Author: Arturo Ochoa
Date: 06:43:28 08/29/03
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On August 29, 2003 at 08:08:34, Andy Prap wrote: >On August 29, 2003 at 08:01:43, Jaime Benito de Valle Ruiz wrote: > >>On August 29, 2003 at 07:25:13, chandler yergin wrote: >> >>>On August 29, 2003 at 07:02:50, George Tsavdaris wrote: >>> >>>>On August 29, 2003 at 06:26:26, Andy Prap wrote: >>>> >>>>>There is a puzzle in a Newspaper today where it is said White plays + >>>>>it mates in 5. What your is your engine saying? I think it takes longer than M5, >>>>>as Black has some solutions. >>>>> >>>>>[D] 3rn1k1/pb3p2/1p1rp1p1/2q1N1P1/5P2/2PB4/PP5Q/2KRR3 w - - 0 1 >>>>> >>>>>What do you think? >>>>> >>>>Absolutely no Mate in 5 exists. Of course white is winning after Rh1. >>>What's wrong with this mate? >>>1.Nxf7 Kxf7 2.Qh7+ Ng7 3.Bxg6+ Kf8 4.Qh8+ Ke7 5.Qxg7# Line >>>cy >> >>No one doubts that white can easily win here, but after >> >>1.Nxf7 Kxf7 >> >>It is probably better 2Bxg6 >> >>Anyway, if after 2.Qf7+ black plays 2...Ng7, it is mate in 3, yes, but if black >>plays 2...Kf8, how do yo play to checkmate in 3?? > >As said my question was not human's move opinion but what chess engine say. My >engines do not show any checkmate in 5. Yours? For example: 1.Reh1 Qe3+ 2.Kb1 Bxh1 3.Rxh1 Qxd3+ 4.Nxd3 Kf8 5.Ne5
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