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Subject: Re: White's Best Move...?

Author: pavel

Date: 02:41:59 04/11/05

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On April 10, 2005 at 20:52:17, John Merlino wrote:

>On April 10, 2005 at 19:55:40, Rob Basham wrote:
>
>>[D]2r1r2k/4R1pp/pb6/1p6/2nqN1QB/P5PP/1PB4K/5R2 w - - 0 1
>>
>>
>>White mates in about 9 or 14...
>>
>>Best move is..
>>
>>Qf5, Bf6, or Rxe8+.....?
>>
>>Thanks
>>
>>Rob
>>
>>Thanks to John Merlino for your help on these test diagrams...:-)
>
>It takes exactly one minute for CMX Yoda v25 on a P4-2.4 to announce Mate in 9
>with Bf6:
>
>Time	Depth	Score	Positions	Moves
>0:00	1/3	10.52	4465		1.Bf6 Rxe7 2.Bxd4 Rd8
>0:00	1/4	10.39	9920		1.Bf6 Rxe7 2.Bxd4 Rd8 3.Qf3
>0:00	1/5	10.54	51151		1.Bf6 Rxe7 2.Bxd4 Rd8 3.Qg5 Red7
>0:00	1/5	12.04	189663		1.Qf5 Qe5 2.Rxe5 Nxe5 3.Nd6 Rxc2+
>					4.Qxc2
>0:01	1/6	13.31	312119		1.Qf5 Qe5 2.Rxe5 Nxe5 3.Nd6 Rxc2+
>					4.Qxc2 Rb8 5.Qe4 Ng6
>0:03	1/7	14.55	858973		1.Qf5 Qd5 2.Rxe8+ Rxe8 3.Qxd5 Ne3
>					4.Qf7 Nxf1+ 5.Qxf1 Bd4 6.Qf7
>0:11	1/8	16.40	2967418		1.Qf5 Qe5 2.Rxe5 Nxe5 3.Nd6 Rxc2+
>					4.Qxc2 Rb8 5.Nc8 Ng6 6.Nxb6 Nxh4
>					7.gxh4
>0:30	1/9	17.20	8063147		1.Qf5 Qe5 2.Rxe5 Nxe5 3.Nd6 Rxc2+
>					4.Qxc2 Rg8 5.Qf5 Bc5 6.Qxe5 Bxd6
>					7.Qxd6 a5
>1:00	1/9	Mate09	16434288	1.Bf6 Rxe7 2.Bxd4 Rg8 3.Ng5 Ne5
>					4.Qe4 Ng6 5.Qxe7 h6 6.Nf7+ Kh7
>					7.Bxg6+ Kxg6 8.Qe4+ Kh5 9.Qg4#
>1:04	1/10	Mate09	17702274	1.Bf6 Rxe7 2.Bxd4 Rg8 3.Ng5 Ne3
>					4.Qe4 Nxf1+ 5.Kg2 Ne3+ 6.Bxe3 g6
>					7.Qxe7 Rg7 8.Qf8+ Rg8 9.Nf7#
>1:34	1/11	Mate09	27485404	1.Bf6 Rxe7 2.Bxd4 Rg8 3.Ng5 Ne3
>					4.Qe4 Nxf1+ 5.Kg2 Ne3+ 6.Bxe3 g6
>					7.Qxe7 Rg7 8.Qf8+ Rg8 9.Nf7#
>
>It appears that both Rxe8+ and Qf5 are Mates in about 15 moves.
>
>jm


Only Junior finds this mate faster.



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