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    V. Ropke

    V. Ropke is a chess composer, famous for his joke chess puzzle, created in Skakbladet in 1942.
    V. Ropke

    V. Ropke is a chess composer, famous for his joke chess puzzle, created in Skakbladet in 1942.

    The Hardest Chess Puzzle

    Section: Brain Teasers Category: Chess
    Difficulty: Easy

    White to move and mate in 6. Can you tell what is so unusual about this puzzle?

    SOLUTION

    What is so unusual about this puzzle is that there is only one possible income of the game. The moves are as follows:

    1. d4 b5
    2. d5 b4
    3. axb4 a3
    4. b5 a2
    5. b6 a1Q
    6. b7#
    V. Ropke October 3, 2020
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