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Here be a hearty return to the original point of this series: retrograde analysis!

Number Of Moves: 12

Checkmater: White

Given Game:

  1. ? ?

  2. ? ?

  3. ? ?

  4. ? 0-0

  5. ? ?

  6. ? ?

  7. ? ?

  8. Nf6+ Kh8

  9. ? ?

  10. ? ?

  11. Nxf5 ?

  12. Ng6#

Cryptic Clue #1: The black king dies a lonely death.

Cryptic Clue #2: No white queens or bishops are allowed.

Cryptic Clue #3: The white rook pawns do not move at all.

Cryptic Clue #4: (Optional): What words awoke the time traveler who came from the blue train?

Task: To use retrograde analysis and give an answer with all of the question marked moves solved, along with reasons for each move and all of the cryptic clues. A simple PGN post shall suffice. A link is optional.

Good luck, and go find those notations!

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Since the clue explicitly said:

Cryptic Clue #1: The black king dies a lonely death.

He got cornered and died alone.

Cryptic Clue #2: No white queens or bishops are allowed.

(No queen and bishop moves by white.

Cryptic Clue #3: The white rook pawns do not move at all.

No rook pawn moves by white.

I think the following move set do the job:

1. d4 e5
2. dxe5 Bd6
3. exd6 Ne7
4. Nf3 O-O
5. Nc3 f5
6. Nd5 g5
7. dxe7 h5
8. Nf6+ Kh8
9. exf8=N g4
10. Nh4 Qe8
11. Nxf5 Qe7
12. Ng6#

Given moves are bolded.

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  • $\begingroup$ Adding to what @RewanDemontay said, this is the retrograde analysis! (The actual purpose of this comment was more to do with reminding myself of that xD) $\endgroup$
    – Mr Pie
    Commented Apr 24, 2019 at 15:15
  • $\begingroup$ Not sure what's more to explain. Since there is no bishop and queen to move the only possible way is using pawn and knight. $\endgroup$
    – Shinjo
    Commented Apr 25, 2019 at 10:15

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