Author: Drexel,Michael
Date: 03:55:26 12/26/02
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On December 26, 2002 at 06:32:31, Uri Blass wrote: >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 > >No > >Rb7-b3 is not mate. >There are more mistakes >Uri Yes, 78 is correct. This is not a solution of the problem. I have checked out other examples where Rc4 was protected first.
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