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Subject: Re: Mate in 11 ...

Author: Luis Smith

Date: 13:02:41 01/11/03

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On January 11, 2003 at 10:49:46, Art Basham wrote:

>Today I was testing some engines in Arena and found that GoliathV35
>ann. a mate in 11 in only 2 seconds on my slow machine!
>
>Here is the  test position:
>
>[D]1kbr3r/pp6/8/P1n2ppq/2N3n1/R3Q1P1/3B1P2/2R2BK1 w - -
>
>See how long it takes your favorite engine to ann. mate!

On my P III 1 ghz machine it takes Fritz quite a while to see mate...

Analysis by Fritz 8:

1. +- (#11): 1.Qf4+ gxf4 2.Bxf4+ Ne5 3.Bxe5+ Rd6 4.Bxd6+
2. -+ (-7.94): 1.Bg2 Nxe3 2.Bxe3 Rd1+ 3.Rxd1 Qxd1+ 4.Bf1 Rh1+ 5.Kxh1 Qxf1+ 6.Kh2
Qxc4 7.Bxg5 Nd3 8.Be3 Be6 9.Kg1
3. -+ (-16.78): 1.Qe5+ Nxe5 2.Bg2 Nxc4 3.Bxg5 Rd1+ 4.Rxd1 Qxd1+ 5.Bf1 Nxa3
6.Bf4+ Ka8 7.Be5 Re8
4. -+ (-#9): 1.Bh3 Nxe3 2.f3 Qxh3
5. -+ (-#1): 1.Qxc5 Qh2#
6. -+ (-#1): 1.Qxg5 Qh2#



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