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Subject: Re: One mate to solve.

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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