This is a silly question that requires some explanation.
What I mean by "pawn square" is a 3x3 square using all eight pawns with a space in the center. As a cherry on top, a knight sits in the center square. Like so:
(The pawns don't need to sit on any specific colored square. The corner pawns can sit on light or dark squares.)
In this game, Black will move wherever White asks them to move to facilitate construction of the pawn square.
What is the fewest number of turns it would it take for White to create this formation from the opening?
I managed to do it in 20.5 moves:
This is a silly question that requires some explanation.
What I mean by "pawn square" is a 3x3 square using all eight pawns with a space in the center. As a cherry on top, a knight sits in the center square. Like so:
(The pawns don't need to sit on any specific colored square. The corner pawns can sit on light or dark squares.)
In this game, Black will move wherever White asks them to move to facilitate construction of the pawn square.
What is the fewest number of turns it would it take for White to create this formation from the opening?