Chessformer Level | 21

For those still stuck on Level 21, take heart. The solution is logical, elegant, and waiting for you. And when you finally capture that star, the sense of relief is matched only by the dread of Level 22.

Slide the king right from (3,4) along row 3. It will slide, hit a stone, stop—but wait, the star is at (7,7), not row 3. Hmm. The actual solution involves the king sliding up from row 3 to row 7 in a later move, but the precise sequence is too long to detail here. chessformer level 21

Slide the rook down from (1,4) to (1,7) — the bottom-left corner. This does nothing immediately, but it repositions the rook. For those still stuck on Level 21, take heart

Slide the king up to (3,4). Now the king is aligned with the star’s column. Slide the king right from (3,4) along row 3