Mate in 7

ThudanBlunder

Posers and Puzzles

14 Aug 06

ThudanBlunder

Joined: 21 Jul 06
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14 Aug 06

White to play.

ThudanBlunder

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14 Aug 06

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Hint: First move is RxN.

mazziewag

Joined: 13 Apr 06
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14 Aug 06

does that mean it cant be RxN+?

ThudanBlunder

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14 Aug 06

Originally posted by mazziewag
does that mean it cant be RxN+?

Yes, I believe that would only be mate in 8.

Good point though. 😉

mazziewag

Joined: 13 Apr 06
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14 Aug 06

well i can safely tell you that checkmate IS possible 😀 lol. not able to do it in the right amount as yet..

BigDogg

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15 Aug 06

Again, there at least three first moves that work.

ThudanBlunder

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15 Aug 06

Originally posted by BigDoggProblem
Again, there at least three first moves that work.

Sorry, about that. That must be terrible for a purist like yourself. 🙂

I came across these positions on the net a while back. At the time they were meant to test the latest hardware (which is pretty dated now).

The site is at http://membres.lycos.fr/albillo/ajedre7a.htm

BigDogg

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15 Aug 06

Originally posted by ThudanBlunder
Sorry, about that. That must be terrible for a purist like yourself. 🙂

The R vs. P problem was worth trying, but trust me, I didn't waste time solving this one.