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Subject: Re: Just few pieces more. Still position is very easy.

Author: Heiner Marxen

Date: 08:09:41 03/07/02

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On March 07, 2002 at 08:47:50, leonid wrote:

>On March 06, 2002 at 15:10:33, Daniel Clausen wrote:
>
>>On March 06, 2002 at 15:05:01, Dann Corbit wrote:
>>
>>>On March 06, 2002 at 15:00:46, Terry McCracken wrote:
>>>
>>>>On March 06, 2002 at 14:33:05, Dann Corbit wrote:
>>>>
>>>If castling rights can be hidden (missing from the position description) then
>>>why not pieces?
>>>;-)
>>>[D]5Q1Q/5Q1Q/5Q1Q/5Q1Q/8/6P1/6k1/4KR1R w K -
>>
>>Sorry Dann, but this position is illegal. There was no valid white move for each
>> last black move. (I hope I didn't overlook something...)
>>
>>Sargon :)
>
>And how about few pieces more?!
>
>[D]4bQqQ/4bQBQ/4qQnQ/4NQqQ/4BqNq/4qqPq/4nrkr/4KRqR w - -
>
>Position is still very accessible.
>
>And what is your solution?
>
>Leonid.

Obviously you could not resist!  :-))

After mere 1.7 seconds (Athlon 1500+) Chest finds a mate in 9:
PV: Rxh2+ Qhxh2 Nxe3+ Kh1 Bxf3+ Rg2 Bxg2+ Qxg2 Qxh4+ Qfxh4 Qxh4+ Qxh4 Qhxh4+
Nxh4 Qhxh4+ Qh2 Qf3#

So, this was not very hard ;-)

Cheers,
Heiner



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