Author: John Merlino
Date: 18:29:39 04/01/05
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On April 01, 2005 at 20:59:54, Mike Byrne wrote: >original chess problem derived from a chess game against Hiarcs Palm... > >I found it interesting and hope you do too ... > >try playing it on your own first before checking with the computer > >[d]5r2/1br1qkpQ/2np2p1/p3p1P1/1pPbP3/1P1P4/P2B2K1/3B2NR w - - 0 1 > >best, > >Michael The King says that it is at least a Mate in 19. This is the CM9_R1 personality on an AMD 2500, and note that the full PV is not there because The King only reports 31 plies in the PV: Time Depth Score Positions Moves 0:00 1/3 0.00 1842 1.Qxg6+ Kg8 2.Qh7+ Kf7 3.Qg6+ 0:00 1/4 0.64 5100 1.Qxg6+ Kg8 2.Qh7+ Kf7 3.Bh5+ Ke6 4.Bg4+ Kf7 5.Qg6+ Kg8 6.Be6+ Qxe6 7.Qxe6+ Rcf7 8.Qxd6 0:00 1/5 0.31 19620 1.Qxg6+ Kg8 2.Qh7+ Kf7 3.Bh5+ Ke6 4.Bg4+ Kf7 5.Qg6+ Kg8 6.Be6+ Qxe6 7.Qxe6+ Rcf7 8.Nf3 0:00 1/6 12.67 61367 1.Qxg6+ Kg8 2.Qh7+ Kf7 3.Bh5+ Ke6 4.Bg4+ Kf7 5.Qg6+ Kg8 6.Be6+ Qxe6 7.Qxe6+ Rcf7 8.g6 Bf2 9.gxf7+ Rxf7 10.Qe8+ Rf8 11.Rh8+ Kxh8 12.Qxf8+ Kh7 13.Qxf2 0:00 1/7 13.25 121912 1.Qxg6+ Kg8 2.Qh7+ Kf7 3.Bh5+ Ke6 4.Bg4+ Kf7 5.Qg6+ Kg8 6.Be6+ Qxe6 7.Qxe6+ Rcf7 8.g6 Be3 9.gxf7+ Rxf7 10.Qe8+ Rf8 11.Rh8+ Kxh8 12.Qxf8+ Kh7 13.Bxe3 0:00 1/8 14.07 276739 1.Qxg6+ Kg8 2.Qh7+ Kf7 3.Bh5+ Ke6 4.Bg4+ Kf7 5.Qg6+ Kg8 6.Be6+ Qxe6 7.Qxe6+ Rcf7 8.g6 Be3 9.gxf7+ Rxf7 10.Qe8+ Rf8 11.Rh8+ Kxh8 12.Qxf8+ Kh7 13.Bxe3 a4 14.Qxd6 axb3 15.axb3 0:02 1/9 16.58 734049 1.Qxg6+ Kg8 2.Qh7+ Kf7 3.Bh5+ Ke6 4.Bg4+ Kf7 5.Qg6+ Kg8 6.Be6+ Qxe6 7.Qxe6+ Rcf7 8.g6 Bc8 9.gxf7+ Rxf7 10.Qxc8+ Rf8 11.Qe6+ Rf7 12.Qe8+ Rf8 13.Qxc6 Bc3 14.Qd5+ Rf7 15.Nf3 Bxd2 16.Nxd2 0:05 1/10 16.64 2195806 1.Qxg6+ Kg8 2.Qh7+ Kf7 3.Bh5+ Ke6 4.Bg4+ Kf7 5.Qg6+ Kg8 6.Be6+ Qxe6 7.Qxe6+ Rcf7 8.g6 Bc8 9.gxf7+ Rxf7 10.Qxc8+ Rf8 11.Qe6+ Rf7 12.Qe8+ Rf8 13.Qxc6 Rf2+ 14.Kg3 Rf7 15.Qe8+ Rf8 16.Rh8+ 0:15 1/11 19.37 6007488 1.Qxg6+ Kg8 2.Qh7+ Kf7 3.Bh5+ Ke6 4.Bg4+ Kf7 5.Qg6+ Kg8 6.Be6+ Qxe6 7.Qxe6+ Rcf7 8.g6 Bc8 9.gxf7+ Rxf7 10.Qxc8+ Rf8 11.Qe6+ Rf7 12.Qe8+ Rf8 13.Rh8+ Kxh8 14.Qxf8+ Kh7 15.Nh3 Be3 16.Bxe3 0:41 1/12 23.50 15874294 1.Qxg6+ Kg8 2.Qh7+ Kf7 3.Bh5+ Ke6 4.Bg4+ Kf7 5.Qg6+ Kg8 6.Be6+ Qxe6 7.Qxe6+ Rcf7 8.g6 Bc8 9.gxf7+ Rxf7 10.Qxc8+ Nd8 11.Qxd8+ Rf8 12.Rh8+ Kxh8 13.Qxf8+ Kh7 14.Nf3 Be3 15.Bxe3 d5 16.exd5 2:27 1/13 Mate21 56884431 1.Qxg6+ Kg8 2.Qh7+ Kf7 3.Bh5+ Ke6 4.Bg4+ Kf7 5.Qg6+ Kg8 6.Be6+ Qxe6 7.Qxe6+ Rcf7 8.g6 Bc8 9.gxf7+ Rxf7 10.Qxc8+ Rf8 11.Qe6+ Rf7 12.Nf3 Be3 13.Bxe3 Nd4 14.Qe8+ Rf8 15.Rh8+ Kxh8 16.Qxf8+ 7:19 2/14 Mate19 170054417 1.Qxg6+ Kg8 2.Qh7+ Kf7 3.Bh5+ Ke6 4.Bg4+ Kf7 5.Qg6+ Kg8 6.Be6+ Qxe6 7.Qxe6+ Rcf7 8.g6 Bc8 9.gxf7+ Rxf7 10.Qxc8+ Rf8 11.Rh8+ Kxh8 12.Qxf8+ Kh7 13.Nh3 Be3 14.Bxe3 Nd4 15.Ng5+ Kh6 16.Ne6+ jm
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