Author: Matthew Hull
Date: 11:40:55 11/05/03
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On November 05, 2003 at 14:32:11, John Merlino wrote: >On November 05, 2003 at 14:22:08, leonid wrote: > >>Hi >> >>This next mate was not very quick with my solver, so try You to solve it: >> >>[D] 2R2R2/2Q2Q2/q1Q2Q1q/q1R2R1q/q1B2B1r/q1NQQN1q/q6q/qbnQKnbk w - - >> >>Since I don't know what is minimal number of moves for this position, please >>give Your number even if Your program saw position only partially. >> >>Cheers, >>Leonid. > >This position is illegal, as Black as 10 queens. CM9000 will not analyze it. > >jm In an old American Chess Bulletin, there is a copy of the Kaleidescope chess problem which is white or black to move and mate in 10 moves. All pieces are on the board, except that black's (or white's, can't remember) two bishops are on black squares (if memory serves). So my chess computer would not even allow the problem to be set up. MH
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