Rook, Bishop and Queen. Thus the King has no escape if the Queen moves to either of the two ! indicated positions. 

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.N.B.  
R....  
....Q  
.K.!!  

Edited on October 22, 2007, 1:42 pm

Posted by Dej Mar on 2007-10-22 13:39:19