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Subject: Re: When is a mate not a mate ? ..kqpkq

Author: Mike Byrne

Date: 19:51:47 03/18/05

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Mate-in-118?

No, the pawn does not move until 68. a7 , this position is officially a draw

Analysis by Crafty, ! signifies only best move for shortest mate, or to extend
mate if btm.

White(1): [d]8/q7/P6k/Q7/8/8/8/6K1 w - - 0 1

1. Kg2! Qg7+! 2. Kh1! Qf6! 3. Qd2+! Kg7! 4. Qd7+! Kg6 5. Qd3+! Kg7!
6. Qg3+! Kf8! 7. Qb8+! Kf7 8. Qc7+! Kg6! 9. Qc4! Qf3+! 10. Kh2! Qe3!
11. Qf1! Qe5+! 12. Kh1! Qh8+! 13. Kg2! Qa8+! 14. Kg1! Qa7+! 15. Kh1!
Qd7! 16. Qf2! Kh5! 17. Qf3+ Kg6! 18. Qe4+ Kh5! 19. Qc4! Qa7! 20.
Qe2+! Kg5! 21. Kg2! Qd4! 22. Qf2! Qe4+! 23. Qf3! Qd4! 24. Qe2! Kg6!
25. Qb5! Qe3 26. Kf1! Qe4! 27. Kf2! Qd4+! 28. Kf3! Kh6! 29. Qc6+!
Kg7! 30. Qc7+! Kg6! 31. Qg3+! Kf5 32. Qh3+! Kg5! 33. Qe6! Qd1+! 34.
Qe2! Qd5+! 35. Kf2! Qf5+! 36. Kg1! Qb1+! 37. Kg2! Qg6! 38. Qc4! Qf6
39. Qd3! Kh6! 40. Qb5! Qg7+ 41. Kf2 Qa7+! 42. Ke2! Qd4! 43. Kf3!
Qd6 44. Qc4 Qd1+! 45. Kf4! Qd2+ 46. Ke5! Qg5+! 47. Kd6! Qd8+! 48.
Kc6 Qc8+! 49. Kb5! Qb8+! 50. Ka4! Qe5 51. Qc6+! Kg7 52. Kb4! Qd4+!
53. Kb5 Kh8! 54. Qc8+ Kh7! 55. Qf5+ Kh8! 56. Qh5+! Kg8! 57. Qc5!
Qb2+! 58. Kc6! Qf6+! 59. Qd6! Qc3+! 60. Kd7! Qa1 61. Qc6! Qg7+ 62.
Kd8! Qg1 63. Kc8! Qf2 64. Qd7 Qc5+ 65. Kb8! Qb4+ 66. Qb7! Qf4+! 67.
Ka8! Qc4! 68. a7! Kh8! 69. Qb8+ Kh7! 70. Qh2+! Kg8! 71. Qd6! Qe4+!
72. Kb8! Qe8+! 73. Kc7 Qf7+! 74. Qd7! Qc4+ 75. Kd8! Qh4+! 76. Qe7!
Qd4+! 77. Kc8! Qc4+! 78. Kb8! Qb5+! 79. Qb7! Qe5+! 80. Ka8! Qc5!
81. Qb3+! Kf8! 82. Kb7! Qe7+! 83. Ka6! Qd6+! 84. Qb6! Qd3+! 85. Kb7!
Qd7+! 86. Ka8! Qd5+! 87. Kb8! Qe5+! 88. Kb7! Qe4+! 89. Qc6! Qe7+!
90. Kb8! Qe5+! 91. Ka8! Kg8! 92. Qc8+ Kf7! 93. Qd7+ Kg8! 94. Qd8+!
Kh7! 95. Kb7! Qb5+! 96. Qb6! Qd5+! 97. Qc6! Qb3+! 98. Kc7! Qg3+!
99. Qd6! Qc3+! 100. Kd7! Qf3! 101. Kc8! Qe4 102. Kb8! Qb1+! 103.
Kc7! Qc1+! 104. Kd7! Qh1! 105. Qc6! Qh3+! 106. Kd8! Qh4+! 107. Kc8!
Qb4! 108. a8=Q Qf8+! 109. Kc7! Qf4+! 110. Qd6! Qc4+ 111. Qac6! Qxc6+
112. Qxc6 Kg7! 113. Qe6 Kh7 114. Qg4 Kh6 115. Kd8 Kh7 116. Ke8 Kh6
117. Kf8 Kh7 118. Qg7#

• 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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