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Yup, I'm going to build out the reverse play when I find time in the next few weeks hopefully! I'll try to remember to comment here :) Quite probably you did j
by patrickdavey 9mo ago
Yup, I'm going to build out the reverse play when I find time in the next few weeks hopefully! I'll try to remember to comment here :)
Quite probably you did just run up against a bug in it! I'd have to see the position though.
Great question on the maximal theoretical length. Being pedantic I'd imagine infinite if I just move a knight back and forth and you move a king back and forth. (Though I disallow repeat moves for interests sake)
- gus_massa 9mo agoI mean the maximal length if both players play perfectly. If the Kings advance in the 1)"b", 2) "d" or "e", 3) "g" column in a synchronized way, they form an horizontal wall of 3 ranks that will trap the Knight at the bottom of the board. This takes 5 * 3 to go from "7" to "2" plus 1 movements to take the Knight, so in 5 * 3 +1 = 16 they should win, and the maximal amount of movements for the Knight is also 16. This use a little of hand waving, so I may be missing some corner case or brilliant strategy for the Knight. I also may be missing some obvious strategy for the Kings to win earlier. So add a few question marks here and there in the provious paragraph. > I'm going to build out the reverse play when I find time in the next few weeks hopefully! :)
- patrickdavey 8mo agoMay well have bugs as I just finished it (and really it should be baked into the UI so you can easily reverse)... however... here is the reverse play: https://minichessgames.com/#/play/kings-vs-knight https://minichessgames.com/#/play/kings-vs-knight Hope your daughter likes it.