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Subject: Re: Mate in12

Author: John Merlino

Date: 11:28:36 03/14/04

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On March 14, 2004 at 13:13:18, Art Basham wrote:

>[D]7B/6N1/8/5B2/8/K7/pr6/k7 w - - 0 1
>
>This may have more than one solution, and I am not sure if it is a forced mate
>or not..
>
>the book calls for:
>1 Ka4...If Rb8,
>2 Ne8+...etc.
>
>Thought you might have some fun with it!
>
>from 100 Classics of the chess board...
>
>Art

I have verified that there is no forced mate in 14 moves. I suspect that there
is a forced mate in somewhere between 20 and 25 moves, but no less.

jm

• Re: Mate in12 Steven Edwards 12:08:12 03/14/04
  • Re: Mate in12 Dieter Buerssner 16:22:31 03/14/04
    • Re: Mate in12 Mike Byrne 18:14:47 03/14/04
      • Re: Mate in12 Dieter Buerssner 18:38:06 03/14/04
  • Re: Mate in12 Mike Byrne 13:14:31 03/14/04

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