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Subject: Re: Does this position blow up your program? 2

Author: Sune Fischer

Date: 02:17:03 12/26/02

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On December 25, 2002 at 23:23:48, Drexel,Michael wrote:

>[D] Q2Q2Q1/1R6/3BR3/3k3N/2RB2Q1/5R2/Q2Q2Bp/3N3K w - - 0 1
>
>Problem:
>White to move
>If white gives check it has to be mate in one.
>Find a legal position with the highest number of possible checks.
>
>I discovered this 5 years ago. Took me about 16 hours to find it.
>I think it is possible to find a proof that it is not possible to find more:
>
>85 mates in one! :-)

Are you sure, I "only" count 78 mates??

Mates ply 0........: 0
Mates ply 1........: 78
Mates ply 2........: 0
Mates ply 3........: 468
Mates ply 4........: 0
Mates ply 5........: 9538

how did you count them?

>I must have been crazy.

Yes, you will fit right in here :)

-S.

• Re: Does this position blow up your program? 2 Drexel,Michael 03:24:53 12/26/02
  • Re: Does this position blow up your program? 2 Uri Blass 03:32:31 12/26/02
    • Re: Does this position blow up your program? 2 Drexel,Michael 03:55:26 12/26/02
      • Re: Does this position blow up your program? 2 Drexel,Michael 04:10:01 12/26/02
  • Re: Does this position blow up your program? 2 Sune Fischer 03:31:58 12/26/02
• Re: Does this position blow up your program? 2 Uri Blass 02:59:23 12/26/02
  • Re: Does this position blow up your program? 2 Sune Fischer 03:06:10 12/26/02
    • Re: Does this position blow up your program? 2 Uri Blass 03:30:35 12/26/02

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