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Subject: Re: Mate in 14

Author: Uri Blass

Date: 16:13:49 12/19/02

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On December 19, 2002 at 18:59:12, Roy Eassa wrote:

>On December 19, 2002 at 17:34:16, Art Basham wrote:
>
>>See how long it takes your program or favorite engine to announce mate!
>>
>>All checks, so should be easy...:-)
>>
>>[D]2R5/8/8/8/1B4K1/8/p1p1p1p1/6kb w - - 0 1
>
>
>Fritz 7 has trouble (thinks it's a draw) but Ruffian sees it and announces mate
>instantly on my Athlon 1.2.
>
>1.Bc5+ Kf1 2.Rf8+ Ke1 3.Bb4+ Kd1 4.Rd8+ Kc1 5.Ba3+ Kb1 6.Rb8+ Ka1 7.Bb2+ Kb1
>8.Be5+ Kc1 9.Bf4+ Kd1 10.Rd8+ Ke1 11.Bg3+ Kf1 12.Rf8+ Kg1 13.Kh3 e1Q 14.Bh2#

Movei can see the win in few seconds at depth 11(8.84 seconds).

10 0 747 1503930 b4c5 g1f1 c8f8 f1e1 c5b4 e1d1 f8d8 d1c1 b4a3 c1b1 d8b8 b1a1
a3c5 c2c1q c5d4 c1b2 d4b2 a1b1 b2e5 b1c2 b8c8 c2b1 c8b8
11 9973 884 1850694 b4c5 g1f1 c8f8 f1e1 c5b4 e1d1 f8d8 d1c1 b4a3 c1b1 d8b8 b1a1
a3b2 a1b1 b2e5 b1c1 e5f4 c1d1 b8d8 d1e1 f4g3 e1f1 d8f8 f1g1 g4h3 e2e1q g3h2

Uri



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