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18. February 2004, 00:02:10

Grim Reaper

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Subject: Solution to the mate...

Position:

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n P - - k - - - - -
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- - b - K - - - - -
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White to move and mate in 181

b8=A mates after 180 more moves
b8=Q draws
b8=C loses in 34
b8=R loses in 34
b8=B draws
b8=N loses in 34

Kf5 loses in 36
Kd5 loses in 36
Ke4 loses in 36
Kf4 loses in 36

1. b8=A! Kd8 2. Kd5 Be3 3. Ke6 Bf2 4. Af4 Kc8 5. Ad6+ Kd8 6. Ae4 Bg1 7. Af3 Bf2
8. Ag4 Bg1 9. Ah3 Bh2 10. Af1 Bg1 11. Kd6 Nc8+ 12. Kd5 Nb6+ 13. Kc6 Nc8 14.
Ah3 Ne7+ 15. Kd6! Bh2+ 16. Ke6! Nc6 17. Af1! Bg1 18. Kd6 Ne7 19. Ae2 Bh2+ 20.
Ke6! Bi1 21. Af3 Ng6 22. Ac6+! Kc8 23. Kf6! Nf4 24. Kf5! Kc7 25. Ah1 Kb6 26.
Aj3! Ng2 27. Ke4! Bb8 28. Ae8 Kb7 29. Kd5 Nf4+ 30. Kc4! Ne6 31. Af7 Nc7 32.
Ad6+ Kb6 33. Ae4 Na6 34. Aa8+ Ka5 35. Ad5 Bi1 36. Ag2 Bb8 37. Ae3 Nc7 38. Ad4
Na6 39. Kb3 Bd6 40. Ae3 Nc5+ 41. Kc4! Bf8 42. Ad5 Ka6 43. Ac7+ Kb7 44. Aa5+
Ka6 45. Ad8 Bd6 46. Kd5 Nb7 47. Ae6 Kb6 48. Ad7+ Kc7 49. Ab5+ Kb6 50. Aa4+ Kc7
51. Kc4 Bg3 52. Ab5+ Kd8 53. Ac6+ Kc7 54. Ad5+ Kb8 55. Ah1 Bh2 56. Ac6+ Kc7
57. Ab5+ Kb6 58. Ad4+ Kc7 59. Ae6+ Kb6 60. Ad5+ Ka6 61. Af3 Bg3 62. Ae2! Bi1
63. Af1! Kb6 64. Ae3+! Ka6 65. Ag2 Bg3 66. Af1 Bd6 67. Kd5+ Kb6 68. Ke6 Bc5
69. Ac4+! Kc7 70. Ab5+ Kb6 71. Aa4+ Kc7 72. Ae8+ Kc8 73. Kd5 Bg1 74. Ab5 Nd8
75. Ad6+ Kd7 76. Ae5+ Ke7 77. Ag4 Nf7 78. Ah3 Bi3 79. Af5+! Kd8 80. Ag6 Ng5
81. Ke5 Kd7 82. Ah5 Bj2 83. Af6+ Kc7 84. Ad5+ Kd7 85. Kf5 Ni6 86. Af4 Ng5 87.
Ae5+ Kc8 88. Af6 Kb7 89. Ad5+ Ka6 90. Ah1 Nh3 91. Kg4 Ni5+ 92. Kf4 Bi1+ 93.
Kf5 Kb5 94. Ae4 Bh2 95. Af2 Bj4 96. Ke6 Kc4 97. Ag3 Ng6 98. Ae2+ Kb3 99. Ah5
Nf8+ 100. Kd5 Bg1 101. Af4 Bj4 102. Kc5 Bg7 103. Ad5+ Kc2 104. Ae4+ Kb3 105.
Af5 Bi5 106. Ad4+ Ka3 107. Kb5 Bj4 108. Kc4 Bi5 109. Kc3 Be1+ 110. Kc2 Kb4
111. Ac6+ Kc5 112. Ae7+ Kd4 113. Axf8 Bg3 114. Ab4 Ke5 115. Ad3+ Ke6 116. Kd2
Be5 117. Ke3 Ba1 118. Ke4 Kf6 119. Ac4 Kg6 120. Ag8 Kg7 121. Ab3 Bf6 122. Kf5
Bc3 123. Ae6+ Kh6 124. Af4+ Kg7 125. Ah5+ Kf8 126. Ad1 Bd4 127. Ab3 Bg1 128.
Ad5 Kg7 129. Af3 Bb6 130. Ah5+ Kh6 131. Aj4+ Kh7 132. Kg5 Be3+ 133. Kh5 Kh8
134. Ai6+ Ki7 135. Aj5+ Kj6 136. Ag8 Bc1 137. Ki4 Bd2 138. Ac4 Bb4 139. Kh5
Ki7 140. Ab3 Kj6 141. Ac1 Be1 142. Ah6 Bc3 143. Ai4+ Ki7 144. Ag5+ Kh8 145.
Kg6 Ba1 146. Ad2 Bg7 147. Kf7 Bd4 148. Ag5 Ba7 149. Kg6 Bd4 150. Af4 Ba7 151.
Kh6 Bg1 152. Ad5 Bj4+ 153. Kg6 Bg1 154. Af6+ Ki7 155. Kg7 Bj4+ 156. Kg8 Ki6
157. Ag4+ Kj6 158. Kh7 Bf8 159. Af2+ Bi5 160. Ah3 Be1 161. Ag2 Bf2 162. Ai4+
Ki5 163. Ah3+ Kh5 164. Axf2 Kg5 165. Ad3 Kf6 166. Kh6 Ke7 167. Kg6 Ke6 168.
Kg5 Kd5 169. Kf5 Kd4 170. Ae4 Ke3 171. Ke5 Ke2 172. Kf4 Kf1 173. Kf3 Ke1 174.
Ac3+ Kf1 175. Ad2+ Kg1 176. Kg3 Kh1 177. Kh3 Kg1 178. Ae3+ Kh1 179. Af2+ Ki1
180. Ki3 Kj1 181. Ah3#

Number of times there is only 1 move to win: 17

18. February 2004, 16:19:11

Felix

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Subject: Re: Solution to the mate...

Wow. That's great service. I really appreciate your diligence, Ed. Now I just need the time to read your answer... Let's see: 1. b8=A! Kd8 2. Kd5 Be3 3. Ke6 Bf2 4. Af4 Kc8 5. Ad6+... I'll be back in a week or two... Tell the front desk to take my messages... I'm "busy."