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Subject: Mate in 37?

Author: Enrique Irazoqui

Date: 09:14:44 02/11/01

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[D]8/2pp1p2/1p6/1kPP4/5Pp1/8/6PP/5K2 w

Is this problem of Troitzky a mate in 37? 1.c6 is the only winning move and no
program I know finds it in a reasonable amount of time, so trying to find the
mate is hopeless.

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1924.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Troitzky, A."]
[Black "?"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/2pp1p2/1p6/1kPP4/5Pp1/8/6PP/5K2 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "39"]
[EventDate "1924.??.??"]

1. c6 $3 dxc6 2. d6 $3 cxd6 3. h4 gxh3 4. gxh3 Kc5 5. h4 Kd5 6. h5 Ke6 7. h6
Kf6 8. f5 b5 9. Ke2 b4 10. Kd3 d5 11. Kc2 d4 12. Kc1 $1 c5 13. Kc2 c4 14. Kc1
$1 b3 (14... d3 15. Kd2 b3 16. Kc3 d2 17. Kxd2 b2 18. Kc2 c3 19. Kb1 c2+ 20.
Kxb2 c1=Q+ 21. Kxc1 {#13}) (14... c3 15. Kc2 Kxf5 16. h7 Ke4 17. h8=Q d3+ 18.
Kd1 c2+ {#19}) 15. Kb2 d3 16. Kc3 d2 17. Kxd2 b2 18. Kc2 c3 19. Kb1 Kxf5 20. h7
{#17} 1-0

Enrique



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