Author: Art Basham
Date: 18:05:54 12/12/02
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Yes, I know all the moves are checks... therfore it should be "very easy" to solve..; but why is it that some of the chess programs and engines that I have tested show only 1. Re4+ and that leads to no mate at all...?! Of course, the correct move is Rg4+...etc. regards Art.... =============On December 12, 2002 at 20:13:59, John Merlino wrote: >On December 12, 2002 at 19:47:18, Art Basham wrote: > >>Ruffian announced mate in 16 in only afew seconds... >>begining with >>1. Rg4+..etc. >> >>[D]1b6/4R1R1/rp6/3K4/k7/pp3N2/bp1B4/7q w - - 0 1 > >It took CM9000 on a P3-733 less than one second to announce Mate in 16: > >Time Depth Score Positions Moves >0:00 1/3 0.00 2454 1.Rg4+ Kb5 2.Rb4+ Ka5 3.Rc4+ Kb5 > 4.Rb4+ >0:00 1/4 0.00 10044 1.Rg4+ Kb5 2.Rb4+ Ka5 3.Rc4+ Kb5 > 4.Rb4+ >0:00 1/5 Mate16 36866 1.Rg4+ Kb5 2.Rb4+ Ka5 3.Rbe4+ Kb5 > 4.Nd4+ Ka4 5.Ne2+ Kb5 6.Nc3+ Ka5 > 7.Nxa2+ Kb5 8.Nc3+ Ka5 9.Ne2+ Kb5 > 10.Nd4+ Ka4 11.Nf3+ Kb5 12.Rb4+ > Ka5 13.Rxb3+ Ka4 14.Rb4+ Ka5 15.Rxb2+ > Ka4 16.Re4# >0:01 1/6 Mate16 111204 1.Rg4+ Kb5 2.Rb4+ Ka5 3.Rbe4+ Kb5 > 4.Nd4+ Ka4 5.Ne2+ Kb5 6.Nc3+ Ka5 > 7.Nxa2+ Kb5 8.Nc3+ Ka5 9.Ne2+ Kb5 > 10.Nd4+ Ka4 11.Nf3+ Kb5 12.Rb4+ > Ka5 13.Rxb3+ Ka4 14.Rb4+ Ka5 15.Rxb2+ > Ka4 16.Re4# >0:02 1/7 Mate16 329917 1.Rg4+ Kb5 2.Rb4+ Ka5 3.Rbe4+ Kb5 > 4.Nd4+ Ka4 5.Ne2+ Kb5 6.Nc3+ Ka5 > 7.Nxa2+ Kb5 8.Nc3+ Ka5 9.Ne2+ Kb5 > 10.Nd4+ Ka4 11.Nf3+ Kb5 12.Rb4+ > Ka5 13.Rxb3+ Ka4 14.Rb4+ Ka5 15.Rxb2+ > Ka4 16.Re4# > >As with the previous position that you posted, all of White's moves are checks, >and Black has only one or two legal replies, which makes finding the mate much >easier.... > >jm
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