Author: Drexel,Michael
Date: 04:10:01 12/26/02
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On December 26, 2002 at 06:55:26, Drexel,Michael wrote: >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. I have checked it in my old database. This was my first try, but unfortunatley Bd6-e5 was no mate so i tried to change it. [D] B2Q2Q1/1R6/Q2BR3/3k4/2RB2NK/5R2/Q2Q3p/3N3B w - - 0 1
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