Mate in 22

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rightrook
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Mate in 22

Post by rightrook »

[d]8/p1p5/3p4/p3p3/3k1p2/1K2b1p1/1NP4p/7B w - - 0 1

Sorry, I do not know or remember the solution to this problem.... :lol:

Maybe someone here can post it....
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Re: Mate in 22

Post by michiguel »

rightrook wrote:[d]8/p1p5/3p4/p3p3/3k1p2/1K2b1p1/1NP4p/7B w - - 0 1

Sorry, I do not know or remember the solution to this problem.... :lol:

Maybe someone here can post it....
c3+/ Na4+/ c4+/ Bf3/ (now black K is trapped in a6)
wK goes to g2/ wK captures promotion at h1/ wK goes to c8/ wBishop captures all the pawns that will move in the diagonal h1-a8/ Bb7#

Those are 22 moves, on the meantime, black can only shuffle the bishop around.

Miguel
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Re: Mate in 22

Post by rightrook »

OK...thanks! ....That sounds correct.... :lol:

regards

Robert