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Subject: Re: mate -in -9

Author: Ross Boyd

Date: 23:19:48 08/24/03

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On August 24, 2003 at 20:00:44, Mike Byrne wrote:

> afew years ago this probelm was considered non-trivial mate-in-9 ..I believe
>most program will save this rapidly ...

>
>White(1): [d]3Q4/5q1k/4ppp1/2Kp1N1B/RR6/3P1r2/4nP1b/3b4 w - -


Hi Mike,
This one of my favourite problems for over a decade now. I remember testing
CM5000 years ago on a 386DX-33 and being amazed that it could solve it in about
15 seconds...

Now its trivial for the top engines.

Its really worth playing the solution out... the final position is amazing.

My humble engine TRACE solves it on a P3-450 in about 90 secs. But its getting
better. :-)

Ross











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