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Subject: Re: ChessGenius Classic 7...

Author: Roy Eassa

Date: 09:18:16 12/28/02

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On December 22, 2002 at 00:53:36, Lyn Harper wrote:

>  Art, can you do me a favour and set up the following position for this
>program? It's a mate in 16, with white to move:
>    [D]8/8/8/2p5/R1P5/P5p1/P3K1p1/6k1 w - -
>
>  I've got Genius5, but it won't solve this one. Report back with the time taken
>to solve, if you will. Remember, it's a mate in 16, not 17 or 18. And it
>starts with Ra7.
>  I'll buy or not buy it depending on the result. Thanks in advance.
>
>  Lin


Is this the solution? :

1.Ra7 Kh2 2.Rh7+ Kg1 3.Kd2

   [3.Kf3 Kf1 4.Rd7 g1N+]

3...Kf2 4.Rf7+ Kg1 5.a4 Kh2 6.Rh7+ Kg1 7.a5 Kf2 8.Rf7+ Kg1 9.a6 Kh2
10.Rh7+ Kg1 11.a7 Kf1 12.Rf7+ Kg1 13.a8Q Kh2 14.Qh8+ Kg1 15.Qa1+ Kh2
16.Rh7#




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