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		raam86 on Sept 19, 2015 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The Hardest chess problem in the world? Can't the knight capture the white king resulting in checkmate for black?

IkmoIkmo on Sept 19, 2015 [–]

No, it'd have to be in the position of the white pawn in the initial position to reach the king. It moves two pieces (not three) horizontally and 1 piece vertically, or vice versa.

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