Chess.com daily puzzle (Warning: spoilers)

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Goofee Oct 2021 6:06pm, 27 Oct 2021 3,956 posts	0 Goofee I quickly proved it had no solution but fortunately didn’t email the originator to explain to him
larkim Oct 2021 9:46pm, 27 Oct 2021 15,898 posts	0 larkim My 13yo got it in 10s. Very distressing
Meglet Oct 2021 9:52pm, 27 Oct 2021 22,076 posts	0 Meglet I’m not getting it. Can someone explain please?
Meglet Oct 2021 9:52pm, 27 Oct 2021 22,077 posts	0 Meglet Oh hang on, is it castling?
jda Oct 2021 10:18pm, 27 Oct 2021 11,029 posts	0 jda Spoiler alert My elegant proof was of course that none of the pieces on the board could possibly cover f3 and g2 in a single move. Realising that it's possible to move two pieces took an embarrassingly long time!
SPR Oct 2021 9:36am, 28 Oct 2021 35,551 posts	0 SPR Yes that's why I was disappointed it took so long myself as I could see the issue was g2 immediately.
Meglet Oct 2021 9:55am, 28 Oct 2021 22,078 posts	0 Meglet I only got it when I started tihnking about ways pieces move that aren't normal moves.
rhb Nov 2021 11:35pm, 19 Nov 2021 1,835 posts	0 rhb I solved it today without help, first time doing so this late in the week. It seemed easier than usual though.
JulesR Nov 2021 12:45am, 20 Nov 2021 27,063 posts	0 JulesR Well done rhb! I should have solved it today, but didn’t.
Meglet Nov 2021 9:26am, 20 Nov 2021 22,120 posts	0 Meglet Didn’t need the help but didn’t get the first move initially. Once I had that then it became clear. I’m not usually clever enough to see the whole sequence