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Subject: Re: Mate With Bishop and Knight At One Second/Move

Author: Terry Ripple

Date: 04:29:51 10/04/02

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On October 03, 2002 at 21:53:48, Dana Turnmire wrote:

>It probably doesn't mean much but Genius 7 can mate with bishop and knight at
>one second per move.  I have tried this position several times with CM9000
>without endgame tablebases and it is drawn everytime.  I wonder how many
>programs have the ability to mate in this position at that time control?
>--------------------------------------

Hiarcs 8 Mates in 29 moves! How many moves does it take your programs without
using endgame tablebases?

Regards,
      Terry

>[D]4k3/8/8/8/8/8/8/4KNB1 w - - 0 1

[Event "1 second per move"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "4/10/2002"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Hiarcs 8"]
[Black "Hiarcs 8"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Setup "1"]
[FEN "4k3/8/8/8/8/8/8/4KNB1 w - - 0 1"]

1.Kd2 { 16.59/9 2} 1...Kd7 { 16.77/9 1} 2.Kd3 { 16.80/9 1} 2...Kc6 { 16.80/10
1
} 3.Kd4 { 16.80/10 1} 3...Kb7 { (Kd6) 16.80/10 1} 4.Kd5 { (Kc5) 16.96/10 1}
4...Kb8 { (Ka8) 16.96/9 0} 5.Kc6 { 16.99/9 1} 5...Ka8 { 17.20/10 1} 6.Ne3 {

17.20/10 1} 6...Ka7 { (Kb8) 17.20/8 1} 7.Nd5+ { 17.25/8 1} 7...Kb8 {
(Ka8)
17.25/8 0} 8.Bf2 { 17.25/8 1} 8...Ka8 { 17.25/9 1} 9.Nc7+ {
(Be3) 17.28/8 1}
9...Kb8 { 17.28/6 0} 10.Bc5 { 17.28/8 1} 10...Kc8 { 17.28/6 0} 11.Ba7 { (Na6)
17.38/8 1} 11...Kd8 { 17.38/6 0} 12.Nd5 { 17.49/8 1} 12...Ke8 {
17.52/9 2}
13.Kd6 { 17.56/8 1} 13...Kf7 { 17.50/8 1} 14.Ne7 { 17.59/8 1} 14...Kg7 { (Kf6)
17.66/9 2} 15.Ke6 { 17.66/9 1} 15...Kh6 { 17.70/9 1} 16.Kf5 {
17.73/9 1} 16...Kg7
{ 17.98/10 4} 17.Bd4+ { 18.11/10 1} 17...Kh7 {
(Kf7) 18.11/7 0} 18.Kf4 { (Ng6)
18.11/7 1} 18...Kh6 { 18.11/6 0} 19.Kg4 {
17.98/7 1} 19...Kh7 { 17.98/6 0}
20.Kf5 { 18.11/7 1} 20...Kh6 { 18.11/6 0} 21.Ng6 { 18.11/8 1} 21...Kh5 { 18.14/8
1} 22.Nf4+ { 18.14/8 1} 22...Kh6 { 18.14/6 0
} 23.Kf6 { 18.14/8 1} 23...Kh7 {
18.14/6 0} 24.Kf7 { (Bc5) #6/7 1} 24...Kh6 {
#5/6 0} 25.Bf6 { #5/5 0} 25...Kh7
{ #4/4 0} 26.Bg5 { #4/3 0} 26...Kh8 { #3/2 0} 27.Ng6+ { #3/1 0} 27...Kh7 { #2/1
0} 28.Nf8+ { #2/1 0} 28...Kh8 { #1/1 0} 29.Bf6# { #1/1 0} 1-0




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