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

Author: Rob Basham

Date: 10:34:58 10/08/05

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On October 08, 2005 at 05:06:58, David Mitchell wrote:

>On October 07, 2005 at 23:07:51, Rob Basham wrote:
>
>>[D]8/6R1/1K6/2P5/8/4k3/Q7/8 w - - 0 1
>>
>>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
>
>The material imbalance is so overwhelming, that any move by white could lead to
>a checkmate within the 50 move rule.
>
>So the set of possible first moves is large, consisting of every white move,
>then you have every possible black move (because none of them will prevent
>checkmate for many moves, when a draw becomes possible from the 50 move rule).
>
>The answer then, is that there are thousands of continuations which would lead
>to mate, here.
>
>Dave

Wow..thanks Dave...
I think you answered my question!

Rob



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