I don't like many of these "alternate solutions".
1) Long zugzwang, I won't add it.
2) Qxf6 is way stronger than Qd4.
3) e6 is around +1.40 and Bf5 is around +0.75
4) I already commented there are 3 solutions for this position. I will take it out.
5) Rg5 is way stronger than Rh3.
6) I don't understand why Qa3 would be good here ...
7) Rxe6 and Bxe6+ are both around +4.00 after 10 moves. Not a good test position.
8) Bxc5 is mate in 22, see here :
https://glareanverlag.wordpress.com/201 ... more-12695
9) Rxf5 is way stronger than Rd2.
10) Rd8 is winning yes. Ng5 is interesting too ...
11) Nxf6 and Rh3 seems winning both. Not a so hard position.
12) Neg5 seems stronger than Kb1 but I'm not sure about the endgame Q vs RR.
13) gxh5 is close to Nf5. Both are easy to find, not very interesting.
14) Nd2 and Ng5 seems close, not very interesting.
15) Yes, Rxh2+ is very strong. 1. ... Rxh2+ 2. Bxh2 Qh4 3. Qg1 Rf8 0-1
16) Nd6 seems stronger than Nxb6 -> 1. Nd6+ Bxd6 2. Bxf7+ Kxf7 3. Bxf4 Bxf4 4. Nxf4 Qh4 5. g3 Qf6 6. Nh5 -> eval +4.30 !
Dann Corbit wrote:There is likely some crossover with problems from your list. These problems are very hard to solve. Some of them are clearly alternate solutions (e.g. score of +1403 for one of them). You might like to include one or two in your list, if they are not already in there.
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r1b1k2r/pp3ppp/4pb2/2n5/3RB3/4BN2/PqP1QPPP/3R2K1 w kq - acd 44; acs 2182; bm Rd8+; c2 "Anand - Robatsch, 1992"; c3 "Rd8"; ce 384; id "Anand - Robatsch"; pm Rd8+; pv Rd8+ Bxd8 Bxc5 Bd7 Qd2 Qb5 Ne5 Bf6 a4 Qxa4 Nxd7 O-O-O Qf4 Qxd7 Rxd7 Rxd7 Bd3 a6 Bd6 Bd8 Qe5 Rg8 Bxh7 Re8 Bd3 g6 Qc5+ Bc7 Be5 Kb8 Bd4 Kc8 Be3 f5 g3 Red8 Bf4 Re8 Be5 Ree7 Kg2 Kb8 Bd4 Kc8 Be3 Rd6 Be2 e5 Bc4 b5 Bb3 Red7 Qxe5 Kb7 Bc5 Rc6 Qe8 Rd8 Qe3 a5 Qf3 Bd6;
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rnbqk2r/pp1pbppp/1np5/8/2NP1p2/P6N/B2B2PP/R2Q1RK1 w kq - acd 42; acs 2100; bm Nxb6; c2 "Test Position: 1.Nd6+;pv 1. Nd6+ Bxd6 2. Bxf7+ Kxf7 3. Nxf4 Bxf4 4. Bxf4 Kg8 5. Bh6 d6 6. Qh5"; c3 "Nd6"; ce 317; id "Test Position: 1.Nd6+"; pm Nxb6; pv Nxb6 Qxb6 Bxf7+ Kd8 Bxf4 Bf6 Bg5 Kc7 Rxf6 gxf6 Bxf6 Rf8 Ng5 d6 Qe2 Bf5 Rf1 h6 Qe7+ Nd7 Be6 Rad8 Bxd7 Rxd7 Qxf8 hxg5 Rxf5 Qb3 Bxg5 Qd1+ Rf1 Qxd4+ Qf2 Qc5 Qxc5 dxc5 h4 b5 Kf2 b4 Ke3 Kb6 Rb1 Kb5 h5 a5 h6 c4 Ke4 c3 Rh1 bxa3 g4 c2 h7 Rxh7 Rxh7 a2;