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Subject: Re: Gothic Mate in 202 -- Archbishop vs. Bishop + Knight

Author: Ed Trice

Date: 14:00:14 02/06/04

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On February 06, 2004 at 13:36:54, Ed Trice wrote:

>This has to be the most complicated checkmate I have ever seen in my life.
>Michel and Reinhard, plug this position into your Gothic Chess programs, and see
>how tough this one is!
>
>http://www.GothicChess.org/mate_in_202.gif

And the solution is...

1. Ka1b2 Nb3c5
2. Aj7i8 Kf1f2
3. Kb2c3 Kf2f3
4. Kc3d4 Nc5b3+
5. Kd4d5 Nb3d2
6. Ai8j7+ Kf3g2
7. Aj7h5 Be7b4
8. Ah5i4+ Kg2f2
9. Ai4h3+ Kf2g3
10. Ah3i5+ Kg3g2
11. Ai5e1+ Kg2h3
12. Kd5e6 Kh3g4
13. Ae1d3 Bb4a5
14. Ad3e2+ Kg4g5
15. Ke6e5 Ba5c7+
16. Ke5d5 Bc7b6
17. Ae2i6+ Kg5f5
18. Ai6g7+ Kf5g5
19. Kd5e6 Kg5h4
20. Ag7f5+ Kh4g5
21. Af5h3+ Kg5h4
22. Ah3f4 Nd2f3
23. Af4d5 Nf3d4+
24. Ke6e5 Bb6a7
25. Ad5e4 Kh4h3
26. Ae4f2+ Kh3g2
27. Af2e3+ Kg2f3
28. Ae3d1+ Kf3g2
29. Ke5e4 Nd4e6
30. Ad1f3+ Kg2h3
31. Ke4e5 Ne6d4
32. Af3i6 Nd4c6+
33. Ke5e4 Ba7b8
34. Ai6j4+ Kh3i4
35. Aj4h6+ Ki4j3
36. Ah6f5 Nc6e5
37. Af5g3 Kj3i3
38. Ke4d5 Ki3j2
39. Ag3h2 Kj2i2
40. Ah2f4 Ki2h1
41. Kd5e4 Kh1i2
42. Af4e2 Ne5f7
43. Ae2g4+ Ki2h1
44. Ag4e6 Nf7e5
45. Ae6h3 Kh1h2
46. Ah3f1+ Kh2i3
47. Af1a6 Ne5d7
48. Ke4f5 Bb8i1
49. Aa6f1 Nd7e5
50. Kf5g5 Ne5f3+
51. Kg5h5 Nf3h2
52. Af1g3 Nh2j3
53. Ag3e4 Nj3h2
54. Ae4f5 Nh2j3
55. Af5j1+ Ki3j4
56. Aj1g4 Bi1b8
57. Ag4d7 Bb8i1
58. Ad7f6 Nj3h2
59. Af6g5 Nh2j3
60. Kh5i6 Bi1g3
61. Ag5f6 Nj3h4+
62. Ki6h5 Bg3e1
63. Af6g4 Kj4j3
64. Ag4h3 Kj3i3
65. Ah3g1+ Ki3j3
66. Kh5g5 Be1g3
67. Kg5g4 Nh4i2
68. Ag1f3 Kj3i3
69. Af3g2+ Ki3h2
70. Ag2f1+ Kh2i3
71. Af1j5+ Ki3h2
72. Kg4h5 Bg3d6
73. Aj5i4+ Kh2g1
74. Ai4h3+ Kg1h2
75. Ah3g4+ Kh2i1
76. Ag4c8 Bd6c7
77. Ac8h3+ Ki1h2
78. Ah3i4+ Kh2i3
79. Ai4g2+ Ki3j4
80. Ag2h3+ Kj4i3
81. Ah3g4+ Ki3j3
82. Ag4e6 Bc7d6
83. Ae6f7 Bd6b8
84. Af7e8 Kj3i3
85. Ae8f6+ Ki3j3
86. Af6d7 Bb8f4
87. Ad7e8 Bf4g3
88. Kh5g4+ Kj3i3
89. Kg4f3 Bg3h4
90. Ae8h5+ Ki3h2
