Author: leonid
Date: 10:21:49 09/30/01
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On September 30, 2001 at 12:26:48, Paul wrote: >On September 30, 2001 at 11:06:55, leonid wrote: > >>Hello! >> >>Since my computer had no Web connection for more that one week, I accumulated >>many new positions. Will place here, at least, one of them. >> >>[D]qbbqnqqq/3Pq3/3Pq3/3Qq3/2PQBn2/1K1NB1k1/Q2NR2q/3QR3 w - - >> >>It could be that somebody will recognize this position as Chinese character >>"NO". Its origin is curious. Invented, as many other characters, to contain some >>visual or logical connotation, it contain one. Picture, or logic, help in >>remebering each character. In this, horizontal line stays for higher limit of >>the sky, while below it is a bird that try to reach it. Since bird can never fly >>up to upper line on the sky this character indicate negation, "NO". >> >>Please indicate your result. >> >>Leonid. > >Hi Leonid, Hi, Paul! > >I'll give it another try ... the more data I get about my bug the better. >Pretz found a mate in 9 here: Your Prett is perfect! This is mate in 9. I solved this position by brute force and this is why I am sure. >00:17 WM9 07 Bxf4+ Qfxf4 Rg1+ Qxg1 Q1xg1+ Kh4 Rh2+ Qh3 Rxh3+ Kxh3 Nxf4+ Qxf4 >Bg2+ Qxg2 Qgxg2+ Kh4 Qxf4# > >and for black it says mate in 8. Hope you'll give us some mate in 12 or 13's in >the near future, is better for my testing. This is nice finding. I looked into position but had impression that mate for black is not there. I was wrong. Will ask later mate for black side. Cheers, Leonid. >Groetjes, >Paul
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