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Subject: Re: Worlds toughest mate in 4

Author: Stan Arts

Date: 00:55:38 10/17/03

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Neurosis 1.4(next version) finds it in 7 seconds on my slow pIII-550 .
(Does use null-move pruning)

Legal moves: 29
Ply Score Time     Nodes      Best move and expected line
------------------------------------------------------------
2   174   5        180        gxh4 Kxh4
3   258   5        215        gxh4 < + > d6 hxg5
3   338   5        403        gxh4 Kxh4 Bxg4
4   338   11       2579       gxh4 Kxh4 Bxg4 Kxg4
4   340   11       3500       Ne3 < + > d6 gxh4 Kxh4
4   340   11       3762       Ne3 d6 gxh4 Kxh4
5   341   22       11003      Ne3 d6 gxh4 Kxh4 Bxg4
5   343   22       11120      gxh4 < + > Kxh4 Bxg4 h5
5   345   22       12421      gxh4 Kxh4 Bxg4 Bxf4 Nf2
5   378   22       13315      fxg5 < + > hxg5 gxh4 d6
5   450   27       14716      fxg5 hxg5 gxh4 Kxh4 Bxg4
6   463   82       67727      fxg5 hxg5 Ne3 Kh6 Nxg4+ Rxg4 Bxg4
6   655   82       68268      Ne3 < + > d6 fxg5 hxg5
6   655   93       76099      Ne3 d6 fxg5 hxg5 gxh4 Kxh4
7   655   555      513035     Ne3 d6 fxg5 hxg5 gxh4 Kxh4 Nxg4
7   9993  692      644034     Nc3 (Mate in 4) < + > d6 Bd1 e3
7   9993  752      699799     Nc3 (Mate in 4) d6 Bd1 e3 Ne2 Rxg3 Nxg3+
Total nodes:1693637 n/sec:96945  (Q-nodes:8392 max depth:15)

>[D] 8/3p1p2/5Ppp/K2R2bk/4pPrr/6Pp/4B2P/3N4 w - - bm Nc3;id #1097 mate in 4
>very-very tough;
>
>This is a composed mate in 4 problem from Benko's Baffler's #1097.
>
>Most engines take a very long time to find the mate in 4.
>



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