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I guess that will give you 115 chances to make a mistake. :shock: :shock: :shock: Nevermind. Figures I can beat you in 11 days if I send my move plus 11 conditionals. If you accept them then I'm checkmating you July 15. If you deviate then I'll mate you in fewer moves (you know other white moves ge...

It's a mate in 36 the last time I checked. Well, that kind of spoils the fun, doesn't it? :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: I have no intention of putting any effort into finding a faster mate than what I'm seeing, so if we follow my line I'll be delivering mate in December 2021. I guess that will give...

Tablebases and deep search are amazing. I mean, white has the right colored bishop, two pieces and two pawns just like black. Sure, I would trade the bishop for a rook, but still it does not look hopeless to me. I would definitely play on OTB in an actual game. Looks can be deceiving. It's a mate i...

29.Kd4 [FEN "4r3/5pk1/1q1r1p1p/1p1Pn2Q/1Pp4P/6P1/5PB1/R3R1K1 b - -"] 1... f5 2. Qd1 Rdd8 3. Re3 f4 4. gxf4 Nd3 5. Rxd3 cxd3 6. Qxd3 Qf6 7. Rd1 Qxf4 8. Qxb5 Qxh4 9. Qc5 Re6 10. Qc3+ Rf6 11. Qd4 Qxd4 12. Rxd4 Kf8 13. b5 Ke7 14. Rd1 Rb8 15. Rb1 Rbb6 16. Bf1 Rf5 17. Be2 Rxd5 18. Rb3 Rf5 19. Bd3 Rg5+ 20...

28.Bg4 [FEN "4r3/5pk1/1q1r1p1p/1p1Pn2Q/1Pp4P/6P1/5PB1/R3R1K1 b - -"] 1... f5 2. Qd1 Rdd8 3. Re3 f4 4. gxf4 Nd3 5. Rxd3 cxd3 6. Qxd3 Qf6 7. Rd1 Qxf4 8. Qxb5 Qxh4 9. Qc5 Re6 10. Qc3+ Rf6 11. Qd4 Qxd4 12. Rxd4 Kf8 13. b5 Ke7 14. Rd1 Rb8 15. Rb1 Rbb6 16. Bf1 Rf5 17. Be2 Rxd5 18. Rb3 Rf5 19. Bd3 Rg5+ 20...

26.Rb1 [FEN "4r3/5pk1/1q1r1p1p/1p1Pn2Q/1Pp4P/6P1/5PB1/R3R1K1 b - -"] 1... f5 2. Qd1 Rdd8 3. Re3 f4 4. gxf4 Nd3 5. Rxd3 cxd3 6. Qxd3 Qf6 7. Rd1 Qxf4 8. Qxb5 Qxh4 9. Qc5 Re6 10. Qc3+ Rf6 11. Qd4 Qxd4 12. Rxd4 Kf8 13. b5 Ke7 14. Rd1 Rb8 15. Rb1 Rbb6 16. Bf1 Rf5 17. Be2 Rxd5 18. Rb3 Rf5 19. Bd3 Rg5+ 20...

26.Rb1 [FEN "4r3/5pk1/1q1r1p1p/1p1Pn2Q/1Pp4P/6P1/5PB1/R3R1K1 b - -"] 1... f5 2. Qd1 Rdd8 3. Re3 f4 4. gxf4 Nd3 5. Rxd3 cxd3 6. Qxd3 Qf6 7. Rd1 Qxf4 8. Qxb5 Qxh4 9. Qc5 Re6 10. Qc3+ Rf6 11. Qd4 Qxd4 12. Rxd4 Kf8 13. b5 Ke7 14. Rd1 Rb8 15. Rb1 Rbb6 16. Bf1 Rf5 17. Be2 Rxd5 18. Rb3 Rf5 19. Bd3 Rg5+ 20...

25.Ke3 25...h5 1... f5 2. Qd1 Rdd8 3. Re3 f4 4. gxf4 Nd3 5. Rxd3 cxd3 6. Qxd3 Qf6 7. Rd1 Qxf4 8. Qxb5 Qxh4 9. Qc5 Re6 10. Qc3+ Rf6 11. Qd4 Qxd4 12. Rxd4 Kf8 13. b5 Ke7 14. Rd1 Rb8 15. Rb1 Rbb6 16. Bf1 Rf5 17. Be2 Rxd5 18. Rb3 Rf5 19. Bd3 Rg5+ 20. Kf1 Kd6 21. Rb4 Rd5 22. Be2 Rf5 23.f3 Rf5 24.Kf2 Rh2...

24.Kf2 Missed this because I wasn't quoted :roll: Anyway, from memory: 24...Rh2+ 1... f5 2. Qd1 Rdd8 3. Re3 f4 4. gxf4 Nd3 5. Rxd3 cxd3 6. Qxd3 Qf6 7. Rd1 Qxf4 8. Qxb5 Qxh4 9. Qc5 Re6 10. Qc3+ Rf6 11. Qd4 Qxd4 12. Rxd4 Kf8 13. b5 Ke7 14. Rd1 Rb8 15. Rb1 Rbb6 16. Bf1 Rf5 17. Be2 Rxd5 18. Rb3 Rf5 19....

1... f5 2. Qd1 Rdd8 3. Re3 f4 4. gxf4 Nd3 5. Rxd3 cxd3 6. Qxd3 Qf6 7. Rd1 Qxf4 8. Qxb5 Qxh4 9. Qc5 Re6 10. Qc3+ Rf6 11. Qd4 Qxd4 12. Rxd4 Kf8 13. b5 Ke7 14. Rd1 Rb8 15. Rb1 Rbb6 16. Bf1 Rf5 17. Be2 Rxd5 18. Rb3 Rf5 19. Bd3 Rg5+ 20. Kf1 Kd6 21. Rb4 Rd5 22. Be2 Rf5 23.f3 Rf5 24.Kf2 8/5p2/1r1k3p/1P5r/1...