[d]1rk1br1q/1pbp1n2/5p2/4P3/PpQR1PPN/4R1p1/1PK4n/6B1 w - - 0 0
Forced mate in 13!
Please share time it require before the engine spot the winning move 1. Rc3.
Can your engine crack this puzzle
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Re: Can your engine crack this puzzle
Hi, this is a human chess players forum, your post should be in CCC.
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Re: Can your engine crack this puzzle
Beautiful.
After pxR, QxB check follows, then Rc4 chek, then the bishop, etc
beautiful indeed.
It took me 20 seconds to solve it once I had the key first move. Without it I doubt It would take me less than half an hour.
Fern,
After pxR, QxB check follows, then Rc4 chek, then the bishop, etc
beautiful indeed.
It took me 20 seconds to solve it once I had the key first move. Without it I doubt It would take me less than half an hour.
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Re: Can your engine crack this puzzle
Houdini 3 Tactical finds it in less than 1 minutes.Nordlandia wrote:[d]1rk1br1q/1pbp1n2/5p2/4P3/PpQR1PPN/4R1p1/1PK4n/6B1 w - - 0 0
Forced mate in 13!
Please share time it require before the engine spot the winning move 1. Rc3.
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Re: Can your engine crack this puzzle
Both Stockfish and Komodo fails to find the winning move!
Houdini 4 Pro Tactical find it under 1 minute.
Analysis by Houdini 4 Pro x64:
1.Rc3 bxc3 2.Qxc7+ Kxc7 3.Rc4+ Kd8 4.Bb6+ Ke7 5.Ng6+ Ke6 6.f5+ Kd5 7.Ne7+ Kxe5 8.Bc7+ d6 9.Kd3 Ng5 10.Ba5 Nhf3 11.Ke3 Nd4 12.Rc5+ dxc5 13.Bc7#
+- (#13) Depth: 25/63 00:00:53 1187MN, tb=11
Houdini 4 Pro Tactical find it under 1 minute.
Analysis by Houdini 4 Pro x64:
1.Rc3 bxc3 2.Qxc7+ Kxc7 3.Rc4+ Kd8 4.Bb6+ Ke7 5.Ng6+ Ke6 6.f5+ Kd5 7.Ne7+ Kxe5 8.Bc7+ d6 9.Kd3 Ng5 10.Ba5 Nhf3 11.Ke3 Nd4 12.Rc5+ dxc5 13.Bc7#
+- (#13) Depth: 25/63 00:00:53 1187MN, tb=11
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Re: Can your engine crack this puzzle
It's a brilliant combination. Who were the players?
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Re: Can your engine crack this puzzle
It's a composition by Otto Blathy.
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