Chess Puzzle - Solitaire Chess

Solitaire Chess

Solitaire Chess

Solitaire Chess is a chess puzzle produced by ThinkFun. The puzzle is played on 4x4 board. The starting position contains several chess pieces. The solver may play capturing moves only. The goal is to achieve a final position that contains only a single piece (similar to peg solitaire). There are no pawn promotions and the king can be captured as other pieces.

An example of Solitaire Chess puzzle is shown at the right. The solution is: 1.Nxb2, 2.Rxb2, 3.Rxb3.

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