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An Odd Piece[Subject Thread] [Add Response]
Mike Nelson wrote on Thu, Aug 1, 2002 05:25 PM UTC:
No, the odd piece does not have the 'can-mate' property.  If the odd piece
(mDDcR) is on the seventh rank holding the bare enemy K on the eighth
while the friendly K moves in, the odd piece can't move to the eighth rank
to mate! If the odd piece is on the sixth rank, it can't hold the enemy K
on the eighth--the whole seventh rank is safe.

Two of the odd pieces, one on a even-numbered rank (or file) and one on an
odd-numbered rank (or file) should mate easily.