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Subject: Re: Mate in 28?

Author: Joachim Rang

Date: 07:13:15 05/05/03

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On May 05, 2003 at 10:06:12, Andreas Stabel wrote:

>On May 05, 2003 at 09:59:27, Joachim Rang wrote:
>
>>On May 05, 2003 at 09:40:48, Enrique Irazoqui wrote:
>>
>>>This is a study that Grigoriev published in 1931 as "white to move and win". I
>>>think it is a mate in 28, but I'm not sure. I find the first move and the
>>>maneuvre beautiful.
>>>
>>>[d]8/1p3p2/1p2p3/7p/2P1P3/k6P/6P1/4K3 w - - 0 1
>>>
>>>Grigoriev,N - Study
>>>Mate in 28?, 1931
>>>[El PaĆ­s, 3-5-2003]
>>>
>>>1.e5 Kb4 2.h4 Kxc4 3.g4 Kd4 4.gxh5 Kxe5 5.h6 Kf6 6.h5 b5 7.Kd2 b4 8.Kc2 e5 9.Kb3
>>>e4 10.Kxb4 e3 11.Kc3 b5 12.Kd3 b4 13.Kxe3 b3 14.Kd3 Kg5 15.h7 b2 16.Kc2 b1Q+
>>>17.Kxb1 Kxh5 18.h8Q+ Kg5 19.Qg7+ Kf5 20.Qxf7+ Ke4 21.Qe6+ Kf3 22.Qf5+ Ke3 23.Kc2
>>>Kd4 24.Qe6 Kc5 25.Kc3 Kb5 26.Qd6 Ka5 27.Kc4 Ka4 28.Qb4# 1-0
>>>
>>>Enrique
>>
>>yes very beautiful. I found the idea without a comp and relized that whit will
>>win any pawn race, but I overlooked the possibility for black not to advance its
>>b pawns and to walk straight to the kingside. The beautiful move 6.h5! secures
>>the win for white. I'm interested how long does todays programs need to find the
>>solution?
>
>Ruffian 1.01:
>18-->  16.61  -1.62    1. h4 f5 2. exf5 exf5 3. Kd2 Kb4 4. Kd3 b5 5. cxb5
>                       Kxb5 6. Kd4 Kc6 7. Ke5 b5 8. Kxf5 b4 9. Ke4 b3
>                       10. Kd3
>19/29  17.23     --    h4
>19/34  20.03  -2.17    1. h4 f5 2. exf5 exf5 3. Kd2 Kb4 4. Kd3 b5 5. cxb5
>                       Kxb5 6. Kd4 Ka5 7. Ke5 b5 8. Kxf5 b4 9. Ke4 b3
>                       10. Kd3 b2 11. Kc2
>19/34  23.11   x.xx    e5
>19/34  24.45  -1.73    1. e5 Kb4 2. h4 Kxc4 3. g4 Kd4 4. gxh5 Kxe5 5. h6
>                       Kf6 6. h5 b5 7. Kd2 b4 8. Kc2 e5 9. Kb3 e4 10. Kxb4
>19-->  24.51  -1.73    1. e5 Kb4 2. h4 Kxc4 3. g4 Kd4 4. gxh5 Kxe5 5. h6
>                       Kf6 6. h5 b5 7. Kd2 b4 8. Kc2 e5 9. Kb3 e4 10. Kxb4
>20/36  26.33  -1.87    1. e5 Kb4 2. h4 Kxc4 3. g4 Kd4 4. gxh5 Kxe5 5. h6
>                       Kf6 6. h5 b5 7. Kd2 b4 8. Kd3 e5 9. Kc4 e4 10. h7
>                       Kg7 11. Kd4
>20-->  28.34  -1.87    1. e5 Kb4 2. h4 Kxc4 3. g4 Kd4 4. gxh5 Kxe5 5. h6
>                       Kf6 6. h5 b5 7. Kd2 b4 8. Kd3 e5 9. Kc4 e4 10. h7
>                       Kg7 11. Kd4
>21/36  31.73  -1.87    1. e5 Kb4 2. h4 Kxc4 3. g4 Kd4 4. gxh5 Kxe5 5. h6
