Author: leonid
Date: 09:22:58 10/15/01
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On October 14, 2001 at 22:55:30, Terry McCracken wrote: >On October 14, 2001 at 22:44:57, leonid wrote: > >>On October 14, 2001 at 19:31:31, Terry McCracken wrote: >> >>>On October 14, 2001 at 11:28:53, Terry McCracken wrote: >>> >>>>On October 13, 2001 at 23:48:51, Miguel A. Ballicora wrote: >>>> >>>>>This is WCSAC 738: >>>>>[D]r1b2r2/3pNpkp/3pn1p1/2pN3P/2PnP3/q3QP2/4BKP1/1R5R w - - bm Qh6+; >>>>> >>>>>Der Bringer with "two best options" in analyzing mode finds >>>>>after 10 plies that Qh6+ is Mate in 11. Funny is that the uninteresting >>>>>move Qd2 is also mate in 11!! Unbelievable what computers can find. >>>>>Another cook and another position from WCSAC eliminated. >>>>> >>>>>Regards, >>>>>Miguel >>>> >>>>The position is missing a couple of pawns, one crucial! >>>> >>>>[D]r1b2r2/1p1pNpkp/3pn1p1/2pN3P/2PnP3/q3QP2/p3BKP1/1R5R w - - bm Qh6+; >>>> >>>> >>>>So the answer is *only* Qh6+!! >>>> >>>>Terry >> >>Pretty good position! Was not able to see by myself which move must lead to >>mate. Program see much better. >> >>Celeron 600Mhz. No hash. LLchess. Selective search find mate in 11 moves, in >>0.055 sec. E3-H6. >> >>Leonid. > >I first saw this position in 1989, I solved it as an excercise in mating >attacks. I am not that sure that I could see the leading move even after few minutes. Not all the time those "easy moves" is very easy to find. I expected more some mistake in a second position that real mate. >I don't remeber my time, but Qh6+!! was my first inclination, then I worked >it out in a matter of several minutes. > >I then gave it to my Mach III Master in Jan. 1990, it took it 2 min. 45 seconds >if I'm not mistaken. What is the Mach III Master? Some kind of stand alone electronic chess game? If it is what I think, the last time when I had something similar was around 13 years ago. Then it was Radio Shack made gadget. >Better time than me!;-) Try to put from time to time here some position from real life, like the last forced mate. It is fun to solve them. Leonid. >Terry
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