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Subject: Re: Winboard Question

Author: Russell Reagan

Date: 01:57:55 06/25/03

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On June 25, 2003 at 04:38:09, Peter Fendrich wrote:

>>[D]3qk3/8/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/RNBQKBNR w - - 0 1

>I think it can be done better and earn maybe two more moves to 18 moves or so.
>Maybe 17 is possible?

Actually yours is 24 moves (48 ply), because you have to move the rooks back and
forth to remove the castling rights :) I've come up with several that are 48
ply, but none shorter so far.

[Event "Edited game"]
[Site "D8126"]
[Date "2003.06.25"]
[Round "-"]
[White "-"]
[Black "-"]
[Result "*"]

1. Nf3 g5 2. Nxg5 a5 3. Nxf7 e5 4. Nxe5 a4 5. Nxd7 a3 6. Nxa3 b5 7. Nxb5
Ra7 8. Nxa7 c5 9. Nxc5 Nd7 10. Nxc8 Ngf6 11. Nxd7 Ne4 12. Nxf8 Rg8 13. Nxh7
Rg5 14. Nxg5 Nd6 15. Nxd6+ Ke7 16. Nde4 Ke8 17. Nc3 Ke7 18. Nf3 Kf8 19. Rb1
Ke8 20. Rg1 Kf8 21. Ra1 Ke8 22. Rh1 Kf8 23. Nb1 Ke7 24. Ng1 Ke8
*




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