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I set Stockfish DEV (20021515, this version fixes the mate score reporting bug) to work on it and in about 3 minutes it had found a mate in 21. I also verifed it with Black Diamond XI (without the mate score fix) and it verified the mate in 21.
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Stockfish DEV:
8 00:00 6k 3,168k -3.21 1.Kb8 e5 2.Qxg2 Kb5 3.Ng6 Nf6 4.Qf1+ Bc4 5.Qxf6
9 00:00 20k 5,060k -2.57 1.Kb8 e5 2.Qxg2 Kb5 3.Qxg4 Bd4
10 00:00 28k 4,610k -2.35 1.Kb8 e5 2.Qxg2 Kb5 3.Qxg4 Bd4 4.Qd7+ Kb4 5.Qb7+ Kc3 6.Qf3+ Kc4
11 00:00 34k 4,868k -2.03 1.Kb8 e5 2.Qxg2 Kb5 3.Qxg4 Bd4 4.Qd7+ Kb4 5.Qb7+ Kc3 6.Qf3+ Kc4 7.Ng6 Bd5 8.Qe2+ Kb3 9.Nxe5
12 00:00 73k 5,598k 0.00 1.Qc4+ Ka7 2.Qe4 Ka6
13 00:00 75k 5,325k 0.00 1.Qc4+ Ka7 2.Qe4 Ka6 3.Qd3+ Ka7 4.Qe4
14 00:00 80k 5,696k 0.00 1.Qc4+ Ka7 2.Qe4 Ka6 3.Qc4+
15 00:00 89k 5,535k 0.00 1.Qc4+ Ka7 2.Qe4 Ka6
16 00:00 99k 5,832k 0.00 1.Qc4+ Ka7 2.Qe4 Ka6 3.Qd3+ Ka7 4.Qe4
17 00:00 120k 5,984k 0.00 1.Qc4+ Ka7 2.Qe4 Ka6 3.Qe2+ Ka7
18 00:00 143k 5,723k 0.00 1.Qc4+ Ka7 2.Qe4 Ka6
19 00:00 211k 5,875k 0.00 1.Qc4+ Ka7 2.Qe4 Ka6
20 00:00 271k 6,012k 0.00 1.Qc4+ Ka7 2.Qe4 Ka6
21 00:00 356k 5,926k 0.00 1.Qc4+ Ka7 2.Qe4 Ka6 3.Qe2+ Ka7 4.Qxg2 Ka6 5.Qe2+ Ka7 6.Qe4 Ka6
22 00:00 558k 5,877k 0.00 1.Qc4+ Ka7 2.Qe4 Ka6 3.Qe2+ Ka7 4.Qxg2 Ka6 5.Qe2+ Ka7
23 00:00 721k 5,906k +0.67 1.Qc4+ Ka7 2.Qe4 Ka6 3.Qe2+ Ka7 4.Qxg2 Ka6 5.Qe2+ Ka7 6.Qe4 Ka6 7.Qd3+ Ka7 8.Qd7+ Ka6 9.Ng6 e5 10.Kb8 e4 11.Qc8+ Kb5 12.Qxg8 Kc5 13.Qc8+ Kd6 14.Qxg4 Nf6 15.Qd1+ Nd5 16.Qxa4
24 00:00 865k 5,923k +1.71 1.Qc4+ Ka7 2.Qe4 Ka6 3.Qe2+ Ka7 4.Qxg2 Ka6 5.Qe2+ Ka7 6.Qe4 Ka6 7.Qd3+ Ka7 8.Qd7+ Ka6 9.Ng6 e5 10.Kb8 e4 11.Qc8+ Kb5 12.Qxg8 Kc5 13.Ne5 Kd4 14.Nxg4 e3 15.Qa2 Bc5
25 00:00 1,242k 5,913k +2.41 1.Qc4+ Ka7 2.Qe4 Ka6 3.Qe2+ Ka7 4.Qxg2 Ka6 5.Qe2+ Ka7 6.Qe4 Ka6 7.Qd3+ Ka7 8.Qd7+ Ka6 9.Ng6 e5 10.Kb8 e4 11.Qc8+ Kb5 12.Qxg8 Kc5 13.Qc8+ Kd4 14.Qxg4 a3 15.Qd1+ Kc3 16.Qa1+ Kc4 17.Qxa3 Bd4 18.Qxa5 Nf6 19.Ne5+ Bxe5+ 20.Qxe5
26 00:00 2,386k 6,102k +3.32 1.Qc4+ Ka7 2.Qe4 Ka6 3.Qe2+ Ka7 4.Qxg2 Ka6 5.Qe2+ Ka7 6.Qe4 Ka6 7.Qd3+ Ka7 8.Qd7+ Ka6 9.Ng6 e5 10.Kb8 e4 11.Qc8+ Kb5 12.Qxg8 Nf6 13.Qxg7 Bd4 14.Qe7 Kc4 15.Kb7 g3 16.Ne5+ Bxe5 17.Qxe5 g2 18.Qg3 g1Q 19.Qxg1
