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Subject: Re: Good Test Move....Mate in 7

Author: Heiner Marxen

Date: 07:34:39 11/27/02

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On November 26, 2002 at 16:58:34, John Merlino wrote:

>On November 26, 2002 at 15:00:20, Art Basham wrote:
>
>>[D]rnb2rk1/ppqp1p1p/2p3pQ/8/8/3NN3/PPB2PPP/3RR1K1 w - -
>>
>>Here Fritz7 announced mate in 11, but it turns out to be only mate in about 7...
>>
>>White plays
>>1. Nf5...!
>
>It is a mate in 8, which Chessmaster 9000, on a P3-733, announces in three
>seconds:
>
>Time	Depth	Score	Positions	Moves
>0:00	1/3	4.14	2498		1.Ng4 Qd6 2.Nc5
>0:00	1/4	3.38	9942		1.Ng4 Qd8 2.Nc5 d6
>0:00	1/5	9.50	41202		1.Ng4 Qd8 2.Nf4 f6 3.Rxd7 Qxd7
>					4.Bb3+ Qd5 5.Nxd5
>0:00	1/6	9.72	65268		1.Ng4 Qd8 2.Nf4 f5 3.Rxd7 Qxd7
>					4.Bb3+ Qe6 5.Nxe6 Rf7
>0:02	1/7	14.47	239303		1.Ng4 Qd6 2.Nc5 Qf4 3.Qxf4 d5 4.Nh6+
>					Kg7 5.Re7
>0:03	1/7	Mate08	380009		1.Nf5 gxf5 2.Ne5 d5 3.Rd3 Qd6 4.Rg3+
>					Qg6 5.Nxg6 fxg6 6.Re7 Rf7 7.Re8+
>					Rf8 8.Rxf8#
>0:05	1/8	Mate08	625769		1.Nf5 gxf5 2.Ne5 d5 3.Rd3 Qd6 4.Rg3+
>					Qg6 5.Nxg6 fxg6 6.Re7 Rf7 7.Re8+
>					Rf8 8.Qxf8#
>
>Also, and very important, Ng4 is also a mate in 8, so this is not a very good
>test position if you are looking for a single move. Here is what CM9000 says
>when you ask it to give you the two best moves:
>
>Time	Depth	Score	Positions	Moves
>0:10	1/9	Mate08	1306153		1.Nf5 gxf5 2.Ne5 d5 3.Rd3 Qd6 4.Rg3+
>					Qg6 5.Nxg6 fxg6 6.Re7 Rf7 7.Re8+
>					Rf8 8.Qxf8#
>0:13	1/9	Mate08	1616681		1.Ng4 Qd6 2.Nf4 Qxf4 3.Qxf4 d5
>					4.Nf6+ Kg7 5.Nh5+ gxh5 6.Qg5+ Kh8
>					7.Qh6 Kg8 8.Qxh7#
>
>
>jm

Chest confirms this (5.1 hours, Athlon 1500+, 128 MB):

PV: Nf5 gxf5 Ne5 f6 Nxd7 Qxh2+ Kxh2 Nxd7 Bb3+ Kh8 Re7 Rf7 Rxf7 f4 Rxh7#
PV: Ng4 Qd6 Nb4 Qe6 Rxe6 fxe6 Bxg6 hxg6 Qxg6+ Kh8 Rd3 Rf7 Rh3+ Rh7 Rxh7#

As always, CM is mega-fast!

Cheers,
Heiner



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