Author: John Merlino
Date: 12:12:25 04/24/05
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On April 24, 2005 at 14:49:41, Ricardo Gibert wrote: >On April 24, 2005 at 14:31:52, Jack Lad wrote: > >>[d] 6nr/p2rkp1n/1pQRq1pp/1N2P3/8/4BN1P/PPP2PP1/2K4R w >> >>1.Nc7 or Nfd4? >> >>Or can they both mate in the same number of moves? > >The quickest is 1.Rxe6 when I would expect my opponent to resign on the spot. An >exchange for being a Q+2Ps down is too pathetic. Against a human player, you're probably right. However, Jack asked for the move that leads to the shortest forced mate. 1.Rxe6+ appears to be a mate in 11, two moves longer than 1.Nc7. jm
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