PAWNMOWER CHESS:
I DOUBLE-DOG DARE YA (AGAIN!)
Due to the enthusiastic response to Grandmaster Maurice Ashley’s
Pawnmower Chess back in February, I thought I’d break out the REALLY tough puzzles to start the new school year. You remember the concept: there is one white piece on the board and
a bunch of black pawns. Making legal moves, you have to mow down the pawns. 15 pawns, 15 moves! For example, the answer to the sample at the right would be Qc3, f6,
b6, d8, a8. Five pawns, five moves. Simple? That’s what you say now. We’ll have a drawing among the
correct answers and award a copy of Pawnmower 3, one for each puzzle. So even if you only solve one puzzle, send in your answer to:
gpetersen@uschess.org in order to be eligible. Good luck!
ROOK – 17 PAWNS, 17 MOVES
8 7 6
5 4 3 2 1
p+-zpp+-+
zp-+p+p+- p+p+-+-+ +-+ptR-+p -+pzp-+-+ +-+-+-+- -+pzpp+p+ +-+-zp-+-
a b c d e f g h QUEEN – 13 PAWNS, 13 MOVES
8 7 6
5 4 3 2 1
-+-zp-+-+ +-zp-+-+p -zpp+-zp-+ +-zp-+-+- -+-wQpzp-+
zp-+-+-+- -+-+p+-zp
+-+-+-zp- ab c d e f g h
8 7 6
5 4 3 2 1
p+-zp-+-+ +-+-+-+- -zp-+-zp-+ +-+-+-+- -+-+-+-+ +-zp-+-+- -+-+-+-+
+-wQ-+-+- a
b c d e f gh BISHOP – 17 PAWNS, 17 MOVES
8 7 6
5 4 3 2 1
p+-+p+p+ +p+p+L+p p+p+p+-+ +p+p+-+p -+p+-+p+ +p+-+p+- -+-+-+-+
+-+-+-+p ab c d e f g h
QUEEN – 12 PAWNS, 12 MOVES
8 7 6
5 4 3 2 1
-+-+-zp-+ +-+-+pzp- p+p+-+-+ +-+-+-+- -+-+-+-zp +p+Q+-zp- -+-zp-+p+
zpp+-+-+- ab c
d e f g h
KNIGHT – 13 PAWNS, 13 MOVES
8 7 6
5 4 3 2 1
-+-+-+p+ +-+-zpp+- -+-zp-zp-+ +-+p+p+p -zp-+pzp-+ +-+pzp-sN- -+-+-+-+
+-+-+-+- ab c d e f g h
KNIGHT – 16 PAWNS, 16 MOVES
8 7 6
5 4 3 2 1
-+-+pzp-+ +-+p+-zpp -+-+psNp+ +-+-zp-zpp -+-+pzp-zp +-+-+-zp- -+-+-zpp+
+-+-+-+- ab c d e f g h
October 2011
Chess Life for Kids!
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