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Subject: Re: Cadagues: Gambit - Junior mystery

Author: Andreas Stabel

Date: 07:54:14 02/02/01

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On February 02, 2001 at 03:48:18, Hermano Ecuadoriano wrote:

>On February 02, 2001 at 02:59:02, Dann Corbit wrote:
>
>>On February 02, 2001 at 02:20:24, Hermano Ecuadoriano wrote:
>>
>>>On February 02, 2001 at 01:28:59, Jouni Uski wrote:
>>>
>>>>[D]8/6kn/3B3p/5K1B/8/8/8/8 b - -
>>>>
>>>>resign 1-0! Why? Is this really white's win?
>>>>
>>>>Jouni
>>>
>>>Not if the 50 move rule is enforced!
>>>According to Crafty, after a 17 ply search with TBs, it is mate in 68!
>>
>>But there is a pawn left.
>
>I see. The capture of the pawn, and later the knight, would reset the 50
>move count.
>
>>Maybe it really is a mate in 68.
>
>No. See other reply.

Here is what I got after some making the five possible moves for black and
then analysing with crafty:

After 1... Ng5:
18-> 272:02  Mat35   2. Bb4 Nh3 3. Bc3+ Kg8 4. Kf6 Ng5 5.
                     Kg6 Ne6 6. Bd2 Kf8 7. Bb4+ Kg8 8. Kxh6
                     <HT>

After 1... Nf6:
13->   5.13  Mat07   2. Be5 Kg8 3. Kxf6 <HT>

After 1... Nf8:
17-> 102:00  Mat33   2. Be5+ Kg8 3. Be8 Nh7 4. Kg6 Nf8+
                     5. Kxh6 <HT>

After 1... Kh8:
15->   1:57  Mat22   2. Kg6 Kg8 3. Bg4 Nf8+ 4. Kxh6 <HT>

After 1... Kg8:
16->   8:57  Mat23   2. Kg6 Nf8+ 3. Kxh6 <EGTB>

So it seems it is at least a mate in 35 and no 50 move rule applies.

Regards
Andreas Stabel



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