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Subject: Re: Mate in 9 positions

Author: Heiner Marxen

Date: 08:53:28 01/10/00

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On January 09, 2000 at 22:09:57, Laurence Chen wrote:

>On January 09, 2000 at 17:30:33, Charlie GOLD wrote:
>
>I posted the solutions for it before. Here they are again.
>
>>
>>     Ignacio Santos Crespo put these positions on the message board Jan. 3rd.
>>CAN YOUR FAVORITE PROGRAM SOLVE THEM?

>> [D] 2r3k1/1b3pq1/2r1p1p1/1p1pP1Q1/1b1B4/pN1BP1P1/2P3KR/7R w - -
>1. Na1 Rxc2+ 2. Nxc2 f6 3. exf6 Be7 4. Rh8+
>Kf7 5. Bxg6+ Qxg6 6. R1h7+ Qxh7 7. Rxh7+ Kf8 8. Qg7+ Ke8 9. Qxe7# 1-0

CHEST gives this PV (ca 1h, 500MHz, 350MB):
1. Na1 Rxc2+ 2. Bxc2 Rxc2+ 3. Nxc2 f6 4. exf6 Be7 5. Rh8+ Kf7
6. fxe7 Qxh8 7. Rxh8 e5 8. Qxe5 Bc6 9. Rf8#

The first move (Na1) is unique.  Strongest replies are: Rxc2+, f5 and f6.

Heiner



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