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New answer

I found a new solution that is 2 moves better than my previous one!

Big thanks to the answer by Retudin for the new pawn structure idea!

Pieces:

All 32 pieces have exactly 2 legal moves.

Moves:

(16 for each side, then one more for white.)

1. a4 h5 2. c4 f5 3. Nh3 Nc6 4. g4 Ne5 5. Rg1 Nf7 6. Rg3 b5 7. Rb3 Rb8 8. d4 e5 9. Ng1 Rb6 10. Na3 Rg6 11. Nc2 Ba3 12. Bh6 Rg5 13. Rb4 Nf6 14. Qb1 Kf8 15. Qa2 Kg8 16. Rb1 Ne8 17. Qa1

Position:

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Old answer

Pieces:

All 32 pieces have exactly 2 legal moves.

Moves:

(18 for each side, then one more for white.)

1. Nc3 b5 2. Nf3 g5 3. h4 Bg7 4. a4 Bd4 5. Rh2 Bb6 6. d4 Bb7 7. Bf4 Be4 8. Be5 Bg6 9. Bg7 Nh6 10. e4 Nf5 11. Bc4 Nd6 12. Bd5 Na6 13. Bb7 Nc5 14. Kf1 Ne6 15. Bf8 Ng7 16. Bc8 Nb7 17. Qb1 f5 18. Nd1 c5 19. Ne1

Position:

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New answer

I found a new solution that is 2 moves better than my previous one!

Big thanks to the answer by Retudin for the new pawn structure idea!

Pieces:

All 32 pieces have exactly 2 legal moves.

Moves:

(16 for each side, then one more for white.)

1. a4 h5 2. c4 f5 3. Nh3 Nc6 4. g4 Ne5 5. Rg1 Nf7 6. Rg3 b5 7. Rb3 Rb8 8. d4 e5 9. Ng1 Rb6 10. Na3 Rg6 11. Nc2 Ba3 12. Bh6 Rg5 13. Rb4 Nf6 14. Qb1 Kf8 15. Qa2 Kg8 16. Rb1 Ne8 17. Qa1

Position:

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Old answer

Pieces:

All 32 pieces have exactly 2 legal moves.

Moves:

(18 for each side, then one more for white.)

1. Nc3 b5 2. Nf3 g5 3. h4 Bg7 4. a4 Bd4 5. Rh2 Bb6 6. d4 Bb7 7. Bf4 Be4 8. Be5 Bg6 9. Bg7 Nh6 10. e4 Nf5 11. Bc4 Nd6 12. Bd5 Na6 13. Bb7 Nc5 14. Kf1 Ne6 15. Bf8 Ng7 16. Bc8 Nb7 17. Qb1 f5 18. Nd1 c5 19. Ne1

Position:

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New answer

I found a new solution that is 2 moves better than my previous one!

Big thanks to the answer by Retudin for the new pawn structure idea!

Pieces:

All 32 pieces have exactly 2 legal moves.

Moves:

(16 for each side, then one more for white.)

1. a4 h5 2. c4 f5 3. Nh3 Nc6 4. g4 Ne5 5. Rg1 Nf7 6. Rg3 b5 7. Rb3 Rb8 8. d4 e5 9. Ng1 Rb6 10. Na3 Rg6 11. Nc2 Ba3 12. Bh6 Rg5 13. Rb4 Nf6 14. Qb1 Kf8 15. Qa2 Kg8 16. Rb1 Ne8 17. Qa1

Position:

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Old answer

Pieces:

All 32 pieces have exactly 2 legal moves.

Moves:

(18 for each side, then one more for white.)

1. Nc3 b5 2. Nf3 g5 3. h4 Bg7 4. a4 Bd4 5. Rh2 Bb6 6. d4 Bb7 7. Bf4 Be4 8. Be5 Bg6 9. Bg7 Nh6 10. e4 Nf5 11. Bc4 Nd6 12. Bd5 Na6 13. Bb7 Nc5 14. Kf1 Ne6 15. Bf8 Ng7 16. Bc8 Nb7 17. Qb1 f5 18. Nd1 c5 19. Ne1

Position:

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New answer

I found a new solution that is 2 moves better than my previous one!

Big thanks to the answer by Retudin for the new pawn structure idea!

Pieces:

All 32 pieces have exactly 2 legal moves.

Moves:

(16 for each side, then one more for white.)

1. a4 h5 2. c4 f5 3. Nh3 Nc6 4. g4 Ne5 5. Rg1 Nf7 6. Rg3 b5 7. Rb3 Rb8 8. d4 e5 9. Ng1 Rb6 10. Na3 Rg6 11. Nc2 Ba3 12. Bh6 Rg5 13. Rb4 Nf6 14. Qb1 Kf8 15. Qa2 Kg8 16. Rb1 Ne8 17. Qa1

Position:

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Old answer

Pieces:

All 32 pieces have exactly 2 legal moves.

