Joe Joyce wrote on Sun, Mar 30, 2014 06:02 PM UTC:
I should know better than to comment when not feeling well, but have never learned that particular lesson. Sorry about the bede jumping comment.
However, the king can reach 25 - counting its starting position - squares. How many pieces would be required to cover all 25 squares, and prevent the king from capturing any of them? How likely are those positions to arise?