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Subject: Re: Forced mate position to solve... and 1 in return ...

Author: Paul

Date: 13:17:39 01/31/01

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On January 31, 2001 at 16:11:13, Christophe Theron wrote:

>On January 31, 2001 at 15:17:38, Paul wrote:
>
>>On January 31, 2001 at 13:28:30, leonid wrote:
>>
>>>Hi!
>>>
>>>If you like to solve forced mate, here is the position.
>>>
>>>[D]2Q1N1qq/rQ2NPnP/r3qpqk/1Rb1n1qp/3N1nb1/1q1Q1B1R/2QB4/2R1K2R w - -
>>>
>>>Please indicate your result... even if your program failed.
>>>
>>>Thanks,
>>>Leonid.
>>
>>Hi 2u2!
>>
>>I found about the same as Dann, a mate in 12, slightly different line tho:
>>
>>00:49 WM12 08 1. hxg8=N+ Qxg8 2. Nxg8+ Kh7 3. Nexf6+ Qexf6 4. Nxf6+ Qxf6 5. Qg8+
>>Kh6 6. Qxg6+ Nxg6 7. Rxh5+ Bxh5 8. Qxg6+ Qxg6 9. Bxf4+ Qg5 10. Nf5+ Kg6 11.
>>Qxg7+ Kxf5 12. Qe4x
>>
>>It sure looks nice, and the knight promotion at the start is a great finishing
>>touch! :)
>>
>>The next famous position is from the game Lasker,E - Thomas, don't know the
>>exact year, but it must have been in the first half of the previous century:
>>
>>[D]rn3rk1/pbppq1pp/1p2pb2/4N2Q/3PN3/3B4/PPP2PPP/R3K2R w KQ -
>>
>>White to mate in 7 moves. The KQ at the end of the line means that White can
>>still castle to both sides. Hope it isn't too easy!
>>
>>Groetjes,
>>Paul
>
>
>
>This is one is solved almost instantly by most top programs.
>
>
>    Christophe

And what's even funnier ... also by my program ;)

Paul




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