Author: Paul
Date: 22:16:59 04/06/01
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On April 06, 2001 at 19:21:19, Heiner Marxen wrote: >On April 06, 2001 at 06:47:35, Paul wrote: > >>On April 06, 2001 at 05:16:39, leonid wrote: >> >>>Hi! >>> >>>If you like to sove one easy mate, you can try this: >>> >>>[D]NK2Q3/1B4Q1/3Q2PB/1N3Q1q/1bQ4n/2nqqq1b/rQ2q1Qr/R1rqkqrR w - - >>> >>>I remember that when this position was created around one month ago, I found >>>that it is mate for black and whites. >>> >>>Please indicate your results for both colors. >>> >>>Thanks, >>>Leonid. >> >>Hi Leonid! >> >>Although I haven't been able to work on my program for the last couple of >>months, just for the record this is what the "old" Pretz says: >> >>White to move: 01:17 WM10 08 Qgxc3+ Bxc3 Qcxc3+ Rxc3 Qxc3+ Rd2 Rxd1+ Qxd1 Qxe3+ >>Qfxe3 Qfxf1+ Rxf1 Rxf1+ Qxf1 Qxe3+ Re2 Qxd1+ Kxd1 Qc1#, so a mate in 10. > >Chest confirms this insofar, as there is no mate in 9 (K7/600 350MB, 47.4 min). > > >>Black to move: 00:01 BM7 05 Qxd6+ Qgc7 Qxe8+ Qc8 Qxc8+ Bxc8 Rxa8+ Rxa8 Qxb5+ >>Qxb5 Qxc7+ Kxc7 Qd6#, so a mate in 7. > >Chest confirms the above PV in 67 seconds. >Old Pretz appears to be the Old Surehand of mate problems! > >Heiner Ahhh ... Karl May! Mem'ries ... light the corners of my mind ... misty water-colored memories ... of the way we were ... Paul
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