IMPOSSIBLE mate in 1?

Chess problem requiring an out of the box solution...

Do you see the mate in 1!?

Chess legend has this puzzle as a mate in 1, at first glance it looks good for white, with the threat of promotion,
but whatever he promotes the pawn to can be captured by the black king, simultaneously escaping the rook check…

However, at one point the rules didn’t specify that the piece you are promoting to has to be your own colour, leading to the astonishing promotion of the pawn on b8 to a black knight, which deprives the black king of it’s escape square
as it can’t capture its own piece… it’s checkmate in one.

Now unfortunately, it is illegal to promote to an enemy piece, making this mate in 1 impossible.

Funny chess puzzle, chess meme, eric rosen vs hikaru nakamura agadmator vs gotham chess.
Oh no my queen.

#chess
#chesspuzzle
#checkmate

[whiteline]

Wtf, black king can simply ride the horse and escape. 0/10

[waleblur]

“King can’t capture own piece”
ChatGPT: hold my bishop

[mickey_jim]

With rules like that, we might as well throw a fist full of pieces at our opponents face and yell "I win!"

[SergeantButters]

“Can you find the mate in 1?” ……….. “making this mate in 1 impossible”
Oh sick thanks man

[this_commenter_had_a_stroke]

Pro tip: if the enemy king is in a very defensive position, simply promote a pawn to another enemy king and checkmate that one instead

[kart]

“Can you find this mate in one?”
Me: *visible confusion*
“It’s quite simply actually, to win in one move, all you have to do is take the opponent’s king off of the board by hand”

[Maligale.]

Can you escape this checkmate? Yes. The king moves out of the map and ends up on the other side capturing the rook

[_tymk]

"mom I want chess puzzles"
"we got chess puzzles at home"
*chess puzzles at home:*

[lunaponta]

“Do YOU see the mate in one?”

“It’s quite simply actually, you just have to promote the pawn to an enemy king. Because having two kings is illegal, they lose right away.”

[ethanmhull]

When you wake up and gotta check the chess patch notes

[martinschaaf]

WTF
My pawn evolve to a Pikachu and sets the game on fire
Good game

[Cattynip-f]

I tried this against a Fide rated player and the next day I was in hospital and the doctor said there are still 2 knights in my ass that are to be taken out.

[rodaustin]

Bro made me study this situation like thrice just for bs

[srpcscootering]

Bro really turned the white pawn into a black knight. He's a wizzard.

[topsy]

"But no one told you you had to actually follow the rules of chess, so by promoting your pawn to a boot from the board game Monopoly, it will occupied the king's only escape square."

[jadenhalom]

Imagine being a rule maker and finding out you need to specify that you can't promote to a traitor

[Juan-beho]

Lucky this bug got patched in last chess update.

[onionsensei]

My dumb ass pausing the vid to think of every legal move looking for a mate.

[skllsession]

"Do YOU see the mating pattern?"
Oh yeah the mating pattern is banned btw.

Well no shit no one will see it

[Ucjesd]

Boss: Congratulations, you've been promoted.

Employee: Yes! Thank you sir!

Boss: You will be transferred to our rival company.

Employee: Uh... Do I get a higher salary?