Author: Andreas Stabel
Date: 02:12:01 08/31/01
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On August 30, 2001 at 10:38:40, Ed Schröder wrote: >On August 30, 2001 at 07:45:34, Kim Roper Jensen wrote: > >>Hi >> >>If my memory(heavily fragmented) serves me well there was some games, where the >>DB played against DT, and in one of them DB "announced" mate in 18, a very >>complicated position where the mate consisted of quiet moves and some >>counterchecks. >> >>Are there anyone that have this position ?? Or is my memory corrupted ??? :) >> >>With regards > > >[d]3r1r1k/1b4pp/ppn1p3/4Pp1R/Pn5P/3P4/4QP2/1qB1NKR1 w - - id MATE (16) > >I think you mean this one. > >Ed > >------------------------------------- > >00:00:04 12.00 0.00 1.Rxh7+ Kxh7 2.Qh5 Kg8 3.Rxg7 Kxg7 > 4.Bh6 Kh8 5.Bg5 Kg7 6.Qh6 Kg8 7.Qg6 > Kh8 8.Qh6 Kg8 9.Qg6 Kh8 10.Qh6 (3) > >00:00:09 13.00 17.26 1.Rxh7+ Kxh7 2.Qh5 Kg8 3.Rxg7 Kxg7 > 4.Bh6 Kh8 5.Bg5 Kg8 6.Qg6 Kh8 7.Qh5 > Kg8 8.Qg6 Kh8 (9) > >00:00:10 14.00 17.26 1.Rxh7+ Kxh7 2.Qh5 Kg8 3.Rxg7 Kxg7 > 4.Bh6 Kh8 5.Bg5 Kg8 6.Qg6 Kh8 7.Bf6 > Rxf6 8.exf6 Qxe1 9.Kxe1 Nc2 10.Kf1 > Ne3 11.fxe3 Rd7 12.Qe8 Kh7 (10) > >00:00:12 15.00 Mate in 16 moves 1.Rxh7+ Kxh7 2.Qh5 Kg8 3.Rxg7 Kxg7 > 4.Bh6 Kh8 5.Bg5 Kg8 6.Qg6 Kh8 7.Bf6 > Rxf6 8.exf6 Qxe1 9.Kxe1 Nc2 10.Kf1 > Ne3 11.fxe3 Rd7 12.Qe8 Kh7 (12) I don't think this is a mate in 16. In stead of moving 5... Kg8, black can postpone the mate for two more moves by moving 5... Kg7 forcing white to move 6. Qh6+ Kf7 and then 7. Qf6+ Kg8 before white can achieve, the same postion as after above 6. Qg6+, with the move 8. Qg6+ Best regards Andreas Stabel
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