Here is a game I've recently played with my 6-year-old nephew. I am the black pieces.
My last move was Bxf3.
I emphasize on this because of those of you who are thinking about 50 move rule :)
As you can see, I have an unstoppable mate (Qg2#).
It's white's move. My nephew asked me a question. I gave an answer. And then he saved the game.
- What was his question?
- What was my answer?
- How did he manage to avoid mate?
Here is the FEN string of the game:
8/kPR5/ppB1p3/3p4/1p5P/5bPq/5P2/6K1 w - - 0 1
Hint:
The question was about the rules of the game.
Apparently, I had to take the accept back
because even though
Gareth McCaughan found the move to save the white's game, the questions are not yet correct.
Here are some more hints.
Hint 2:
I am around my thirties and yes, we played this game recently. Not hundreds of years ago.
Hint 3:
I did not try to make an exception for my nephew. My aim was to win the game.
Hint 4:
The question he asked was seemingly a very simple question about the current rules of the game.
Also, him being 6-year-old is slightly relevant because children are able to think outside the box more than adults intuitively.