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A Logic Puzzle to Capture You8SinglePlayerInstructions, Hints & Solutions
Jfc kX i\ : \jjWelcome to Solitaire Chess, the one-player logic puzzle that uses the rulesof chess in simplified form to create a diabolical brainteaser challenge!If you’ve never played chess before, no problem – Solitaire Chess is an invitingway to hone your skills and build your chess-playing strategies. If you are achess expert, good luck to you! We think the upper levels of Solitaire Chess willbe worthy of your abilities. For everyone who enjoys a good puzzle challenge Solitaire Chess is for you!1 Plastic Game Tray(w/ Storage drawer)Drop lock into slotto secure cardsPfli fXc1Capture the chess pieces until only one piece remains on the board.1.2.3.4.YOU WIN!J\klg11. Choose a challenge mat and place it on the game tray (to slide pieces), or asthe top challenge in the storage slot (for a more secure placement).2. Place chess pieces on the challenge mat as indicated.30 Double-SidedChallenge Mats(60 Challenges)Jk\gj Kf GcXp11. Move the chess pieces according to the movement rules (pages 6-7)*Each move MUST result in a captured piece. Think ahead and plan your moves!2. If you are left with two or more pieces on the board,reset the challenge and try again.2Instruction BookletIncluding Hints & Solutions10 Chess Pieces(1 King, 1 Queen, 2 Knights, 2 Bishops, 2 Rooks, 2 Pawns)3. When there is only one piece left on the board, YOU WIN!*Movements are the same as in standard chess.3
:fdgXi e Jfc kX i\ : \jj kf JkXe[Xi[ : \jj1JkiXk\ \j kf Kip ] Pfl \k JklZb1Solitaire Chess is a one-player logic puzzle, not a chess game. Recreationalmathematicians classify it as a “chess task,” meaning that it uses the rulesof chess with appropriate adaptations.Solitaire Chess can be challenging! But as you play, you will get the hang of itand you’ll be amazed at how quickly your skills improve. When playing, here aresome solving strategies that might help you.With Solitaire Chess, the basic piece movements are the same as withstandard chess. When you evaluate each challenge and plan your strategy,you are thinking the same way you do when you are playing chess. However,chess purists will notice differences between the two games.sLook for a piece that cannot capture. You can then work backwards,because at some point during the challenge, this piece will need tobe captured.sLook for a capture “sweep,” where all other pieces are captured by onepiece. For example, all the pieces might be captured by the Queen.sWhen the King is included in a challenge, you immediately know itwill be the last piece on the board because we have designed thechallenges to work this way.The differences are:4sSolitaire Chess is a one-player game; all the pieces are the same color.sEvery move you make must result in a capture.sPawns can be placed anywhere on the board. They may only move up theboard by diagonally capturing another piece.sIf you are an experienced chess player, look for “unnatural” moves,such as capturing the Queen first.sPawns are not promoted when they reach the top rank (top row).ssThere is no “check” rule for the King.Examine the Knight very carefully. It is one of the hardest pieces toanalyze because of its L-shaped movement.sBy our design, every challenge that uses a King will end with the King asthe last remaining piece. (This is not a rule; it is a hint for you.)sExamine all the possible captures on the board, systematicallyand completely. Make sure you don’t miss any possibilities everychallenge does have a solution!sUse our hint system (pages 9-12) to give yourself a boost.5
Dfm\d\ek Ilc\j1 See challenge icon key on page 8.King captures after moving exactly one squarehorizontally, vertically or diagonally.Bishops capture after moving across any number ofvacant squares diagonally.The challenges are designed such that in the solutionthe King will never be captured.Bishops always remain on their original square color.Queen captures after moving across any number ofvacant squares horizontally, vertically, or diagonally.Rooks capture after moving across any number ofvacant squares vertically or horizontally.Knights capture after moving in an “L” (or inverted“L”) with two steps in one direction, a 90 turn and onestep in the new direction.Pawns capture after moving diagonally up one space.Pawns can only move upward.Knights are the only pieces that can jump over otherpieces. They capture only the piece that occupied thefinal square.6Unlike regular chess, pawns are NOT promoted whenthey reach the top row.7
Jfc kX i\ : \jj : Xcc\e \ @Zfej G \Z\j1Jfc kX i\ : \jj ? ekj1Solitaire Chess is a hard puzzle for many reasons. To be successful youoften have to play through the whole sequence in your mind before you startmoving the pieces.For those times when you think you are really stuck, we provide a hint systemto give you a boost. On the following pages, for each challenge we providethree types of hints:s The first piece to move – page 10s The first piece to be captured – page 11s The last piece remaining on the board – page 12King8QueenBishopKnightRookPawnAlso, you’ll notice we have interspersed the order of the hints, so hints in the samelevel of play are not next to each other. This design is intentional, so you don’taccidentally glance at a hint for your next challenge before you are ready for it.8Yflk k \ @em\ekfi1Fli G cfjfg p1Solitaire Chess was invented by Vesa Timonen, a software engineer livingin Finland. His interests include puzzles, magic, programming and woodworking. This is Vesa’s second ThinkFun product; the first being the AhaBrainteaser, Rec-Tangle.Play each challenge through, then come back in a few days and play itagain and again. Solitaire Chess is not only great fun; it’s great brainexercise. You’ll be surprised at what you’ve remembered and forgotten eachtime you play.9
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