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Subject: Mate position?

Author: Enrique Irazoqui

Date: 11:59:52 09/03/00

[D]5qrk/p1p1b1rp/4P2Q/1p6/5P2/8/P4P1P/B5RK w - b6 0 31

Is there a program that can see a forced mate in this position? The main line is
in the PGN score below, but 31... Bd6 offers more resistance. Most programs have
trouble finding the first move, f3, let alone the mate line.

Enrique

[Event "corr"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1879.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Chigorin, Mikhail"]
[Black "Yakubovich"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "5qrk/p1p1b1rp/4P2Q/1p6/5P2/8/P4P1P/B5RK w - b6 0 31"]
[PlyCount "11"]
[EventDate "1879.??.??"]
[Source "ChessBase"]

31. f3 $1 c5 (31... Bd6 32. f5 Qe7 {(mate in 38, Fritz 6a)}) 32. f5 b4 33. Rg3
c4 34. Qxh7+ $1 Kxh7 35. Rh3+ Bh4 36. Rxh4# 1-0

Re: Mate position? Hans Havermann 20:04:45 09/05/00
Re: Mate position? Uri Blass 13:20:24 09/03/00
- Re: Mate position? Enrique Irazoqui 13:44:12 09/03/00
  - Re: Mate position? Uri Blass 13:50:04 09/03/00
    - Re: Mate position? Uri Blass 15:45:31 09/03/00
      - It's mate in 12 Enrique Irazoqui 02:52:57 09/04/00
        
        Re: It's mate in 12 Eelco de Groot 12:23:39 09/04/00
        
        Re: It's mate in 12 Enrique Irazoqui 13:46:57 09/04/00
        
        Re: It's mate in 12 Ed Schröder 23:08:48 09/04/00
        
        Re: It's mate in 12 Enrique Irazoqui 03:49:14 09/05/00
        
        Re: It's mate in 12 Uri Blass 02:18:49 09/05/00
        
        Re: It's mate in 12 Paulo Soares 17:17:45 09/04/00
        
        Re: It's mate in 12 Enrique Irazoqui 04:06:28 09/05/00
        
        Re: It's mate in 12 Paulo Soares 17:17:41 09/04/00
        
        Re: It's mate in 12 Paulo Soares 17:16:46 09/04/00

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