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Subject: Re: Worlds toughest mate in 4

Author: Tord Romstad

Date: 03:12:14 10/17/03

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On October 16, 2003 at 18:50:32, William Kerr wrote:

>
>Worlds toughest until someone finds a tougher one.
>
>After timing engines solving many mates in four, this one was by far the
>toughest.
>
>[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.

Gothmog 0.4.0 is no exception.  On a Pentium IV 2.4 GHz, it doesn't
find a mate in 4 at all within one hour, but it announces mate in 6
at ply 21 after 44 minutes.

Tord



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