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Subject: Re: Mate in 9

Author: chandler yergin

Date: 20:27:43 02/01/06

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On January 31, 2006 at 13:15:16, Rob Basham wrote:

>[D]3Q4/5q1k/4ppp1/2Kp1N1B/RR6/3P1r2/4nP1b/3b4 w - - 0 1
>
>Hint...Give away all your pieces, but hang on to the pawn at d3....:-)
>
>Fritz 8 takes 2 min and 38 sec. to find...
>
>1. Rb7!...on my old computer....133 Mhz
>
>The solution is as beautiful as the problem!
>
>composed By C. Bayer...1856
>
>Rob

Thanks Rob for giving credit to the Composer! You are a Gentleman!
Here is some analysis from various Engines.
New game,
[D]3Q4/5q1k/4ppp1/2Kp1N1B/RR6/3P1r2/4nP1b/3b4 w - - 0 1

Analysis by Rybka 1.0 Beta 32-bit:

1.Bxf3
  +-  (7.96)   Depth: 3   00:00:00
1.Bxf3
  +-  (7.73)   Depth: 4   00:00:00
1.Rb7
  +-  (320.00)   Depth: 4   00:00:00
1.Rb7 Qxb7
  +-  (320.00)   Depth: 4   00:00:00

(,  01.02.2006)
Rybka stalled here... and I dodn't want to wait..
New game,
[D]3Q4/5q1k/4ppp1/2Kp1N1B/RR6/3P1r2/4nP1b/3b4 w - - 0 1

Analysis by Fritz 5.32:

1.Bxf3!
  ³  (-0.66)   Depth: 1/5   00:00:00
1.Bxf3 Bf4 2.Bxe2 Bxe2 3.Rxf4 exf5
  +-  (3.84)   Depth: 4/22   00:00:00  13kN
1.Bxf3 Bf4 2.Bxe2 Bxe2 3.Rxf4 exf5
  +-  (3.84)   Depth: 4/22   00:00:00  13kN
1.Bxf3 Bf4 2.Bxe2 Bxe2 3.Rxf4 exf5
  +-  (3.84)   Depth: 4/22   00:00:00  13kN
1.Bxf3 Bf4 2.Bxe2 Bxe2 3.Rxf4 exf5
  +-  (3.84)   Depth: 4/22   00:00:00  13kN
1.Bxf3 Bf4 2.Bxe2 Bxe2 3.Rxf4 exf5
  +-  (3.84)   Depth: 4/22   00:00:00  13kN
1.Bxf3 Bf4 2.Bxe2 Bxe2 3.Rxf4 exf5
  +-  (3.84)   Depth: 4/22   00:00:00  13kN
1.Bxf3!
  +-  (4.16)   Depth: 5/16   00:00:00  34kN
1.Bxf3 d4 2.Ra8 Qc7+
  +-  (4.44)   Depth: 5/21   00:00:00  52kN
1.Bxf3!
  +-  (4.75)   Depth: 6/26   00:00:00  206kN
1.Bxf3 d4 2.Rb7 Qxb7 3.Bxb7 exf5 4.Qe7+ Kh6
  +-  (5.47)   Depth: 6/26   00:00:00  299kN
1.Bxf3!
  +-  (5.78)   Depth: 7/25   00:00:00  493kN
1.Bxf3 Nf4 2.Ra8 g5 3.Bxd1 Nxd3+ 4.Kd4 Nf4 5.Bc2 exf5
  +-  (6.41)   Depth: 7/27   00:00:00  905kN
1.Bxf3!
  +-  (6.72)   Depth: 8/27   00:00:01  1579kN
1.Bxf3 d4 2.Ra8 Qc7+ 3.Qxc7+ Bxc7 4.Bxe2 gxf5 5.Bxd1 e5
  +-  (7.00)   Depth: 8/30   00:00:01  2721kN
1.Bxf3!
  +-  (7.31)   Depth: 9/32   00:00:03  7425kN
1.Bxf3 Nf4 2.Ra8 gxf5 3.Qh8+ Kg6 4.Rg8+ Qxg8 5.Qxg8+ Kh6
  +-  (7.56)   Depth: 9/32   00:00:06  14757kN
1.Bxf3!
  +-  (7.88)   Depth: 10/32   00:00:12  29050kN
1.Bxf3 d4 2.Rb7 Qxb7 3.Bxb7 gxf5 4.Ra8 Bd6+ 5.Qxd6 e5
  +-  (9.47)   Depth: 10/37   00:00:40  96498kN
1.Bxf3!
  +-  (9.78)   Depth: 11/38   00:01:04  156116kN
1.Bxf3 d4 2.Rb7 Qxb7 3.Bxb7 Bd6+ 4.Kxd6 gxf5 5.Ra1 Nc3
  +-  (9.88)   Depth: 11/38   00:01:20  195424kN

(,  01.02.2006)
Fritz stalled here.. and I didn't want to wait..
New game,
[D]3Q4/5q1k/4ppp1/2Kp1N1B/RR6/3P1r2/4nP1b/3b4 w - - 0 1

Analysis by Shredder 8:

