Author: Daniel Jackson
Date: 13:20:34 09/19/04
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On September 19, 2004 at 13:59:24, Dadi Jonsson wrote: >On September 18, 2004 at 15:59:24, Daniel Jackson wrote: > >>[D]rnbqkbnr/qqqqqqqq/8/8/8/8/QQQQQQQQ/RNBQKBNR w >> >>If someone has superfast hardware and a program that excels at mates please run >>this position, to find the shortest mate....whomever moves first will win. >> >>Daniel > >Shredder 8 (Chess Assistant 7.1), 512mb hash, dual opteron 248, 2GB, Win XP Pro >(service pack 2): > >[+12.33] d=12 1.Qaxf7+ Qgxf7 2.Rxa7 Qxa7 3.Qhxc7 Qaxf2+ 4.Qgxf2 > Q8xc7 5.Rxh7 Rxh7 6.Qxf7+ (13:26.39) >[+12.04] d=12 1.Qaxf7+ Qgxf7 2.Rxa7 Qcxh2 3.Rxb7 Qxf2+ 4.Qgxf2 > Qxd2+ 5.Qcxd2 Qxf2+ 6.Kxf2 Qf5+ 7.Ke1 Qxd2+ 8.Qbxd2 > Qxe2+ 9.Q1xe2+ Be6 10.Rxh8 (12:19.35) >[+11.79] d=11 1.Qaxf7+ Qgxf7 2.Rxa7 Qcxh2 3.Rxb7 Qxf2+ 4.Qgxf2 > Qxd2+ 5.Qcxd2 Qxf2+ 6.Kxf2 Qf5+ 7.Ke1 Qxd2+ > 8.Qbxd2 (7:05.16) >[+11.34] d=11 1.Qaxf7+ Qgxf7 2.Rxa7 Qcxc2 3.Qd1xc2 Qxa7 4.Qhxh7 > Qaxf2+ 5.Qgxf2 Qxf2+ 6.Kxf2 Qd4+ 7.Qbxd4 Qxd4+ > 8.Qxd4 Qe3+ 9.Bxe3 (6:43.39) >[+11.09] d=10 1.Qaxf7+ Qgxf7 2.Rxa7 Qcxc2 3.Qd1xc2 Qxa7 4.Qhxh7 Q > axf2+ 5.Qgxf2 Qxf2+ 6.Kxf2 Qd4+ 7.Qbxd4 Qxd4+ 8.Qxd4 > Qe3+ 9.Bxe3 (2:04.51) Thank You for your input. I'm still trying to decide whether the *Key* move is Qaxf7+ or Qfxf7+... Qaxf7+ wins material, but it may not be the *Key* to the shortest mate. Daniel
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