R: 1.Bb4-c5+?, then forwards
1.Bc5+? bxc5=
1.Bc3+ Kc5+
2.Bd4+? Kxd4=,Kxd6=
2.Bb4+ Kd4
Inescapable draw
R: 1.Bb4xSc5+? No alternative.
R: 1.Bb4xPRQc5+? too many bPs
R: 1.Bb4xBc5+!, then forwards 1.Bb4-c3# was ok
The stipulation is retro so DP rule is switched right away. Next move is certainly 1... bxc5=, so the position is dead. So what alternatives might White have?
R: 1.Bb4-c5+? Alternative 1.Bb4-c3+ enters perpetual check loop with the only escapes being stalemates. So no checkmate is possible (even were 3Rep/5Rep/50M/75M/DP rules removed)
R: 1.Bb4-c5+?, then forwards
1.Bc5+? bxc5=
1.Bc3+ Kc5+
2.Bd4+? Kxd4=,Kxd6=
2.Bb4+ Kd4
Inescapable draw
R: 1.Bb4xSc5+? No alternative.
R: 1.Bb4xPRQc5+? too many bPs
R: 1.Bb4xBc5+!, then forwards 1.Bb4-c3# was ok
The stipulation is retro so DP rule is switched right away. Next move is certainly 1... bxc5=, so the position is dead. So what alternatives might White have?
R: 1.Bb4-c5+? Alternative 1.Bb4-c3+ enters perpetual check loop with the only escapes being stalemates. So no checkmate is possible (even were 3Rep/5Rep/50M/75M/DP rules removed)