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Subject: Re: Mate in 10!

Author: John Merlino

Date: 21:22:17 05/21/05

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On May 21, 2005 at 22:30:47, Vladimir Xern wrote:

>According to SlowChess Blitz WV after a longer think, it's a mate in 9 beginning
>with Rxf6.  Note that the following is on my 1.4 GHz Athlon. How long for The
>King to find the shorter mate?
>
>SlowChess Blitz WV  (94 MB hash)
>FEN: r4k2/pp1q1p1p/5r1N/2pp2Q1/8/1P1PP3/P2P2P1/5RK1 w - -
>
>[16] M9     04:58.5	Rxf6 Ke8 Nf5 Qc7 Qg8+ Kd7 Qxf7+ Kc8 Ne7+ Kd8 Qg8+ Kd7 Qe6+
>Ke8 Nxd5+ Kd8 #mate1
>[15] M9     04:21.8	Rxf6 Ke8 Nf5 Qc7 Qg8+ Kd7 Qxf7+ Kc8 Ne7+ Kd8 Qg8+ Kd7 Qe6+
>Ke8 Nxd5+ Kd8 #mate1
>[15] M10    03:47.8	Rxf6 {++}
>[15] M10    01:19.7	Qxf6 Ke8 Qh8+ Ke7 Qe5+ Kf8 Rf5 Rc8 Qh8+ Ke7 Qf6+ Ke8 Re5+
>Qe6 Qxf7+ Kd8 Rxe6 a6 #mate1
>[14] M10    00:45.2	Qxf6 Ke8 Qh8+ Ke7 Qe5+ Kf8 Rf5 Rc8 Qh8+ Ke7 Qf6+ Ke8 Re5+
>Qe6 Qxf7+ Kd8 Rxe6 a6 #mate1
>[13] M10    00:24.2	Qxf6 Ke8 Qh8+ Ke7 Qe5+ Kf8 Rf5 Rc8 Qh8+ Ke7 Qf6+ Ke8 Re5+
>Qe6 Qxf7+ Kd8 Rxe6 a6 #mate1
>[12] M13    00:11.3	Qxf6 Ke8 Qh8+ Ke7 Qe5+ Kf8 Nf5 f6 Qxf6+ Qf7 Qh8+ Qg8 Nh6+
>Ke7 Nxg8+ Rxg8 Qxg8 c4 Qxd5 Ke8 Qe6+ Kd8 Rf8+ Kc7 Rc8+ #mate
>[11] M15    00:05.4	Qxf6 Ke8 Qh8+ Ke7 Qe5+ Kf8 Nf5 f6 Qxf6+ Qf7 Qh8+ Qg8 Nh6+
>Ke7 Nxg8+ Rxg8 Qxg8 c4 Qg7+ Kd6 Rf6+ Kc5 Qe7+ Kb5 a4+ Ka5 <tt>
>[10] 20.04  00:03.1	Qxf6 Ke8 Qh8+ Ke7 Qe5+ Kf8 Nf5 f6 Qxf6+ Qf7 Qh8+ Qg8 Nh6+
>Ke7 Nxg8+ Rxg8 Qxh7+ Rg7 Qxg7+ Kd6 Qxb7
>[9]  17.32  00:01.6	Qxf6 Ke8 Qh8+ Ke7 Rxf7+ Kd6 Qxa8 Qxf7 Nxf7+ Ke6 Nd8+ Ke5
>Nxb7 h5 Nxc5
>[8]  16.24  00:00.6	Qxf6 Ke8 Qh8+ Ke7 Rxf7+ Kd6 Qxa8 Qxf7 Nxf7+ Ke6 Qxb7 a6
>[7]  16.24  00:00.4	Qxf6 Ke8 Qh8+ Ke7 Rxf7+ Kd6 Qxa8 Qxf7 Nxf7+ Ke6 Qxb7
>[6]  13.76  00:00.0	Qxf6 Rc8 Nf5 Qxf5 Rxf5 Kg8 Qxf7+ Kh8 Qxd5
>[5]  13.76  00:00.0	Qxf6 Rc8 Nf5 Qxf5 Rxf5 Kg8 Qxf7+ Kh8 Qxd5
>[5]  10.12  00:00.0	Qxf6 {++}
>[5]  10.12  00:00.0	Rxf6 Qe8 Qf5 Kg7 Rxf7+ Qxf7 Nxf7
>[4]  8.92   00:00.0	Rxf6 Qe8 Rxf7+ Qxf7 Nxf7 Kxf7 Qxd5+ Kf6 Qxb7
>[3]  8.88   00:00.0	Rxf6 Re8 Rxf7+ Qxf7 Nxf7 Kxf7 Qxd5+ Kf6 Qxb7
>[3]  8.16   00:00.0	Qxf6 Qe8 Qh8+ Ke7 Qe5+ Kd8 Nxf7+ Kd7 Qxd5+ Kc7 Qxc5+ Kb8
>[2]  6.32   00:00.0	Qxf6 Ke8 Nxf7