Moves:

(18 for each side, then one more for white.)

1. Nc3 b5 2. Nf3 g5 3. h4 Bg7 4. a4 Bd4 5. Rh2 Bb6 6. d4 Bb7 7. Bf4 Be4 8. Be5 Bg6 9. Bg7 Nh6 10. e4 Nf5 11. Bc4 Nd6 12. Bd5 Na6 13. Bb7 Nc5 14. Kf1 Ne6 15. Bf8 Ng7 16. Bc8 Nb7 17. Qb1 f5 18. Nd1 c5 19. Ne1

Position:

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Pieces:

All 32 pieces have exactly 2 legal moves.

Moves:

(18 for each side, then one more for white.)

1. Nc3 b5 2. Nf3 g5 3. h4 Bg7 4. a4 Bd4 5. Rh2 Bb6 6. d4 Bb7 7. Bf4 Be4 8. Be5 Bg6 9. Bg7 Nh6 10. e4 Nf5 11. Bc4 Nd6 12. Bd5 Na6 13. Bb7 Nc5 14. Kf1 Ne6 15. Bf8 Ng7 16. Bc8 Nb7 17. Qb1 f5 18. Nd1 c5 19. Ne1

Position:

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New answer

I found a new solution that is 2 moves better than my previous one!

Big thanks to the answer by Retudin for the new pawn structure idea!

Pieces:

All 32 pieces have exactly 2 legal moves.

Moves:

(16 for each side, then one more for white.)

1. a4 h5 2. c4 f5 3. Nh3 Nc6 4. g4 Ne5 5. Rg1 Nf7 6. Rg3 b5 7. Rb3 Rb8 8. d4 e5 9. Ng1 Rb6 10. Na3 Rg6 11. Nc2 Ba3 12. Bh6 Rg5 13. Rb4 Nf6 14. Qb1 Kf8 15. Qa2 Kg8 16. Rb1 Ne8 17. Qa1

Position:

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Old answer

Pieces:

All 32 pieces have exactly 2 legal moves.

Moves:

(18 for each side, then one more for white.)

1. Nc3 b5 2. Nf3 g5 3. h4 Bg7 4. a4 Bd4 5. Rh2 Bb6 6. d4 Bb7 7. Bf4 Be4 8. Be5 Bg6 9. Bg7 Nh6 10. e4 Nf5 11. Bc4 Nd6 12. Bd5 Na6 13. Bb7 Nc5 14. Kf1 Ne6 15. Bf8 Ng7 16. Bc8 Nb7 17. Qb1 f5 18. Nd1 c5 19. Ne1

Position:

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Pieces:

All 32 pieces have exactly 2 legal moves.

Moves:

(18 for each side, then one more for white.)

1. g4 Nc6Nc3 b5 2. b4 Nf6Nf3 g5 3. Bb2 a5h4 Bg7 4. Be5 h5a4 Bd4 5. Bg3 e5Rh2 Bb6 6. Bg2 Bc5d4 Bb7 7. Bd5 Bd4Bf4 Be4 8. Bb3 Bb2Be5 Bg6 9. Na3 d5Bg7 Nh6 10. Nc4 Bf5e4 Nf5 11. Ne3 Be4Bc4 Nd6 12. Nh3 Bg2Bd5 Na6 13. Nf4 Kf8Bb7 Nc5 14. Nd3 Bc1Kf1 Ne6 15. Nb2 Bf1Bf8 Ng7 16. Ng2 Qb8Bc8 Nb7 17. c4 Kg8Qb1 f5 18. f4 Nd8Nd1 c5 19. Kf2 Ne8 20. Ke1Ne1

Position:

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Pieces:

All 32 pieces have exactly 2 legal moves.

Moves:

1. g4 Nc6 2. b4 Nf6 3. Bb2 a5 4. Be5 h5 5. Bg3 e5 6. Bg2 Bc5 7. Bd5 Bd4 8. Bb3 Bb2 9. Na3 d5 10. Nc4 Bf5 11. Ne3 Be4 12. Nh3 Bg2 13. Nf4 Kf8 14. Nd3 Bc1 15. Nb2 Bf1 16. Ng2 Qb8 17. c4 Kg8 18. f4 Nd8 19. Kf2 Ne8 20. Ke1

Position:

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Pieces:

All 32 pieces have exactly 2 legal moves.

Moves:

(18 for each side, then one more for white.)

1. Nc3 b5 2. Nf3 g5 3. h4 Bg7 4. a4 Bd4 5. Rh2 Bb6 6. d4 Bb7 7. Bf4 Be4 8. Be5 Bg6 9. Bg7 Nh6 10. e4 Nf5 11. Bc4 Nd6 12. Bd5 Na6 13. Bb7 Nc5 14. Kf1 Ne6 15. Bf8 Ng7 16. Bc8 Nb7 17. Qb1 f5 18. Nd1 c5 19. Ne1

Position:

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