Dark to move. Dark has 3 men and 1 king, Light 0 men and 1 king.
Win within 3 moves: at the end the opponent has no pieces left or no legal move, whatever they try.
What the position is about
- sacrifice — A piece is given up on purpose: the forced capture pulls the opponent onto the square you need.
- crowning — A man reaches the last row on the way, and the new king does the rest.
- kings on the board — At least one king is on the board, so pieces can come back as well as go forward.
Finding the way in
Try the move that gives a piece away first: a forced capture often lines the opponent's men up for a double jump.
Take your time. There is no clock on the result, and a wrong move is simply taken back so you can look again.
Show the first move
Start with 27-31. Played out against the stiffest resistance, the whole line goes: 27-31 28x19 26-23 19x26 31x22.
Solve it and the next puzzle of the same game is one tap away. Your solved puzzles are ticked in the list, in this browser only.