Learn the rules to the Gardner Puzzle game 1D Chess quickly and concisely – This video has no distractions, just the rules.
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RULES:
The object of this single player puzzle game is to figure out how white can checkmate black’s king. On a 1 by 8 board, place white’s pieces from left to right: King, Knight, and Rook. Mirror this setup for black. The king moves 1 square in either direction. The knight jumps 2 squares in either direction. The Rook moves any number of squares in either direction. You are not allowed to castle. The game is a draw if you stalemate, have insufficient material, or repeat the same board position 3 times in a game. Can you figure out how white can checkmate black? Check out the link in the description for where you can play online for free.
Well white will always win the game.
Here's how:
1. Nd1 Ne1 (1. … Rxd1 (1. … Re1 2. Rb1 Rf1 3. Nxf1#) 2. Rxd1 Ne1 3.Rxe1#) 3. Nxf1+ Kg1 4. Rd1 Kxf1 5. Rb1 Kg1 6. Rxe1#
White will win if it's his turn first, if you think black would play first then the game is for black!
That's why it doesn't exist in tournaments and in official chess events.
I win !
46425 checkmate
1- Re1————Re1
2-Rxe1———-Nxe1
3-Nd1———–Ng1
4-Nf1#———White WINS!
is it just me or i cant see the pieces
Pretty sure this is already a solved game haha
Move your knight first as white
thats easy
i won
Knight to 4
Knight take rook
Rook to 4
Rook to 2
And Rook take Knight
CHECKMATE!!!
The narrator doesn't mention here, but Gardner is the Martin Gardner who had a fascinating column in Scientific American for many years. This info. is given in the first link of the description.
I see a mate in 5
lets say the boards coordinates are 1-8, 1 is where the white king is and 8 is where the black king is. then the move order would be. White Knight 4, Black knight 5, White knightXBlack rook 6, Black king 7, white rook 4, Black kingXWhite knight 6, white king 2, Black king 7, White rookXBlack knight 5. Checkmate
I won once with a rook but I don't remember what I did and I'm trying to replicate it
Hmmmmm i played it but it somehow stalemate even though white knight can move behind black king and everywhere black king move is dead
kn4 kn6 r4 ki2 r5
A moment of silence for that knight 💀
This is a forced draw, what are you even talking about?!
This is a forced draw and checkmate can only occur, if black plays a particular set of moves
Nd
Rxd
Rxd
Ne
Rxe#
This is just like tic tax toe. Just stalemate or be dumb and lose
'the rules are the same as regular chess'
also changes the entire game
CHECKMATE!
Imagine an L vs Kira duel with this
This is crazy. White can force a draw on the first move with stalemate.
Can you do a tutorial on 4D chess?
Your website doesn't work in Firefox – the pieces don't appear
Stockfish says M2
So basiclly if here here there chess takes and mate
White to move mate in 2
Knight to a4 rook takes a4 rook takes a4 mate
he did not say who wins the game
xd is ez
move your knight straight twice,
move the rook 1 space to the right
move the king 1 space to the right
than take the knight with the rook
Not too hard, I got it second try. Quite fun though
I don’t understand how it doesn’t just end in stalemate every time
"Rules are the same as normal chess."
"The knight moves completely differently."
That weird knight move hurts me, at least it jumps…
Ah, this is more my speed
1. N4
If black plays Rx4, then 2. Rx4, N5, 3. Rx5++
If black plays R5, then 2. K2, R6, 3. Nx6, N5, 4. Rx5, K7, 5. N4++
If black plays N5, then 2. Nx6, K7, 3. R4, Kx6, 4. R2. If black plays N3, then 5. Rx3++. If black plays K7, then 5. Rx6++
So, it is always checkmate in a maximum of 5 moves.
I got a draw
Ah, finally got it
Needed 5 minutes to solve it… easier then i thought
lets go in did it
move knight
take rook check
move rook right
move king
take knight checkmate
PvZ be like
I prefer -1 or iD chess where there is a 0 x 0 board, and no pieces are on there. There's also no players. No draws, wins, or losses.. Just existing.
There is an answer:
N4 (R5(R4 R4 N5 R5) R2 (R6 N6) R4 R4 N5 R5) N5 N6 K7 R4 K6 R2 (N3 R3) K7 R5
GG IT takes me 10 minutes
solved
took a few attempts but here's my solution:
1. N4 1. N5
2. Nx6+ 2. K7
3. R4 3. Kx6
4. K2 4. K7
5. Rx5#
What the f**k did whoever invented this version of Chess bring upon this planet?
So gooooooooooooooooood
R6 is stalemate in one move