Weekly Challenge 15: Mass Explosion

In a single turn in a game of Atomic Chess vs @PS-Greedy-One-Move, have the highest number of pieces removed from the board due to an Atomic 'explosion'.

Adjudication Criteria:
1. Most pieces removed from the board in a given turn
2. Earliest move (ply) for the given explosion
3. Earliest Entry
Closing Date: Monday 26th June 1200 UTC+0

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5 pieces removed on Black's turn 3 (ply 6):
playstrategy.org/gfWpKUFF

This challenge isn't about winning the game of Atomic!

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playstrategy.org/FC38SBXF61xU
6 pieces removed on White's turn 3 (ply 5)

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I do have a few questions:

- do I (the person doing the challenge) have to be one causing the explosion?
- can you just resign etc after the explosion if it doesn't end the game?

As in does this 6 pieces on White turn 3 count (below): ?

playstrategy.org/XKD1LXYk

(not better than the previous score but just curious)

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@shinuito
- do I (the person doing the challenge) have to be one causing the explosion?
> Either player can initiate the explosion in the game.
- can you just resign etc after the explosion if it doesn't end the game?
> Yes, you can resign if you wish - it doesn't invalidate your entry

7 pieces (or pawns) on ply 18
playstrategy.org/YFHDAlT3

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playstrategy.org/gZW95th7ThaH
me getting 6 pieces on ply 5

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In the explosion, the king must explode too?

@cocopikachu there is no restriction saying the King must be included in the explosion