1.Bxf3 Bxa4
  ³  (-0.32)   Depth: 1/2   00:00:27
1.Rb7 Qxb7
  +-  (#9)   Depth: 2/2   00:00:27
1.Rb7 Qxb7
  +-  (#9)   Depth: 2/2   00:00:27
1.Rb7 Qxb7
  +-  (#9)   Depth: 2/2   00:00:27
1.Rb7 Qxb7
  +-  (#9)   Depth: 2/2   00:00:27
1.Rb7 Qxb7
  +-  (#9)   Depth: 2/2   00:00:27
1.Rb7 Qxb7
  +-  (#9)   Depth: 3/3   00:00:27
1.Rb7 Qxb7
  +-  (#9)   Depth: 4/4   00:00:28
1.Rb7 Qxb7
  +-  (#9)   Depth: 5/5   00:00:28
1.Rb7 Qxb7
  +-  (#9)   Depth: 6/6   00:00:28
1.Rb7 Qxb7
  +-  (#9)   Depth: 7/7   00:00:32
1.Rb7 Qxb7
  +-  (#9)   Depth: 8/8   00:00:33  1kN
1.Rb7 Qxb7
  +-  (#9)   Depth: 9/9   00:00:36  2kN
1.Rb7 Qxb7
  +-  (#9)   Depth: 10/10   00:00:41  4kN
1.Rb7 Qxb7
  +-  (#9)   Depth: 11/11   00:00:49  11kN
1.Rb7 Qxb7
  +-  (#9)   Depth: 12/12   00:00:59  20kN
1.Rb7 Qxb7
  +-  (#9)   Depth: 13/13   00:01:08  35kN
1.Rb7 Qxb7
  +-  (#9)   Depth: 14/14   00:01:15  62kN
1.Rb7 Qxb7
  +-  (#9)   Depth: 15/15   00:01:20  101kN
1.Rb7 Qxb7
  +-  (#9)   Depth: 16/16   00:01:23  166kN
1.Rb7 Qxb7
  +-  (#9)   Depth: 17/17   00:01:24  271kN

(,  01.02.2006)
Shredder stalled here and I didn't want to wait..
New game,
[D]3Q4/5q1k/4ppp1/2Kp1N1B/RR6/3P1r2/4nP1b/3b4 w - - 0 1

Analysis by Hiarcs 8:

1.Bxf3 Nf4 2.Nd6 Qg7 3.Rxf4 Bxf4 4.Rxf4 Bxf3 5.Rxf3
  +-  (6.31)   Depth: 4/17   00:00:00
1.Bxf3 Nf4 2.Nd6 Qg7 3.Rxf4 Bxf4 4.Rxf4 Bxf3 5.Rxf3
  +-  (6.31)   Depth: 4/17   00:00:00
1.Bxf3 Nf4 2.Nd6 Qg7 3.Rxf4 Bxf4 4.Rxf4 Bxf3 5.Rxf3
  +-  (6.31)   Depth: 4/17   00:00:00
1.Bxf3 Nf4 2.Nd6 Qg7 3.Rxf4 Bxf4 4.Rxf4 Bxf3 5.Rxf3
  +-  (6.31)   Depth: 4/17   00:00:00
1.Bxf3 Nf4 2.Nd6 Qg7 3.Rxf4 Bxf4 4.Rxf4 Bxf3 5.Rxf3
  +-  (6.31)   Depth: 4/17   00:00:00
1.Bxf3 Nf4 2.Nd6 Qg7 3.Rxf4 Bxf4 4.Rxf4 Bxf3 5.Rxf3
  +-  (6.31)   Depth: 4/17   00:00:00
1.Bxf3 Ng3
  +-  (6.56)   Depth: 5/18   00:00:00  22kN
1.Bxf3 g5 2.Rh4+
  +-  (8.36)   Depth: 5/25   00:00:00  49kN
1.Bxf3 Nf4 2.Ra8 Nxd3+ 3.Kd4 gxf5 4.Qh8+
  +-  (8.77)   Depth: 7/25   00:00:01  188kN
1.Bxf3 Nf4
  +-  (9.02)   Depth: 7/25   00:00:01  252kN
1.Bxf3 Nf4
  +-  (9.02)   Depth: 7/25   00:00:01  252kN
1.Bxf3 Nf4 2.Ra8 Nxd3+ 3.Kd4 gxf5 4.Qh8+ Kg6 5.Bxd1 Nxb4 6.Bh5+
  +-  (9.26)   Depth: 7/30   00:00:02  466kN
1.Rb7 Qxb7 2.Bxg6+ Kxg6 3.Qg8+ Kxf5 4.Qg4+ Ke5 5.d4+ Nxd4 6.Qxd4+ Kf5 7.Qg4+ Ke5
8.Qh5+ Rf5 9.Qxh2+ Rf4 10.Qxf4#
  +-  (#10)   Depth: 7/30   00:00:03  618kN
1.Rb7 Qxb7 2.Bxg6+ Kxg6 3.Qg8+ Kxf5 4.Qg4+ Ke5 5.d4+ Nxd4 6.Qxd4+ Kf5 7.Qg4+ Ke5
8.Qh5+ Rf5 9.Qxh2+ Rf4 10.Qxf4#
  +-  (#10)   Depth: 7/30   00:00:04  1002kN

(,  01.02.2006)
Hiarcs didn't stall but found it a Mate in 4 seconds!
I could let it run longer.. and maybe it will find Mate in 9





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