All Glory to God! Chess Solution

If you are here for the Six Queen Chess Theory, you’er in the right place, but first I have something else that is more important to write about.

(Yes, I know, you could just scroll down to the Chess content, but I do ask that you might consider reading the content below, as well??? 🙂 )

If we are shown a magic trick, that takes us in, then we can be left with a feeling of awe and wonder. But if the trick is explained to us, the awe and wonder can then be replaced with understanding.

Last week I posted about a chess game that took my breath away, just a bit, as I was playing it. (Link Here)
But, as time has gone on, I’ve since had time to review what happened, and the mechanics of the game. As such, I’m starting to understand just how things came together a bit, and that they could happen again in the future.
The game did have a feeling of magic to it, but as time has gone on, the magic, seems to have been the magic of discovering a solution, rather than magic itself.

I have to admit that I’ve probably got a bit carried away with the game in question. At the end of the day, the finishing part of the game was more of a chess puzzle, that I stumbled into a solution of, by actually doing it. 🙂

(For those who are interested, I’ll share my chess theory about the game in question, that may help others to have a similar type of game, at the end of this post.)

As I’ve pondered on the game, some of the awe and wonder, has just gone away, as I’ve realised that it’s now just a solved puzzle, rather than the magical event, that I first thought it was.

It’s kind of left me with a sense of that, I can actually tell the difference between a fairytale, or a magic trick, or a magical experience, and the actual truth.

Psalm 34:8
 Taste and see that the Lord is good;
    blessed is the one who takes refuge in him.

I’ve made the choice to follow my Lord God Almighty, as such, I have experience that confirms to me, that the above scripture, is true.
I’ve not been hoodwinked by a fairy tale, or some kind of scheme or magic trick, as I was initially by the chess game.
On the contrary, as I have continued to look into the bible, and the claims of Jesus, the more I have been convinced, that He is the real deal.

There is a narrow path, that I have gladly chosen to walk.
I do not walk this path, because I am a fool who has been hoodwinked or misled, but because I have a knowledge that convinces me, that it is based in absolute truth, for I have looked into, who Jesus is, and the claims that He made, and I am utterly convinced that He is the Real Deal!

That Jesus Is God, who took on human form.
Who lived a human life, and was then crucified on a cross.
Who then, three days later, was raised back to life.
Who then appeared to many people, and then gave many convincing proofs, that it was actually Him, Jesus Christ, The Risen Lord God Almighty.
I also know, that I will go to be with Him, when I leave this earth, as I have asked Jesus into my heart and life, as Lord and Saviour.
You too could do this, and then have a peace about your final resting place.

If you would like to know the truth, then seek it out, and you shall find it.

Matthew 7:7-8
⁷ “Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. ⁸ For everyone who asks receives; the one who seeks finds; and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened.

John 3:16-17
¹⁶ For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. ¹⁷ For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him.

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If there is anyone who would like to seek out the Truth, I do have an archive page of posts with an outreach feel to them.
(Posts that try to shine a light, on the Truth.)
If you feel lead to, then please do consider having a look. (Link below)

Posts with an Outreach feel.

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For those who are here for the chess content, it starts from here.
I do ask that you do consider reading the above content.
It may not only be a saving read for you in the here and now, but it could also have a lasting impact on your final resting place???

Six Queens on a chess board, and no stalemate, How is this possible???

After having played the game, it’s the diagonals that appears to be the starting place to understanding how this can work out.
With that in mind, the board below has an excessive number of bishops on it. (This is for the theory, not game play.)
After you place 8 bishops onto one end of the board, then there is a safe zone from the 8 bishops. If you wanted to go to the extreme, then you could also place an extra 12 bishops onto the board, that are then unable to see the safe zone. As seen in the green squares below.

If we changed the 8 bishops to queens, then there is no safe zone. But if the king is placed onto the board in the right location, then there is a safe zone directly in line with the king. This because of how the diagonals come into play.
Again, if we want to take this to the extreme, then just a few more queens can be added to the board, yet the safe zone remains in place, as below. (Oddly enough, there is even room for 3 more queens, over the bishops.)

Now, if we go back to the 6 queen game, and apply these principles to the board, then we can start to understand how the safe zone for the white king can be formed.

The first task would be to shepherd the white King down the board, and contain it in a safe zone.
A possible position to aim for is shown below.

All other pieces have been removed from the board for clarity.
The white King is able to move between E5 and E8, and will be not hindered by any promotions to queens, on the first rank.
(Unless a Queen promotes on A1, in which case E5 becomes unavailable to the white king.)

Once all the pawns have been promoted to Queens, we then want to line the Queens up, as below.

As the black king moves across the board, the safe zone for the white king moves with it, but shrinks, following the profile of the bishop safe zone, we saw above. (As there are 2 less pieces on the board for the six queens set up, the possible safe zone has a few extra spaces on one side of the board.)

As the black king reaches C2 (viewing the board from black’s side) the number of safe squares is reduced to 4.
Which then reduces down to 1 when the black king reaches B1, as the black king then takes control of the A2 square.
If it was white’s move on the above board, then it would be a stalemate, as white has no legal moves. But because of the tempo, it’s black’s move, as white just moved to the safe square.
(In order to keep the tempo in black’s favour, the black King must be on C2, before moving to B1.)

