Author: Vladimir Xern
Date: 19:30:47 05/21/05
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According to SlowChess Blitz WV after a longer think, it's a mate in 9 beginning with Rxf6. Note that the following is on my 1.4 GHz Athlon. How long for The King to find the shorter mate? SlowChess Blitz WV (94 MB hash) FEN: r4k2/pp1q1p1p/5r1N/2pp2Q1/8/1P1PP3/P2P2P1/5RK1 w - - [16] M9 04:58.5 Rxf6 Ke8 Nf5 Qc7 Qg8+ Kd7 Qxf7+ Kc8 Ne7+ Kd8 Qg8+ Kd7 Qe6+ Ke8 Nxd5+ Kd8 #mate1 [15] M9 04:21.8 Rxf6 Ke8 Nf5 Qc7 Qg8+ Kd7 Qxf7+ Kc8 Ne7+ Kd8 Qg8+ Kd7 Qe6+ Ke8 Nxd5+ Kd8 #mate1 [15] M10 03:47.8 Rxf6 {++} [15] M10 01:19.7 Qxf6 Ke8 Qh8+ Ke7 Qe5+ Kf8 Rf5 Rc8 Qh8+ Ke7 Qf6+ Ke8 Re5+ Qe6 Qxf7+ Kd8 Rxe6 a6 #mate1 [14] M10 00:45.2 Qxf6 Ke8 Qh8+ Ke7 Qe5+ Kf8 Rf5 Rc8 Qh8+ Ke7 Qf6+ Ke8 Re5+ Qe6 Qxf7+ Kd8 Rxe6 a6 #mate1 [13] M10 00:24.2 Qxf6 Ke8 Qh8+ Ke7 Qe5+ Kf8 Rf5 Rc8 Qh8+ Ke7 Qf6+ Ke8 Re5+ Qe6 Qxf7+ Kd8 Rxe6 a6 #mate1 [12] M13 00:11.3 Qxf6 Ke8 Qh8+ Ke7 Qe5+ Kf8 Nf5 f6 Qxf6+ Qf7 Qh8+ Qg8 Nh6+ Ke7 Nxg8+ Rxg8 Qxg8 c4 Qxd5 Ke8 Qe6+ Kd8 Rf8+ Kc7 Rc8+ #mate [11] M15 00:05.4 Qxf6 Ke8 Qh8+ Ke7 Qe5+ Kf8 Nf5 f6 Qxf6+ Qf7 Qh8+ Qg8 Nh6+ Ke7 Nxg8+ Rxg8 Qxg8 c4 Qg7+ Kd6 Rf6+ Kc5 Qe7+ Kb5 a4+ Ka5 <tt> [10] 20.04 00:03.1 Qxf6 Ke8 Qh8+ Ke7 Qe5+ Kf8 Nf5 f6 Qxf6+ Qf7 Qh8+ Qg8 Nh6+ Ke7 Nxg8+ Rxg8 Qxh7+ Rg7 Qxg7+ Kd6 Qxb7 [9] 17.32 00:01.6 Qxf6 Ke8 Qh8+ Ke7 Rxf7+ Kd6 Qxa8 Qxf7 Nxf7+ Ke6 Nd8+ Ke5 Nxb7 h5 Nxc5 [8] 16.24 00:00.6 Qxf6 Ke8 Qh8+ Ke7 Rxf7+ Kd6 Qxa8 Qxf7 Nxf7+ Ke6 Qxb7 a6 [7] 16.24 00:00.4 Qxf6 Ke8 Qh8+ Ke7 Rxf7+ Kd6 Qxa8 Qxf7 Nxf7+ Ke6 Qxb7 [6] 13.76 00:00.0 Qxf6 Rc8 Nf5 Qxf5 Rxf5 Kg8 Qxf7+ Kh8 Qxd5 [5] 13.76 00:00.0 Qxf6 Rc8 Nf5 Qxf5 Rxf5 Kg8 Qxf7+ Kh8 Qxd5 [5] 10.12 00:00.0 Qxf6 {++} [5] 10.12 00:00.0 Rxf6 Qe8 Qf5 Kg7 Rxf7+ Qxf7 Nxf7 [4] 8.92 00:00.0 Rxf6 Qe8 Rxf7+ Qxf7 Nxf7 Kxf7 Qxd5+ Kf6 Qxb7 [3] 8.88 00:00.0 Rxf6 Re8 Rxf7+ Qxf7 Nxf7 Kxf7 Qxd5+ Kf6 Qxb7 [3] 8.16 00:00.0 Qxf6 Qe8 Qh8+ Ke7 Qe5+ Kd8 Nxf7+ Kd7 Qxd5+ Kc7 Qxc5+ Kb8 [2] 6.32 00:00.0 Qxf6 Ke8 Nxf7
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