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Chess variants (10x8)

Sam has closed his piano and gone to bed ... now we can talk about the real stuff of life ... love, liberty and games such as
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12. Febbraio 2004, 16:30:00

Grim Reaper

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Argomento: Strange Checkmate

I was data mining today and found a position where the only win is a promotion of a pawn to an Archbishop where no checks are given as a result! Promoting to a Queen would draw, a Bishop would draw, and a Chancellor/Rook/Knight promotion would all lose!

The position:

white pawn on b7
black knight on a7
black bishop on c5
black king on e7
white king on e5

1. b8=A! is the only win, and it requires a total of 181 moves.