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9 thoughts on “Can You Solve a Quantum Consciousness Chess Puzzle? ”
First of all i thought there was only two bishops how did black get an extra one .even if u did get it back with a pawn but there should be only two blacks and two whites plz send me a post explaining it
Hi Joshua,
The way this set up is legal is that you can get any piece back when your pawn gets to the other side. One of the bishops was taken and the other two are from pawns being promoted to bishops. It’s on odd thing to do, but it is allowed.
Hi Bill, You do start with a bishop on each color, but in this case black’s bishop on white squares was taken and black has underpromoted two pawns to bishops on black squares. This legal but unusual underpromotion helps mess up chess computers and gives humans an advantage against them in solving this puzzle.
Most people will get a queen, but it is the player’s choice to have a queen, knight, rook, or bishop when a pawn reaches the 8th rank. You can get any piece of the same color other than another king, and promotion is mandatory, a pawn cannot remain a pawn. Choosing something other than a queen is known as underpromotion.
First of all i thought there was only two bishops how did black get an extra one .even if u did get it back with a pawn but there should be only two blacks and two whites plz send me a post explaining it
Hi Joshua,
The way this set up is legal is that you can get any piece back when your pawn gets to the other side. One of the bishops was taken and the other two are from pawns being promoted to bishops. It’s on odd thing to do, but it is allowed.
Only two Bishops in the game of chess.
Only two Bishops in the game of chess. Not counting the other side
I have heard of getting a queen back with a pawn but not a bishop
I have heard of getting a queen back with a pawn but not a bishop also one needs to be on white squares
Hi Bill, You do start with a bishop on each color, but in this case black’s bishop on white squares was taken and black has underpromoted two pawns to bishops on black squares. This legal but unusual underpromotion helps mess up chess computers and gives humans an advantage against them in solving this puzzle.
Most people will get a queen, but it is the player’s choice to have a queen, knight, rook, or bishop when a pawn reaches the 8th rank. You can get any piece of the same color other than another king, and promotion is mandatory, a pawn cannot remain a pawn. Choosing something other than a queen is known as underpromotion.
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