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[d]1nbqr3/1pprbkpp/3p1pp1/1P6/1PR1QPP1/1PR1PB2/3P2P1/3K3N w - - 0 0
Fastest solution by Deep Fritz 12:
1.Qe6+ Kxe6 2.Bd5+ Kxd5 3.Re4 Kxe4 4.Rd3 Kxd3 5.Nf2#
+- (#5) Depth: 13/33 00:00:00 2698kN
Not so easy for all top engines.
Nice 5 mover
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Re: Nice 5 mover
This has got to be the null move devastator of all time. Tossing wood in a way that would make Morphy blush.
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Re: Nice 5 mover
Do you have the source?
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Re: Nice 5 mover
chess.com, puzzle of the day : https://www.chess.com/daily-chess-puzzle/2024-05-26
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Re: Nice 5 mover
It's actually todays chess.com puzzle on my home page.
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Re: Nice 5 mover
Dann Corbit wrote: ↑Mon May 27, 2024 3:43 am This has got to be the null move devastator of all time. Tossing wood in a way that would make Morphy blush.

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Re: Nice 5 mover
[d]1nbqr3/1pprbkpp/3p1pp1/1P6/1PR1QPP1/1PR1PB2/3P2P1/3K3N w - - 0 0
Matefish-3.2:
Old PC
Found 270 tablebases
Starting Alpha-Beta Search
1/1 00:00,002 2 1k 0,00 De4xe7+
3/9 00:00,004 2k 569k 0,00 De4xe7+
5/9 00:00,005 3k 677k 0,00 De4xe7+
Success! Mate in 5 found!
7/9 00:00,018 23k 1.258k +M5 De4-e6+ Kf7xe6 Lf3-d5+ Ke6xd5 Tc4-e4 Kd5xe4 Tc3-d3 Ke4xd3 Sh1-f2+
Bester Zug: De4-e6, Wert: +Matt in 5, Tiefe: 7/9, Dauer: 00:00,041, 22.642 Knoten, 1.258k
Matefish-3.2:
Old PC
Found 270 tablebases
Starting Alpha-Beta Search
1/1 00:00,002 2 1k 0,00 De4xe7+
3/9 00:00,004 2k 569k 0,00 De4xe7+
5/9 00:00,005 3k 677k 0,00 De4xe7+
Success! Mate in 5 found!
7/9 00:00,018 23k 1.258k +M5 De4-e6+ Kf7xe6 Lf3-d5+ Ke6xd5 Tc4-e4 Kd5xe4 Tc3-d3 Ke4xd3 Sh1-f2+
Bester Zug: De4-e6, Wert: +Matt in 5, Tiefe: 7/9, Dauer: 00:00,041, 22.642 Knoten, 1.258k
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Re: Nice 5 mover
[d]1nbqr3/1pprbkpp/3p1pp1/1P6/1PR1QPP1/1PR1PB2/3P2P1/3K3N w - - 0 1
The Huntsman 1:
Same PC
Found 270 tablebases
classical evaluation enabled
10/16 00:00,036 41k 1.144k +M5 De4-e6+ Kf7xe6 Lf3-d5+ Ke6xd5 Tc4-e4 Kd5xe4 Tc3-d3 Ke4xd3 Sh1-f2+
The Huntsman 1:
Same PC
Found 270 tablebases
classical evaluation enabled
10/16 00:00,036 41k 1.144k +M5 De4-e6+ Kf7xe6 Lf3-d5+ Ke6xd5 Tc4-e4 Kd5xe4 Tc3-d3 Ke4xd3 Sh1-f2+
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Re: Nice 5 mover
[d]1nbqr3/1pprbkpp/3p1pp1/1P6/1PR1QPP1/1PR1PB2/3P2P1/3K3N w - - 0 1
Alexandria-7.0.0:
37/64 05:03,853 188.704k 621k +M5 De4-e6+ Kf7xe6 Lf3-d5+ Ke6xd5 Tc4-e4 Kd5xe4 Tc3-d3 Ke4xd3 Sh1-f2+
Alexandria-7.0.0:
37/64 05:03,853 188.704k 621k +M5 De4-e6+ Kf7xe6 Lf3-d5+ Ke6xd5 Tc4-e4 Kd5xe4 Tc3-d3 Ke4xd3 Sh1-f2+
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Re: Nice 5-mover.
Hello:
I found the same position but one move earlier from a tweet of April 10th, 2024:
https://x.com/SteffenNielsen8/status/17 ... 8837638434

The idea of 1.- Nf7 is to capture the trapped queen. The only move to avoid that is K×N, but doing so you enter in the five-mover. Black is not forced to capture the knight, of course.
I expect old engines to solve the checkmate in five moves in few time. AnMon 5.60, Dragon 4.6, Hermann 2.4 64-bit, Nejmet 3.07, ProDeo 1.5, Ruffian 1.0.5, Rybka 2.2 64-bit and Spike 1.2 succeeded, as well as Chest 5.2.
Regards from Spain.
Ajedrecista.
I found the same position but one move earlier from a tweet of April 10th, 2024:
https://x.com/SteffenNielsen8/status/17 ... 8837638434
The idea of 1.- Nf7 is to capture the trapped queen. The only move to avoid that is K×N, but doing so you enter in the five-mover. Black is not forced to capture the knight, of course.
I expect old engines to solve the checkmate in five moves in few time. AnMon 5.60, Dragon 4.6, Hermann 2.4 64-bit, Nejmet 3.07, ProDeo 1.5, Ruffian 1.0.5, Rybka 2.2 64-bit and Spike 1.2 succeeded, as well as Chest 5.2.
Regards from Spain.
Ajedrecista.