91. Ah5i4+ Kh2i3
92. Ai4g2+ Ki3h2
93. Ag2f1+ Kh2h1
94. Kf3g4 Bh4d8
95. Af1i4 Ni2g1
96. Ai4g3+ Kh1g2
97. Ag3f4+ Kg2f2
98. Af4d5 Ng1e2
99. Ad5c6 Bd8b6
100. Ac6e4+ Kf2g1
101. Ae4d3 Ne2d4
102. Kg4f4 Kg1g2
103. Ad3c4 Bb6a7
104. Ac4e3+ Kg2h3
105. Ae3g4+ Kh3g2
106. Kf4e4 Nd4b3
107. Ag4e5 Nb3d4
108. Ae5f4+ Kg2h1
109. Af4e3 Kh1i2
110. Ae3g4+ Ki2j3
111. Ag4c8 Nd4c6
112. Ke4d5 Nc6b4+
113. Kd5e6 Ba7c5
114. Ke6f5 Nb4c2
115. Ac8b7 Bc5b6
116. Kf5g4 Kj3i3
117. Ab7g2+ Ki3h2
118. Ag2f4+ Kh2i3
119. Kg4g3 Nc2e3
120. Af4g5+ Ki3i2
121. Ag5h4+ Ki2i1
122. Ah4j3+ Ki1j2
123. Aj3h1+ Kj2i1
124. Ah1c6 Bb6c7+
125. Kg3f3 Bc7b6
126. Ac6d7 Ne3c4
127. Kf3g3 Bb6c7+
128. Kg3g2 Nc4e3+
129. Kg2g1 Ki1j2
130. Ad7e6 Bc7b6
131. Kg1h2 Ne3f1+
132. Kh2h3 Nf1e3
133. Ae6f7 Bb6a7
134. Af7i4+ Kj2i1
135. Ai4g3+ Ki1j2
136. Kh3i4 Ne3g4
137. Ag3h1+ Kj2i1
138. Ah1c6 Ba7f2
139. Ac6g2+ Ki1h2
140. Ag2f3+ Kh2g3
141. Af3e2+ Kg3h2
142. Ae2xg4+ Kh2g2
143. Ag4e2 Bf2a7
144. Ki4h4 Kg2f2
145. Ae2d1+ Kf2e1
146. Ad1f3+ Ke1f1
147. Kh4h3 Ba7b6
148. Af3e5 Kf1f2
149. Kh3g4 Bb6a7
150. Ae5f4 Kf2e1
151. Kg4f3 Ke1d1
152. Af4d3 Kd1d2
153. Ad3c4+ Kd2c2
154. Kf3e2 Ba7g1
155. Ac4e6 Bg1a7
156. Ae6d7 Kc2b3
157. Ke2d3 Ba7g1
158. Ad7f8 Bg1f2
159. Af8e7 Bf2i5
160. Ae7c5+ Kb3b2
161. Ac5d4+ Kb2a3
162. Kd3c4 Bi5h4
163. Ad4c3 Bh4g5
164. Ac3b5+ Ka3b2
165. Ab5d4+ Kb2c1
166. Ad4c3 Bg5h6
167. Kc4d3 Bh6i5
168. Kd3e2 Bi5j4
169. Ac3d4 Bj4i3
170. Ke2d3 Bi3g5
171. Ad4e5 Bg5j2
172. Kd3c3 Bj2d8
173. Ae5g4 Bd8a5+
174. Kc3d3 Ba5d8
175. Ag4e3+ Kc1b2
176. Kd3d2 Bd8a5+
177. Kd2d1 Kb2b3
178. Ae3d5+ Kb3a3
179. Kd1c2 Ba5e1
180. Ad5e7+ Be1b4
181. Ae7c6 Bb4f8
182. Ac6d7 Bf8e7
183. Ad7b5+ Ka3b4
184. Ab5c6+ Kb4c5
185. Ac6xe7+ Kc5d4
186. Ae7g6 Kd4c4
187. Ag6h8 Kc4d5
188. Kc2d3 Kd5c5
189. Kd3e4 Kc5c6
190. Ah8d4+ Kc6d7
191. Ad4f5+ Kd7e8
192. Ke4d5 Ke8f7
193. Kd5e5 Kf7e8
194. Ke5e6 Ke8f8
195. Af5h6+ Kf8e8
196. Ke6d6 Ke8d8
197. Ah6g7 Kd8c8
198. Kd6c6 Kc8b8
199. Kc6b6 Kb8a8
200. Ag7e6 Ka8b8
201. Kb6a6 Kb8a8
202. Ae6c7#



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