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Subject: Re: Mate in 10!

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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