The King (CM9_R1) confirms the mate in 9 in just under two minutes on a P4-2.4:

Time	Depth	Score	Positions	Moves
0:00	1/4	11.61	6906		1.Rxf6 Qe8 2.Rxf7+ Qxf7 3.Nxf7
					Kxf7 4.Qxd5+ Kf6 5.Qxb7
0:00	1/4	13.66	10295		1.Qxf6 Rc8 2.Nf5 Qxf5 3.Rxf5
0:00	1/5	17.37	14908		1.Qxf6 Ke8 2.Qh8+ Ke7 3.Rxf7+ Kd6
					4.Rxd7+ Kxd7 5.Qxa8
0:00	1/6	18.77	62023		1.Qxf6 Ke8 2.Qh8+ Ke7 3.Rxf7+ Kd6
					4.Qxa8 Qxf7 5.Nxf7+ Kc6 6.Qxa7
0:00	1/7	19.21	85502		1.Qxf6 Ke8 2.Qh8+ Ke7 3.Rxf7+ Kd6
					4.Qxa8 Qxf7 5.Nxf7+ Ke6 6.Qxb7 a6
0:00	1/8	19.55	151793		1.Qxf6 Ke8 2.Qh8+ Ke7 3.Rxf7+ Kd6
					4.Qxa8 Qxf7 5.Nxf7+ Kc6 6.Qc8+
					Kb6 7.Nd6 c4 8.dxc4
0:03	2/9	23.14	754704		1.Qxf6 Ke8 2.Qh8+ Ke7 3.Qe5+ Kf8
					4.Nf5 f6 5.Qxf6+ Qf7 6.Qh8+ Qg8
					7.Nh6+ Ke7 8.Nxg8+ Rxg8 9.Qxh7+
					Kd8 10.Qxg8+ Kc7 11.Qxd5
0:06	2/10	23.14	1617047		1.Qxf6 Ke8 2.Qh8+ Ke7 3.Qe5+ Kf8
					4.Nf5 f6 5.Qxf6+ Qf7 6.Qh8+ Qg8
					7.Nh6+ Ke7 8.Nxg8+ Rxg8 9.Qxh7+
					Kd8 10.Qxg8+ Kc7 11.Qxd5
0:18	2/11	Mate10	5437704		1.Qxf6 Ke8 2.Qh8+ Ke7 3.Qe5+ Kf8
					4.Rf5 a5 5.Qh8+ Ke7 6.Qf6+ Ke8
					7.Re5+ Qe6 8.Qxf7+ Kd8 9.Rxe6 Kc8
					10.Re8#
0:33	3/12	Mate10	10146584	1.Qxf6 Ke8 2.Qh8+ Ke7 3.Qe5+ Kf8
					4.Rf5 a5 5.Qh8+ Ke7 6.Qf6+ Ke8
					7.Re5+ Qe6 8.Qxf7+ Kd8 9.Rxe6 Kc8
					10.Re8#
1:10	3/13	Mate10	23068150	1.Qxf6 Ke8 2.Qh8+ Ke7 3.Qe5+ Kf8
					4.Rf5 a5 5.Qh8+ Ke7 6.Qf6+ Ke8
					7.Re5+ Qe6 8.Qxf7+ Kd8 9.Rxe6 Kc8
					10.Re8#
1:58	3/13	Mate09	38887301	1.Rxf6 Ke8 2.Nf5 Qd8 3.Qg8+ Kd7
					4.Qxf7+ Kc8 5.Nd6+ Qxd6 6.Rxd6
					a6 7.Qd7+ Kb8 8.Rb6 Ka7 9.Qxb7#

jm



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