[Retros] Shaving yet another Queen off "N1AK"?

[Noam Elkies]

Kevin Begley <kevinjbegley at gmail.com>wrote:


> I shaved one unit off N1AK.

>

> fen: 8/8/7K/8/QQQQQQQQ/8/8/8

> Stip: Add one unit.

> Sol:  +bKh8


Does this attempt at removing another Queen work?

  . . . . . Q . .
  . . . . . . Q .
  . . . . . . . Q
  . . . . K . . .
  Q . . . . . . .
  . . Q . . . . .
  . Q . . . . . .
  . . . Q . . . .

White Ke5, Queens a4,b2,c3,d1,f8,g7,h6
(I'm visiting a friend so can't reliably construct FEN)

Add one unit: +bKe7

NDE