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Subject: Re: Puzzle Position: Mate in (what your engine says?)

Author: leonid

Date: 17:12:26 08/29/03

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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?

I tried above position by brute force on LLchess mate solver 5 moves deep. At
this depth mate is not there for sure.

Actual position could be easily changed into 5 moves mate by something like
this:

[D] 3rn1k1/pb3p2/1p1rp1p1/2q1N1P1/3B1PN1/2PB4/PP5Q/2KRR3 w - - 0 1

Leonid


>Regards



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