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

Author: Sune Fischer

Date: 03:31:58 12/26/02

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On December 26, 2002 at 06:24:53, Drexel,Michael wrote:

>On December 26, 2002 at 05:17:03, Sune Fischer wrote:
>
>>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.
>
>I think I havent used calculator or computer to count them.
>I presume simpy like that:
>
>Rb7 14
>Rf3 14
>Re6 10
>Rc4  9
>Bd4 13
>Bd6 11
>Nd1  2
>Nh5  2
>Qa5  4
>Qg5  4
>Qe4  1
>Qf5  1
>------
>S   85

Rc4-c6 isn't mate, Kxc6 is possible, so Rc4 must be 8.
Qa5 is only 3, Qa2-a5 and Kxc4 is legal.
Probably others too :)

-S.



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