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This is how to get eighteen queens, nine per side, on one chessboard. |
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1... d5 2. c4 f5 3. g4 b5 4. a4 h5
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Getting the opening pawns in there. |
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5. a5 h4 6. Ne2 Nd7 7. Ng3 Nb6 8. axb6 hxg3 9. b7 g2 10. b8=Q g1=Q
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Got the first ones. |
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11. Qb6 Qg3 12. Qe3 Qgd6
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Now just moving those queens out of the way. |
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13. b4 g5 14. h4 a5 15. e5 d4 16. e6 d3 17. Be2 Bd7 18. f3 c6 19. O-O Qd8c7 20. Qc2 O-O-O 21. Kh1 Kb8 22. Qd1 Ka8 23. Rg1 Rb8 24. Qe1 Qd8
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Getting the kings out of the way for the next few queens. |
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25. exd7 dxe2 26. Qg3 Qd8c7 27. Qh2 Qa7
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Now the next queens! |
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28. d8=Q e1=Q 29. Qa3 Qh6 30. d4 e5 31. d5 e4 32. d6 e3
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Frees white's f and black's c pawns. |
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33. d7 e2 34. Bb2 Bg7 35. Bd4 Be5 36. f4 c5 37. fxe5 cxd4 38. e6 d3 39. e7 d2 40. e8=Q d1=Q 41. Qde7 Qed2 42. d8=Q e1=Q
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More queen development. |
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43. Nc3 Nf6 44. Nd5 Ne4 45. Nf4 Nc5
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The knights finally free white's b and black's g pawns. |
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46. bxc5 gxf4
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Now to get the queens that already developed out of the way. |
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47. h5 a4 48. Qeh4 Qda5 49. Qdg5 Qeb4 50. Qee1 Qdd8 51. Qh4f2 Qa5c7 52. Qgh4 Qba5 53. Rg3 Rb6 54. Qeg1 Qcb7+
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The only check before all queens are promoted. |
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55. Qfg2 Qdb8 56. c6 f3 57. c7 f4 58. c8=Q f2 59. c5 f3 60. c6 f1=Q 61. g5 b4 62. Qch3 Qfa6 63. c7 b3 64. g6 b2 65. c8=Q b1=Q 66. g7 f2 67. g8=Q f1=Q
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And now for the a and h pawns... |
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68. Qaf8 Qhc1 69. Raa3 Rhh6 70. Raf3 Rhc6 71. h6 a3 72. h7 a2 73. h8=Q a1=Q
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Finally, we have 18 queens. Notice that all four of the rooks are still in play? |
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74. Qxc6 Qxf3 75. Qcxb6 Qfxg3 76. Qxa5 Qxh4 77. Qxa6 Qxh3 78. Qaxb7+ Qaxb7 79. Qff1 Qhxg2+ 80. Qhxg2 Qcc8 81. Qff3 Qcc6 82. Qc1 Qf8 83. Qg8g3 Qb1b6 84. Qhh3 Qaa6 85. Qc4 Qf5 86. Qce4 Qfd5 87. Qg3g8+ Qbd8 88. Qhe6 Qac4 89. Qe4xd5 Qc4xd5 90. Qexd5 Qcxd5 91. Qfxd5 Qbxd5 92. Qg8xd5+ Qxd5 93. Qxd5+ Kb8 94. Kg2 Kc7 95. Kf3 Kc8 96. Ke4 Kb8 97. Qc6 Ka7 98. Kd5 Kb8 99. Kd6 Ka7 100. Qb5 Ka8 101. Kc6 Ka7 102. Qb7#
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