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Subject: Re: Problem......How many Mate Solutions...?

Author: John Merlino

Date: 10:17:07 10/08/05

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On October 07, 2005 at 23:07:51, Rob Basham wrote:

>[D]8/6R1/1K6/2P5/8/4k3/Q7/8 w - - 0 1
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>I find about 8 or 9 different mate solutions..
>
>Anyone here find more than 9 solutions?
>
>Or, just how many solutions are there that end in a mate?
>
>Thanks!
>
>Rob

All 43 of White's possible moves leads to a mate between 5-8 moves. Even after
1.Qe2+ Kxe2, for example, White still has a Mate in 7 with either 2.c6 or
2.Re7+.

jm

• Re: Problem......NEW SOLUTION! Mate in 4! John Merlino 10:19:24 10/08/05
  • Re: Problem......NEW SOLUTION! Mate in 4! Heiner Marxen 14:45:14 10/08/05
    • Re: Problem......NEW SOLUTION! Mate in 4! Rob Basham 06:33:22 10/09/05
  • Re: Problem......NEW SOLUTION! Mate in 4!....Thanks Rob Basham 10:38:02 10/08/05

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