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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