Author: Jim Monaghan
Date: 05:46:42 09/23/03
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Hi Uri, Here are nine of the longest compositions ever. Two of them (1 and 6) are ones you have quoted. Note that number 4 has the longest solution. N. Petrovic 1969 (after J. Babson), 271 moves, Bb1 8/Bk3p1p/1P3p2/KP2n2p/1P1p4/1Pp2p2/B1P5/7B w - - 0 1 O. Blathy, 127 moves, Qe1+ 8/7p/7p/p4n1p/b3Q2p/K2p3p/p1r5/rk5n w - - 0 1 O. Blathy 1929, 290 moves, Rd1+ bBrb1B2/P1n1r2p/1Kp1Pb1p/2pk1P1p/5P2/1P2pP2/1pP1P3/1R4n1 w - - 0 1 O. Blathy 1889, 292 moves, Qd7+ q5nn/1p2p3/p1k1P1p1/6Pp/PKp1p1pP/8/2P1P1PP/3Q4 w - - 0 1 L. Neweklowsky, 267 moves, Qxf6+ 1N1B3Q/1RK1b3/5q2/8/6n1/8/4Nnrp/1R3Brk w - - 0 1 W. Jorgensen 1976, 200 moves, Qe6+ 6n1/p1BN3b/p1p3np/p1p3pq/6kr/K1P2r1p/2PPQ3/8 w - - 0 1 J. Babson 1913, 141 moves, Qc5+ q4b2/1pk1pPp1/p3P1P1/P4p1p/1p3P2/1p6/3K1Q1P/8 w - - 0 1 J. Halumbirek 1955 (after O. Blathy), 130 moves, Qd1+ 8/p6p/7p/p6p/b2Q3p/K6p/p1r5/rk3n1n w - - 0 1 O. Blathy 1890, 210 moves, Bd1 rBb5/P2p4/P2Ppp1p/1B1p1p1B/2prn3/KRnk4/3p4/b4N1N w - - 0 1 Cheers, Jim
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