A Warped Chess Maze

Question

A chess maze is a kind of chess puzzle where:

Only one side moves (and that side usually only has one piece).

That side must capture a piece with every move.

The goal is to capture all of the opposing pieces.

This chess maze is special, though. White always moves. Whenever White's only piece makes a capture, it turns into the piece it just captured. For example, on 1. Rxg1 a possible next move is 2. Nxh3.

Clarification: If the white piece turns into a pawn, it moves the same way as a white pawn.

A correct solution will have no pieces remaining except a white king on h8.

Good Luck!

score 17 · Accepted Answer · answered Oct 16 '18 at 16:48

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I believe this may be the solution:

1. Rxa5
2. Bxd8
3. Bxf6
4. Nxd5
5. Rxd2
6. Bxh6
7. Nxf7
8. Rxa7
9. Bxg1
10. Nxh3
11. Rxh5
12. Bxg6
13. gxh7
14. Rxh8

answered Oct 16 '18 at 16:48

gabbo1092

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Nice answer! Think I might’ve got you though! ;) +1 from me!! – El-Guest Oct 16 '18 at 16:50
Giving my +1 here because of the typo in the slightly faster answer, which wasn't fixed until after this was posted. – Joel Rondeau Oct 16 '18 at 17:08
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Here is a visual guide – PuzzlingFerret Oct 17 '18 at 11:19

El-Guest · Answer 2 · 2018-10-16T16:51:53.753

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Let’s see:

1. Rxa5
2. Bxd8
3. Bxf6
4. Nxd5
5. Rxd2
6. Bxh6
7. Nxf7
8. Rxa7
9. Bxg1
10. Nxh3
11. Rxh5
12. Bxg6
13. gxh7
14. Rxh8

edited Oct 16 '18 at 16:51

answered Oct 16 '18 at 16:47

El-Guest

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Darn I took too long double checking. I think you might have made a typo in your 3. the bishop cant move along d – gabbo1092 Oct 16 '18 at 16:51
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Whoops! That was supposed to be f. Good catch, thanks @gabbo1092! – El-Guest Oct 16 '18 at 16:52

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