Author: Andy Prap
Date: 05:08:34 08/29/03
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On August 29, 2003 at 08:01:43, Jaime Benito de Valle Ruiz wrote: >On August 29, 2003 at 07:25:13, chandler yergin wrote: > >>On August 29, 2003 at 07:02:50, George Tsavdaris wrote: >> >>>On August 29, 2003 at 06:26:26, Andy Prap wrote: >>> >>>>There is a puzzle in a Newspaper today where it is said White plays + >>>>it mates in 5. What your is your engine saying? I think it takes longer than M5, >>>>as Black has some solutions. >>>> >>>>[D] 3rn1k1/pb3p2/1p1rp1p1/2q1N1P1/5P2/2PB4/PP5Q/2KRR3 w - - 0 1 >>>> >>>>What do you think? >>>> >>>Absolutely no Mate in 5 exists. Of course white is winning after Rh1. >>What's wrong with this mate? >>1.Nxf7 Kxf7 2.Qh7+ Ng7 3.Bxg6+ Kf8 4.Qh8+ Ke7 5.Qxg7# Line >>cy > >No one doubts that white can easily win here, but after > >1.Nxf7 Kxf7 > >It is probably better 2Bxg6 > >Anyway, if after 2.Qf7+ black plays 2...Ng7, it is mate in 3, yes, but if black >plays 2...Kf8, how do yo play to checkmate in 3?? As said my question was not human's move opinion but what chess engine say. My engines do not show any checkmate in 5. Yours?
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