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Subject: Re: Additional solution in ECM1197?

Author: martin fierz

Date: 08:41:58 03/08/04

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On March 08, 2004 at 11:35:30, Tord Romstad wrote:

>In the following ECM-GCP position, Bb7 is listed as the only solution move.
>Gothmog 0.4.6 initially wants to play Bb7, but then switches to Rxg2+, which
>it claims is a mate in 11.  Later it switches back to Bb7, with a mate in 9.
>
>Do I have a bug, or do both moves lead to mate?
>
>[d]2b3k1/p4ppp/7q/2Q5/8/P3r1P1/1r4BP/R3R1K1 b - - bm Bb7; id "ECM.1197";
>
> 1        1.31     0.00        185 Rxe1+ Rxe1
> 2        1.62     0.00        654 Rxe1+ Rxe1 Bb7
> 3        7.72     0.03       4844 Bb7 Rxe3 Rxg2+ Kf1 Qf6+
> 4       10.34     0.10      13575 Bb7 Kh1 Rxg2 Qxa7 Rxh2+
> 5       13.06     0.24      32829 Bb7 Re2 Rbxe2 Bh3 Qxh3
> 6       12.25     0.51      74306 Bb7 Qc8+ Bxc8
> 7       12.25     0.72     121708 Bb7 Qc8+ Bxc8
> 8    >= 15.97     3.05     680582 Rxg2+ Kxg2 Bb7+ Kf2 Rf3+ Kg2 Rxa3+ Kg1
>                                   Rxg3+ Kf1 Qh3+ Ke2 Rg2+ Qf2 Rxf2+ Kxf2
>                                   Qf3+
> 8       15.97     3.60     797200 Rxg2+ Kf1 Ba6+ Kxg2
> 9       22.16     7.67    1793331 Rxg2+ Kf1 Ba6+ Kxg2 Bb7+ Kf2 Rf3+ Kg2
>                                   Rxa3+ Re4 Bxe4+ Kf1 Rxa1+ Ke2 Ra2+ Qc2
>                                   Rxc2+ Ke1 Qxh2
>10    >=  #103    12.12    3032510 Rxg2+ Kf1 Ba6+ Kxg2 Bb7+ Kf2 Rf3+ Kg2
>                                   Rxa3+ Re4 Bxe4+ Kf1 Rxa1+ Ke2 Ra2+ Qc2
>                                   Rxc2+ Ke1 Qc1#
>10         #11    25.64    6897653 Rxg2+ Kf1 Ba6+ Kxg2 Bb7+ Kf2 Rf3+ Kg2
>                                   Rxa3+ Kg1 Rxg3+ Kf1 Qh3+ Ke2 Rg2+ Qf2
>                                   Rxf2+
>11    >=   #10     1:11   21815599 Bb7 Qc8+ Bxc8
>11    >=    #9     1:21   26474808 Bb7 Qc8+ Bxc8
>11    <=    #9     1:23   27349074 Bb7 Qc8+ Bxc8 Red1 Rxg2+ Kxg2 Bh3+ Kg1
>                                   Re1+ Rxe1 Qb6+ Kh1 Qc6+ Re4 Qxe4+ Kg1 Qd4+
>                                   Kh1 Qxa1#
>11          #9     1:23   27349074 Bb7 Qc8+ Bxc8 Red1 Rxg2+ Kxg2 Bh3+ Kg1
>                                   Re1+ Rxe1 Qb6+ Kh1 Qc6+ Re4 Qxe4+ Kg1 Qd4+
>                                   Kh1 Qxa1#
>
>Tord

hi tord,

you don't have a bug. both moves are solutions, this was discussed here some
time ago :-)

cheers
  martin



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