Ovyron wrote:Okay, this seems right up my alley, if you see some Uly participating it's me trying to crack the positions.
Thanks for creating such a concept.
To Uly or not to Uly, that's the question, but so far it is the latter
Well, I blame you! The page you linked to has this "Misc" Menu at the top, and on there an Item called "Anecdotes", how can one resist? And after I was done I got stuck reading some Jeroen Comments on some Deep Blue Junior games... Not that I'm complaining.
Anyway, I like the idea of being ahead of Michael B if I managed to send the expected move on the first position and he didn't, and on future weeks we get all 4 and he's never able to defeat me - but yeah, I'm not a fan of positions with multiple winning moves, what if you enjoy torturing the opponent? In that case the slower mate is just as good, if not better.
Rebel wrote:Start Your Engines is a fun game and competition to explore and solve very hard positions. Each week 4 of such positions are presented on this page and the goal is to find the right moves and to contribute the moves in the below entry form.
For each correct answer you get one point and at the end of the week solutions are given and the ranking is updated.
Pick yourself a nickname (or use your real name), a valid email address for verification purposes only in case of doubt and start enjoying the beauty of chess. To get the position click on the c8 square, the script will show you the PGN | EPD | FEN. Consulting databases is allowed, just find the right moves..
Rebel wrote:Start Your Engines is a fun game and competition to explore and solve very hard positions. Each week 4 of such positions are presented on this page and the goal is to find the right moves and to contribute the moves in the below entry form.
For each correct answer you get one point and at the end of the week solutions are given and the ranking is updated.
Pick yourself a nickname (or use your real name), a valid email address for verification purposes only in case of doubt and start enjoying the beauty of chess. To get the position click on the c8 square, the script will show you the PGN | EPD | FEN. Consulting databases is allowed, just find the right moves..
Without giving the key and spoiling the contest, can anyone confirm that Position 1 is mate-in-19? Cfish seems unable to do better than that.
I sent you the info via PM, Houdini 6.03 shows mate in 19. Reached D64 so far.
"Good decisions come from experience, and experience comes from bad decisions."
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Ted Summers
zullil wrote:Thanks, Ted. I don't have Cfish's full line with me, but it agrees at the start with the one you sent.
I now wonder ...
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I don't know which engine is giving this, but from Chessbase I see this.
"Good decisions come from experience, and experience comes from bad decisions."
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Ted Summers
About week-1, the first position seemed to be the hardest one but apparently not for Nigel Short. The king walk 1. Kh2 2. Kg3 3. Kf4 all the way to h6 is brilliant.
- but yeah, I'm not a fan of positions with multiple winning moves, what if you enjoy torturing the opponent? In that case the slower mate is just as good, if not better.