The need for black to get a check at this point, is of the highest magnitude!
There is the second option of moving the black pieces, in such a way, so that white would then have at least 2 safe squares, but this would be going backwards, so why would anyone want to do that?

There are multiple opportunities for a check, that would then result in a Checkmate, but, I believe that there are two options (at this point), that will lead to a total board domination solution.

During my 6 queen Checkmate game, I stumbled into the beautiful solution of moving the H1 queen to H8.
The effect this had, can be seen clearly below.

The safe square for white moves from B8 to B7.
This is because when the queen was on H1, it was watching B7.
As it moves to H8, it is now watching B8 instead.

If you would like to search out the other move to make, to move the safe square, then stop reading for the moment, and have a look.

Did you find it? Moving the H1 queen to H2, then moves the safe square from B8 to A8.

I’m not going to be looking into all the possibilities for how many solutions there are for a board domination Checkmate, as I’d get tired of writing it, and you’d probably get bored reading it. So I’ll just focus on the solution that I stumbled into. 🙂

The same scenario applies to the G1 queen moving to G7, and all the other following moves, of the queens, until the position below is reached, and there are no more safe squares, as the king comes into play, leaving the safe square with nowhere to move to. This then leads to the total board domination position, as seen below.

This position was a first for me!
I don’t know for sure if it’s a first ever, but maybe it is???
I have looked for it on the web, and not found anything.

If I am the first to publish this solution, then do I get the privilege of naming it?
If yes, then I would like to call it…..

All Glory to God! Chess Solution.
Which was given to, and then written up by Wannabe Christian Doorman.

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Update

The final position is most definitely, a known/solved position, for me.

I can write this, as I’ve now had, maybe a little bit too much fun with it… ??? 🙂

I’ve been repeating it, against the Bots, on Chess.com. Could you do likewise???

Martin, is the easiest to achieve this with.

As a challenge, what is the highest rated Bot, that you could do this to???

(Part of the challenge with Martin, is trying to convince him to take your excess pieces. 🙂 )

I Beat Martin!https://www.chess.com/game/computer/348095638

Martin, isn’t the only one I’ve done this to. I think that the highest rated Bot that I’ve done this to so far is Wendy, rated 1500

I Beat Wendy!
https://www.chess.com/game/computer/333704276

(I’ve been doing this against Bots, as doing to an actual person, just seems a bit mean to me.)

I’ve also worked out, that an all board dominating position, can also be achieved with just 5 Queens, plus the King, as below.

Because the King looks a bit untidy, in the above board, I had to have another go. 🙂

I Beat Steve Aoki!
https://www.chess.com/game/computer/352130172

With my playing with it, I’ve also come to realise, that there is a rook variation of the, All Glory to God! Chess Solution. that can be achieved.

For this variation, I want to be shouting out…

Bring Out The Rooooks!!!

I Beat Google En Passant Bot!
https://www.chess.com/game/computer/339455330

If 5 Rooks wasn’t enough, I’ve also now completed a version with 7 Rooks.

I Beat Martin!
https://www.chess.com/game/computer/361435014

I dare say that there are a few more variations that can be achieved. Different variations of Rooks and Queens being the most obvious. (Yes, I’ve done a few of them as well.) But I’m now reaching (reached) the point of, “Enough is Enough already!!!” 🙂

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I thought that I’d covered most of the main variations, but it seems that I have one more to add. There is a Seven Queen Solution, that can be achieved.

My aim was to have seven Queens, but Martin was so generous towards me, and he let me have nine. I had to sacrifice two, in order to achieve the finish above.

I Beat Martin!
https://www.chess.com/game/computer/388113422

Because Martin was so generous, and let me have nine Queens, I wondered if he would let me have ten Rooks???

It seems like the answer is yes. 🙂

I Beat Martin!
https://www.chess.com/game/computer/403861629

After achieving a ten Rook Checkmate, I couldn’t help but wonder if I could find a fun nine Queen position??? I had to try for something slightly different to the lining the Queens along the same diagonal though. (Too many Queens for that. 🙂 )

I Beat Martin!
https://www.chess.com/game/computer/418099097

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I had thought that Martin Bot was the only one who would let me have nine Queens, but Nelson Bot, (rated 1300) also appears to be a rather generous Bot. 🙂

I Beat Nelson!
https://www.chess.com/game/computer/448954869

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I’m hoping that with this latest update to this post, this will be the final update???

It seems that Martin Bot, wants to have the last word/game … ???

Could you beat Martin Bot, without loosing a single piece?

If yes, then could you end up with an Epic Finishing Position, that makes No sense???

I’m thinking that it’s going to be hard to top this final position?

I Beat Martin!
https://www.chess.com/game/computer/511795789

All this crazy chess playing, started with a little Six Queen Checkmate game, that led to the All Glory to God Chess Solution theory, that then enabled me to play the above games. 🙂

As much fun as it has been, I’m hoping that I’ve worked out all or most of the Crazy Chess, our of my system, and that I can now try to learn, how to play the game, in a more sensible way. (There’s still so much for me to learn.)