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Subject: Re: a mate to solve

Author: Robert Hyatt

Date: 15:03:55 10/09/01

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On October 09, 2001 at 13:01:13, Uri Blass wrote:

>[D]8/1P6/8/5k2/2K4p/7r/1r4p1/6R1 b - - 0 61
>
>This position is from the game Tao-Deep Junior7 in the last WMCCC
>
>Chest need some hours on p200 to see mate in 10(I used chest by the way that was
>explained by paul some days ago
>
>see http://www.icdchess.com/forums/1/message.shtml?191857
>
>Solution:61...Rg3 62.Kd4 h3 63.Kd5 h2 64.b8Q Rxb8 65.Re1 Rd3+ 66.Kc4 h1Q 67.Re5+
>Kxe5 68.Kxd3 Qd1+ 69.Kc3 Rb3+ 70.Kc4 Qc2#
>
>15961 seconds,292,407,791 nodes
>
>In the game Deep Junior7 missed the right move(Rg3) but it did not help Tao that
>resigned after Rxb7.
>
>How much time does your program need to see mate in 10 with the full 5 piece
>tablebases and without tablebases?
>
>Uri


Crafty sees a mate in 29 instantly with tablebases.  It improves to a mate in
28 the next ply (Rc3+ is the move for both mate scores).  Rxb7 turns that into
a mate in 26.  It seems that everything wins here.  :)



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