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Subject: When is a mate not a mate ? ..Eduard -> this message is about EGTB ;>)

Author: Mike Byrne

Date: 19:11:39 03/18/05

Many engines will show this as mate-in-66 with Rxf5.  But if your engines plays
Rxf5, it will be a drawn game under current FIDE rules.  However there are many
shorter mates (<less than 50 moves) that begin with Kd6 .

[d]5k2/3K4/8/R4b2/1R6/8/3B4/5r2 w - - 0 1

Best,

Michael

Re: When is a mate not a mate ? ..Eduard -> this message is about EGTB ;>) Eduard Nemeth 05:25:55 03/20/05
- Re: When is a mate not a mate ? ..Eduard -> this message is about EGTB ;>) Uri Blass 09:23:55 03/21/05
- Re: PS:I have written a article about this problem (but only in german)! Eduard Nemeth 05:50:08 03/20/05
Re: When is a mate not a mate ? ..Eduard -> this message is about EGTB ;>) William Bryant 05:29:35 03/19/05
Re: When is a mate not a mate ? ..kqpkq Mike Byrne 19:51:47 03/18/05
- Re: When is a mate not a mate ? ..kqpkq Rafael Andrist 03:12:14 03/19/05
  - Re: When is a mate not a mate ? ..kqpkq James T. Walker 04:58:34 03/19/05
    - Re: When is a mate not a mate ? ..kqpkq Rafael Andrist 06:02:25 03/19/05
      - Re: When is a mate not a mate ? ..kqpkq James T. Walker 04:05:00 03/20/05
        
        Re: When is a mate not a mate ? ..kqpkq Rafael Andrist 04:23:00 03/20/05
        
        Re: When is a mate not a mate ? ..kqpkq Mike Byrne 10:32:08 03/20/05
        
        Re: When is a mate not a mate ? ..kqpkq Rafael Andrist 13:05:29 03/20/05

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