>                       Kf6 6. h5 b5 7. Kd2 b4 8. Kd3 e5 9. Kc4 b5+ 10. Kd3
>                       b3 11. Kc3 e4 12. Kxb3 e3
>21-->  34.64  -1.87    1. e5 Kb4 2. h4 Kxc4 3. g4 Kd4 4. gxh5 Kxe5 5. h6
>                       Kf6 6. h5 b5 7. Kd2 b4 8. Kd3 e5 9. Kc4 b5+ 10. Kd3
>                       b3 11. Kc3 e4 12. Kxb3 e3
>22/41  40.44  -2.12    1. e5 Kb4 2. h4 Kxc4 3. g4 Kd4 4. gxh5 Kxe5 5. h6
>                       Kf6 6. h5 b5 7. Kd2 b4 8. Ke3 e5 9. Kd3 b3 10. Kc3
>                       e4 11. Kxb3 e3
>22-->  48.16  -2.12    1. e5 Kb4 2. h4 Kxc4 3. g4 Kd4 4. gxh5 Kxe5 5. h6
>                       Kf6 6. h5 b5 7. Kd2 b4 8. Ke3 e5 9. Kd3 b3 10. Kc3
>                       e4 11. Kxb3 e3
>23/44   1:00  -2.16    1. e5 Kb4 2. h4 Kxc4 3. g4 Kd4 4. gxh5 Kxe5 5. h6
>                       Kf6 6. h5 b5 7. Kd2 b4 8. Ke3 e5 9. Kd3 b5 10. Kd2
>                       e4 11. Ke3 b3 12. h7 Kg7
>23-->   1:11  -2.16    1. e5 Kb4 2. h4 Kxc4 3. g4 Kd4 4. gxh5 Kxe5 5. h6
>                       Kf6 6. h5 b5 7. Kd2 b4 8. Ke3 e5 9. Kd3 b5 10. Kd2
>                       e4 11. Ke3 b3 12. h7 Kg7
>24/44   2:06     ++    e5
>24/45   2:41  -1.70    1. e5 Kb4 2. h4 Kxc4 3. g4 Kd4 4. gxh5 Kxe5 5. h6
>                       Kf6 6. h5 b5 7. Kd2 b4 8. Kc2 e5 9. Kb3 b5 10. Kxb4
>                       e4 11. Kc3
>24-->   2:56  -1.70    1. e5 Kb4 2. h4 Kxc4 3. g4 Kd4 4. gxh5 Kxe5 5. h6
>                       Kf6 6. h5 b5 7. Kd2 b4 8. Kc2 e5 9. Kb3 b5 10. Kxb4
>                       e4 11. Kc3
>25/50   4:04  -1.70    1. e5 Kb4 2. h4 Kxc4 3. g4 Kd4 4. gxh5 Kxe5 5. h6
>                       Kf6 6. h5 b5 7. Kd2 b4 8. Kc2 e5 9. Kb3 b5 10. Kxb4
>25-->   4:30  -1.70    1. e5 Kb4 2. h4 Kxc4 3. g4 Kd4 4. gxh5 Kxe5 5. h6
>                       Kf6 6. h5 b5 7. Kd2 b4 8. Kc2 e5 9. Kb3 b5 10. Kxb4
>26/51   9:21     ++    e5
>26/51  17:57  -0.67    1. e5 Kb4 2. h4 Kxc4 3. g4 Kd4 4. gxh5 Kxe5 5. h6
>                       Kf6 6. h5 b5 7. Kd2 b4 8. Kc2 e5 9. Kb3 e4 10. Kxb4
>                       b5 11. Kc3 e3 12. Kd3 b4 13. Kxe3 b3
>26-->  18:39  -0.67    1. e5 Kb4 2. h4 Kxc4 3. g4 Kd4 4. gxh5 Kxe5 5. h6
>                       Kf6 6. h5 b5 7. Kd2 b4 8. Kc2 e5 9. Kb3 e4 10. Kxb4
>                       b5 11. Kc3 e3 12. Kd3 b4 13. Kxe3 b3
>
>Regards
>Andreas Stabel

Interesting! It seems that other moves than e5 loose quickly.

Ruffe finds e5 it quite fast at depth 19, but it can't spot that it is winning!



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