Author: Terry McCracken
Date: 13:39:00 10/15/01
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On October 15, 2001 at 14:41:11, Roy Eassa wrote: >On October 14, 2001 at 11:28:53, Terry McCracken wrote: > >>The position is missing a couple of pawns, one crucial! >> >>[D]r1b2r2/1p1pNpkp/3pn1p1/2pN3P/2PnP3/q3QP2/p3BKP1/1R5R w - - bm Qh6+; >> >> >>So the answer is *only* Qh6+!! >> >>Terry > > >Complete line: > >1.Qh6+!! Kxh6 2.hxg6+ Kg5 > > [2...Kg7 3.Rxh7#] > >3.Rh5+!! Kxh5 4.f4+! Qf3+ > > [4...Nxe2 5.Nf6+! Kh6 6.Rh1+ Qh3 7.Rxh3+ Kg7 8.Ne8+! Rxe8 9.Rxh7+ Kf6 > (9...Kf8 10.Rxf7#) > 10.Rxf7#] > >5.Bxf3+ Nxf3 6.Rh1+ Nh4 > > [6...Kg4 7.gxf3#] > >7.Nf6+ Kh6 8.Rxh4+ Kg7 9.Ne8+! Rxe8 10.Rxh7+ Kf6 > > [10...Kf8 11.Rxf7#] > >11.Rxf7# Yes I know, I use to practice solving long mates, and then see if my Chess Challenger Mach III Master could solve them!:o) It's been 12 years but I think it could solve this one in 2 min. 45 sec. I'd have to run it through to see if that is the correct time. I'm guessing today's programmes on fast hardware would do a mate like this very very fast as it's all checks and captures. I should check it out on my meager PIII 500:o) Terry
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