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Subject: Re: Unsolved chess problems

Author: Chris Hull

Date: 09:47:51 06/19/03

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On June 18, 2003 at 23:45:57, Russell Reagan wrote:

>What are some unsovled chess problems?
>
>By "chess problem", I do not mean finding the theoretical outcome of a position.
>I'm thinking more along the lines of shortest stalemate, most number of legal
>moves in a chess position, 8-queens problem, the Babson task, and things like
>that. I know there are good guesses for the solutions to shortest stalemate and
>move legal moves (shortest stalemate is probably 19 ply, most legal moves is
>probably 218 moves), but they are not proven AFAIK.
>
>Are there other similar unsolved chess problems? Or maybe chess challenges is a
>better way of putting it.

Here is one I asked on rec.games.chess a long time ago...

What is the longest forced mate (50 move rule doesn't apply), that can be
legally reached from the starting position?


Chris



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