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Subject: Re: Testposition - The Royal Miracle

Author: Vincent Diepeveen

Date: 10:06:57 03/01/01

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On February 28, 2001 at 05:11:30, Sune Larsson wrote:

>
>  [D]8/1p3p1p/p4P1k/P4P1p/6pP/6Pq/5P2/5K2 w - - 0 1


Diep plays first mate it sees if it's above 9 ply. bit
rude but it mates quick nowadays at ICC/FICS and other servers...
...so it doesn't go look for shorter mate. It finds mate in 7
that's it.

00:00 3 (0) 1 -11.87 Kf1-e2
00:00 4 (0) 1 -10.97 Kf1-g1
00:00 36 (0) 2 -8.88 Kf1-g1 b7-b5 a5xb6
00:00 75 (0) 3 -8.88 Kf1-g1 b7-b5 a5xb6
00:00 173 (0) 4 -9.20 Kf1-g1 b7-b5 a5xb6 a6-a5
00:00 329 (0) 5 -0.90 Kf1-g1 b7-b5 a5xb6 a6-a5 b6-b7 a5-a4 b7-b8Q
00:00 589 (0) 6 -0.90 Kf1-g1 b7-b5 a5xb6 a6-a5 b6-b7 a5-a4 b7-b8Q
00:00 1170 (0) 7 6.11 Kf1-g1 Qh3xh4 g3xh4 g4-g3 f2xg3 b7-b5 a5xb6
00:00 2073 (0) 8 9.54 Kf1-g1 Qh3xh4 g3xh4 b7-b5 a5xb6 a6-a5 b6-b7 a5-a4 b7-b8Q
00:00 4309 (0) 9 11.46 Kf1-g1 Qh3xh4 g3xh4 g4-g3 f2xg3 b7-b5 a5xb6 a6-a5 b6-b7 a
5-a4 b7-b8Q
00:00 5782 (0) 10 11.46 Kf1-g1 Qh3xh4 g3xh4 g4-g3 f2xg3 b7-b5 a5xb6 a6-a5 b6-b7
a5-a4 b7-b8Q
00:00 12016 (0) 11 MATE07 Kf1-g1 Qh3xh4 g3xh4 g4-g3 f2xg3 b7-b5 a5xb6 a6-a5 b6-b
7 a5-a4 b7-b8Q a4-a3 Qb8-f4
00:00 17036 (0) 12 MATE07 Kf1-g1 Qh3xh4 g3xh4 g4-g3 f2xg3 b7-b5 a5xb6 a6-a5 b6-b
7 a5-a4 b7-b8Q a4-a3 Qb8-f4
00:00 21249 (0) 13 MATE07 Kf1-g1 Qh3xh4 g3xh4 g4-g3 f2xg3 b7-b5 a5xb6 a6-a5 b6-b
7 a5-a4 b7-b8Q a4-a3 Qb8-f4
00:00 26480 (0) 14 MATE07 Kf1-g1 Qh3xh4 g3xh4 g4-g3 f2xg3 b7-b5 a5xb6 a6-a5 b6-b
7 a5-a4 b7-b8Q a4-a3 Qb8-f4
00:00 32103 (0) 15 MATE07 Kf1-g1 Qh3xh4 g3xh4 g4-g3 f2xg3 b7-b5 a5xb6 a6-a5 b6-b
7 a5-a4 b7-b8Q a4-a3 Qb8-f4
00:00 58419 (0) 16 MATE07 Kf1-g1 Qh3xh4 g3xh4 g4-g3 f2xg3 b7-b5 a5xb6 a6-a5 b6-b
7 a5-a4 b7-b8Q a4-a3 Qb8-f4
00:00 64314 (0) 17 MATE07 Kf1-g1 Qh3xh4 g3xh4 g4-g3 f2xg3 b7-b5 a5xb6 a6-a5 b6-b

>
>  True story this time. The above position happened in a free game between
>  Dr J. Perlis and N.N., many years ago, in Germany I think. The good doctor
>  was a generous man and played without a queen from the start. So it's not
>  strange that he is missing one in the above position. And since we are
>  careful, scientific people we shall have a closer look at it with Fritz.
>
>  Okey, white is a queen down, is standing in check right now, Fritz gives
>  3 ways to go:
>
>  1.Ke2 -19.44
>  1.Ke1 -19.75
>  1.Kg1 -19.12
>
>  Guess it's time for a new game... In fact it is - because after
>  1.Kg1! *black* is mated in 6 moves.
>
>  Sune



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