As requested, a cook solution was quickly found
to the Lion endgame problem I posted this
morning. Noam Elkies emailed me a straightforward
solution that I should not have missed. I had intended
the solution that Glenn C. Rhoads found in the above
post. Sorry for the waste of time.

Here is a simple mate in two with a Lion that I am pretty
sure has no cook.

White to play and mate in two.
White (5): K on e1, R on a1, B on a4, N on b5, L on a5.
Black (2): K on b2, P on b4.

If any one has a source for Lion problems please
email. Thanks, Daniel VanArsdale

"Glenn C. Rhoads" wrote:

Daniel VanArsdale wrote in message ...

The Lion (L) moves on the lines a Queen moves, except that it
must first vault over a piece of either color to move on the
line just beyond. Unlike the Grasshopper, it may continue
on this line for as long as there are vacant squares, or until
it captures an opposing piece.

White draws.
White (3): Kg8, Ld1, Pd7
Black (2): Ke7, Ph6.

"Beatnik Chess" is at:
http://www.silcom.com/~barnowl/beatnik-chess.htm

I'm assuming white moves first.

SPOILER WARNING



1. d8=Q+! Kxd8
2. Kf7 h5
3. Ke6 h4
4. Kd5+ Kany
5. Ke4 and the King catches the h-pawn