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Subject: Re: If you like forced mate...

Author: Heiner Marxen

Date: 09:34:36 01/30/01

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On January 30, 2001 at 09:27:13, Enrique Irazoqui wrote:

>On January 30, 2001 at 08:47:44, leonid wrote:
>
>>Hi!
>>
>>If you like to solve forced mate, here is one position.
>>
>>[D]3r2k1/4Qpb1/p1p3pp/8/2P1b3/1P2P1P1/P4P1n/2R1K3 b - -
>>
>>Game played in Athens in 1968 between Kokkoris and Kovalek.
>>
>>Please, indicate your result.
>
>Analysis by DEEP FRITZ   :
>
>1...Rd2--
>  +-  (1.50)   Depth: 1/4   00:00:00
>1...Rd2-- 2.Kxd2
>  +-  (5.28)   Depth: 1/5   00:00:00
>1...Nf3+!
>  +-  (2.59)   Depth: 1/5   00:00:00
>1...Nf3+! 2.Kf1
>  =  (-0.13)   Depth: 1/5   00:00:00
>1...Nf3+ 2.Kf1 Bd3+ 3.Kg2
>  =  (-0.06)   Depth: 2/7   00:00:00
>1...Nf3+ 2.Kf1 Nh2+ 3.Ke1
>  =  (0.00)   Depth: 3/11   00:00:00  1kN
>1...Nf3+ 2.Kf1 Rb8 3.Rd1 Be5
>  ²  (0.34)   Depth: 4/13   00:00:00  3kN
>1...Nf3+ 2.Kf1 Nh2+ 3.Kg1 Nf3+ 4.Kf1 Nh2+ 5.Kg1 Nf3+ 6.Kf1 Nh2+ 7.Kg1
>  =  (0.00)   Depth: 5/16   00:00:00  13kN
>1...Bc3+!
>  -+  (-#7)   Depth: 5/16   00:00:00  13kN
>1...Bc3+ 2.Rxc3 Nf3+ 3.Ke2 Rd2+ 4.Kf1 Rd1+
>  -+  (-#7)   Depth: 6/11   00:00:00  15kN
>
>(Irazoqui, Cadaqués 30.01.2001)
>
>>If you have some similar (mate found by human from international game) position,
>>please indicate it here.
>
>I found some, but they are also too easy.
>
>Enrique
>
>>Thanks,
>>Leonid.

Chest confirms that in 10.6 seconds.  Here is the complete solution tree:

 Bc3+ Rxc3 Nf3+ Ke2 Rd2+ Kf1 Rd1+ Kg2 Rg1+ Kh3 Bf5+  g4 Bxg4#
                                  Ke2 Re1#
                Kf1 Rd1+ Kg2 Rg1+ Kh3 Bf5+ g4  Bxg4#
                         Ke2 Re1#
      Ke2  Bf3#

Heiner



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