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Subject: Re: Mate in 5 === E.Zepler,1937 [Rundlauf]

Author: John Merlino

Date: 15:37:05 04/02/02

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On April 02, 2002 at 16:37:41, José Antônio Fabiano Mendes wrote:

> [D]8/p6R/k1K5/b4R2/8/7n/1P6/6n1 w
> Source ==> http://www.chathurangam.com/problemcorner/article16.asp
>
>    "In Rundlauf a piece has to describe a closed figure. In other words, the
>piece which commences the de tour must complete by arriving at the starting
>square. The five-mover below is an impressive example of a rectangular Rundlauf
>which can be shown only in a problem of such length. There is white strategy in
>forcing the bishop moves. The two white rooks are sacrificed en route and the
>little white pawn has the last laugh.
>Dr E Zepler, Schwalbe 1937
>White:Kc6 Rf5 Rh7 Pb2        Black: Ka6 Ba5 Ng1 Nh3 Pa7
>White to mate in five moves
>Solution: 1.R(h)h5, Be1 2.Rh4!, Bxh4 3.b4, Bd8 4.Ra5+!, Bxa5 5.b5 mate."

Twelve seconds for Chessmaster on a PIII-600:

Time	Depth	Score	Positions	Moves
0:00	1/3	2.39	971		1.Rh4 Ne2 2.Rxa5+ Kxa5 3.Rxh3
0:00	1/3	4.04	3392		1.b4 Bxb4 2.Rff7 Be7 3.Rxe7
0:00	2/4	5.15	6305		1.b4 Bxb4 2.Rff7 Be7 3.Rxe7 Ka5
					4.Rxa7+ Kb4
0:00	3/5	Mate06	20772		1.b4 Bxb4 2.Rff7 Be7 3.Rxe7 Ka5
					4.Re4 a6 5.Rh5+ Ng5 6.Rxg5#
0:00	4/6	Mate06	46670		1.b4 Bxb4 2.Rff7 Be7 3.Rxe7 Ka5
					4.Re4 a6 5.Rh5+ Ng5 6.Rxg5#
0:01	5/7	Mate06	152447		1.b4 Bxb4 2.Rff7 Be7 3.Rxe7 Ka5
					4.Re4 a6 5.Rh5+ Ng5 6.Rxg5#
0:03	6/8	Mate06	374222		1.b4 Bxb4 2.Rff7 Be7 3.Rxe7 Ka5
					4.Re4 a6 5.Rh5+ Ng5 6.Rxg5#
0:08	7/9	Mate06	1008862		1.b4 Bxb4 2.Rff7 Be7 3.Rxe7 Ka5
					4.Re4 a6 5.Rh5+ Ng5 6.Rxg5#
0:12	7/9	Mate05	1429391		1.Rhh5 Ng5 2.Rhxg5 Bd2 3.Rf1 Be1
					4.Rxe1 Ne2 5.Ra1#

jm



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