Author: Gareth McCaughan
Date: 09:52:57 04/28/99
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[Jose Hernandez:] > White = Rb1, Rh1 , Be2, Kf2 , Qe3, Nd5, Ne7. > pawns = c4, e4 , f3, g2 , h5. > > > Black = Ra8, Bc8, Qa3, Rf8, Kg7, Nd4, Ne6 > pawns = d7, d6, c5, f7, g6, h7. > > > > > Please put this Beautiful Mate problem to Fritz. > > Fritz cant do it. > > What is the move ??? (In FEN, that's r1b2r2/3pNpkp/q2pn1p1/2pN3P/2PnP3/4QP2/4BKP1/1R5R w .) Crafty very quickly decides hxg6 is strong, and (on my slow machine) takes about 1m10s to decide that it mates. I wouldn't call it beautiful; it's just a matter of threatening mate and waiting while Black throws pieces in the way. There's also a mate with Qh6+, which is very spectacular (White sacrifices most of his pieces) but takes longer than the mate after hxg6. hxg6 h5; Rxh5 Rh8; Rxh8 Nf4; Rg8+ Kh6; Qxf4+ Kh5; Rh1# hxg6 h5; Rxh5 Rh8; Rxh8 Nf4; Rh7+ Kf8; g7+ Ke8; g8=Q# (an alternative route) Qh6+ Kxh6; hxg6+ Kg5; Rh5+ Kxh5; f4+ Nxe2; Nf6+ Kh6; Rh1+ Kg7; Ne8+ Rxe8; Rxh7+ Kf6; Rxf7#
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