Answer by Rosie F for Longest Sequence For Any Piece To Reach A Certain Square
The best example I could find in PDB is this one:[Title "Theodor Steudel: Problemkiste 66, Dec 1989, no. 2339. Za6 in 12"][StartFlipped "0"][fen "8/1p1p1p2/1P1P1P1P/8/p7/p1p1p1p1/2P1P1P1/k1K w K - 0...
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Thanks for the fun question, and welcome to CSE! For this kind of construction problem, the king is obviously the piece to choose.Addendum 10/12/2020: The position that used to be here proved...
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It depends on the exact position.If white only has the king left, and in your position black only their rook, bishop and king, then it would take forever. Or at least untill the 50 move rule kicks in....
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What is the longest sequence of moves (by both White and Black) wherein White attempts to move one of their pieces from one square to another? Assume Black makes every move optimal towards the purpose...
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