Author: Kurt Utzinger
Date: 12:25:49 03/08/04
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On March 08, 2004 at 14:13:12, Art Basham wrote:
>[D]r4rk1/2p1b1p1/p3q3/np1p4/3P1BR1/2P2Q1P/P1B2P2/R6K w - - 0 1
>
>I am pretty sure about this one! Of course the first move is the brilliant
>RxP ch!...Actually played by Lasker in 1909...
>
>However, Most of my programs do not see the mate until about move four...:-)
In my opinion there is again no mate in 9 or 10 moves. Required are
16 or 17 moves I think.
Kurt
[Event "Blitz:90'+30""]
[Site "MyTown"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "New game"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r4rk1/2p1b1p1/p3q3/np1p4/3P1BR1/2P2Q1P/P1B2P2/R6K w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "33"]
[TimeControl "5400+30"]
1. Rxg7+ Kxg7 2. Rg1+ Bg5 3. Rxg5+ Kf6 4. Rg6+ Ke7 5. Rxe6+ Kxe6 6. Qg4+ Ke7 7.
Qg7+ Rf7 8. Bg5+ (8. Qe5+ Kd8 9. Qxd5+ Ke7 10. Bg5+ Rf6 11. Bf5 Kf8 12. Bxf6
Re8 13. Bg6 Re1+ 14. Kg2 Rg1+ 15. Kxg1 Nc6 16. Qf7#) 8... Kd6 9. Qxf7 Kc6 10.
Bf4 Rc8 11. Bf5 b4 12. Qd7+ Kb6 13. Qxc8 bxc3 14. Qxc7+ Kb5 15. Qc5+ Ka4 16.
Bc2+ Nb3 17. Bxb3# 1-0
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