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Subject: Re: White to move and mate in 14 (not 74) moves!!

Author: Trefor Deane

Date: 22:11:28 11/28/99

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On November 28, 1999 at 06:55:05, Enrique Irazoqui wrote:

>On November 26, 1999 at 16:22:25, Trefor Deane wrote:
>
>>I thought i would let Crafty 16.6 look at this end-game position,(black to
>>move)and I was totally amazed when it came up with Mate in 74 moves (not ply)
>>faster than i could say '' Eugine Namilov'' Simply Amazing !!
>>the position was as follows....
>>
>>white king c3, white rook c4, white pawn b2,  black king e4, black rook d1
>
>Sorry to spoil it, but this is a mate in 14.
>
>Enrique
>
>>Well done all you programming guys, pushing computer Chess to new horizons!!
>>
>>Regards
>>
>>
>>Trefor.

Enrique,I found this position in the ''Computer Chess Compendium'' page 335, by
David Levy, followed by the optimal play list whih suggested that after the 60th
move it was an easy win for white. I'll check it out....



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