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Subject: Re: These should be mates in 8, can someone check them please

Author: Les Fernandez

Date: 06:44:41 05/31/02

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On May 31, 2002 at 07:05:46, Heiner Marxen wrote:

>On May 31, 2002 at 02:44:52, Les Fernandez wrote:
>
>>I am interested in having someone with descent hardware and perhaps the 5 piece
>>egtb run these 6 positions and check them for mates.  I think the mate should be
>>around 8.  I am interested in seeing the ce value, ply depth and the time it
>>took to find it.  Thanks.
>>
>>rnb2r1k/3q4/2p1p1Q1/pp2NpP1/3P4/b2B2P1/1PPBK3/R7 b - -
>>rnb2r1k/8/2p1p1Q1/pp2NpP1/3P4/b2B2P1/1PPBK3/R6q b - -
>>rnb2r1k/8/2p1p1Q1/pp2NpP1/3P4/b2B2P1/qPPBK3/R7 b - -
>>r7/1ppbk3/B2b2p1/3p4/PP2nPp1/2P1P1q1/3Q4/RNB2R1K w - -
>>r6Q/1ppbk3/B2b2p1/3p4/PP2nPp1/2P1P1q1/8/RNB2R1K w - -
>>r7/Qppbk3/B2b2p1/3p4/PP2nPp1/2P1P1q1/8/RNB2R1K w - -
>
>According to Chest none of the above contains a (forced) mate in 8.

Hi Heiner,

Ok well maybe I did not make myself clear but I believe the mate will be less
then 8, in fact may be closer to 4.  I do not have the exact number in fact I am
not even sure it exists but I think it does.

Thanks

Les
>
>Cheers,
>Heiner

• Re: These should be mates in 8, can someone check them please Uri Blass 06:52:58 05/31/02
  • Re: These should be mates in 8, can someone check them please Heiner Marxen 09:17:33 05/31/02
  • Re: These should be mates in 8, can someone check them please Vincent Lejeune 06:56:21 05/31/02
    • Hmmm puzzled Les Fernandez 06:59:58 05/31/02

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