Author: Djordje Vidanovic
Date: 17:22:55 01/31/01
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On January 31, 2001 at 17:24:36, Christophe Theron wrote:
>On January 31, 2001 at 16:17:39, Paul wrote:
>
>>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
>
>
>
>Congratulations. That's good, but don't make the mistake to focus too much on
>solving problems or test suites.
>
>
>
> Christophe
The previous mate in 12 is solved by Gambit Tiger in the following manner:
[White "Gambit Tiger"]
[Black ""]
[Remark "-0:02.00"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "2Q1N1qq/rQ2NPnP/r3qpqk/1Rb1n1qp/3N1nb1/1q1Q1B1R/2QB4/2R1K2R w - - 0 1"]
1.hxg8N+ Qxg8 2.Nxg8+ Kh7 3.Nexf6+ Qexf6 4.Nxf6+ Q5xf6 5.Qg8+
Kh6 6.Qh8+ Kg5 7.Qxg6+ Qxg6 etc {(0:02.31)} +299.77
Machine: my new Duron 800. Not o/cd yet... Hash: 32MB. Will try it with
bigger hash later on.
BTW, Christophe, just as you predicted, I have fallen in love with Gambit T.
It is the best chess program that I've played, operated or seen anywhere. It
plays GM moves more often than any other program, plays probably the best
endgame around, and is the best attacker. Congratulations :) I've been running
it on ICC for more than a week now and thoroughly enjoying myself. Too bad I
haven't got more time.
Please don't add any frills. You don't need them.
*** Djordje
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