27 00:00 3,953k 6,396k +4.07 1.Qc4+ Ka7 2.Qe4 Ka6 3.Qe2+ Ka7 4.Qxg2 Ka6 5.Qe2+ Ka7 6.Qe4 Ka6 7.Qd3+ Ka7 8.Qd7+ Ka6 9.Ng6 e5 10.Kb8 e4 11.Qc8+ Kb5 12.Qxg8 Bc5 13.Qd5 Kb4 14.Qxe4+ Kc3 15.Qc6 Kd4 16.Qxa4+ Ke3 17.Qxg4 Bd4 18.Qg1+ Ke4 19.Qb1+ Ke3 20.Qe1+ Kd3 21.Qxa5 Ke4
28 00:00 5,681k 6,644k +4.40 1.Qc4+ Ka7 2.Qe4 Ka6 3.Qe2+ Ka7 4.Qxg2 Ka6 5.Qe2+ Ka7 6.Qe4 Ka6 7.Qd3+ Ka7 8.Qd7+ Ka6 9.Ng6 e5 10.Kb8 e4 11.Qc8+ Kb5 12.Qxg8 Kb4 13.Ne5 Kc3 14.Qc4+ Kd2 15.Qxe4 Bf2 16.Qd3+ Ke1 17.Nxg4 Bg3+ 18.Kb7 Bf4 19.Kb6 a3 20.Qxa3
29 00:01 8,691k 6,727k +6.92 1.Qc4+ Ka7 2.Qe4 Ka6 3.Qe2+ Ka7 4.Qxg2 Ka6 5.Qe2+ Ka7 6.Qe4 Ka6 7.Qd3+ Ka7 8.Qd7+ Ka6 9.Ng6 e5 10.Kb8 e4 11.Qc8+ Kb5 12.Qxg8 Nf6 13.Qxg7 Bd4 14.Qc7 Nd5 15.Qd7+ Kc4 16.Qc6+ Bc5 17.Qxa4+ Bb4 18.Ne5+ Kc5 19.Nxg4 Kd4 20.Kb7 e3 21.Qb5 Ke4 22.Qc4+ Kf5 23.Qxd5+ Kxg4 24.Qc4+ Kg5
30 00:01 13,200k 7,036k +7.43 1.Qc4+ Ka7 2.Qe4 Ka6 3.Qe2+ Ka7 4.Qxg2 Ka6 5.Qe2+ Ka7 6.Qe4 Ka6 7.Qd3+ Ka7 8.Qd7+ Ka6 9.Ng6 e5 10.Kb8 e4 11.Qc8+ Kb5 12.Qxg8 Bc5 13.Qd5 Nf6 14.Qb7+ Bb6 15.Qxg7 Bd4 16.Qc7 Nd5 17.Qd7+ Kc4 18.Qc6+ Bc5 19.Qxa4+ Bb4 20.Ne5+ Kc5 21.Nxg4 Nc3 22.Qd7 Kc4 23.Kb7 Kb3 24.Kb6 Kc4 25.Ne5+ Kb3 26.Qe6+ Ka3
31+ 00:03 22,151k 7,318k +7.49 1.Qc4+
31+ 00:03 24,303k 7,423k +7.73 1.Qc4+
31 00:03 28,319k 7,568k +7.90 1.Qc4+ Ka7 2.Qe4 Ka6 3.Qe2+ Ka7 4.Qxg2 Ka6 5.Qe2+ Ka7 6.Qe4 Ka6 7.Qd3+ Ka7 8.Qd7+ Ka6 9.Ng6 e5 10.Kb8 e4 11.Qc8+ Kb5 12.Qxg8 Bc5 13.Qd5 Nf6 14.Qb7+ Bb6 15.Qxg7 Bd4 16.Qc7 Nd5 17.Qd7+ Kc4 18.Qc6+ Bc5 19.Qxa4+ Bb4 20.Ne5+ Kc5 21.Nxg4 Nc3 22.Qd7 Nd5 23.Qe6 Nc3 24.Kb7 Kd4 25.Qb6+ Kd5 26.Qc6+ Kd4 27.Qe6
32+ 00:04 33,492k 7,737k +8.02 1.Qc4+
32 00:04 37,471k 7,833k +8.06 1.Qc4+ Ka7 2.Qe4 Ka6 3.Qe2+ Ka7 4.Qxg2 Ka6 5.Qe2+ Ka7 6.Qe4 Ka6 7.Qd3+ Ka7 8.Qd7+ Ka6 9.Ng6 e5 10.Kb8 e4 11.Qc8+ Kb5 12.Qxg8 Kc5 13.Kb7 Bc7 14.Kxc7 e3 15.Qf8+ Kd4 16.Kb6 g3 17.Qf3 a3 18.Ne7 Kd3 19.Nd5 Kd4 20.Nxe3 a2 21.Nc2+ Ke5 22.Kxa5 Ke6 23.Kb6 Ke5 24.Kb5 a1Q
33+ 00:05 42,085k 7,926k +8.18 1.Qc4+
33 00:05 42,553k 7,933k +8.19 1.Qc4+ Ka7 2.Qe4 Ka6 3.Qe2+ Ka7 4.Qxg2 Ka6 5.Qe2+ Ka7 6.Qe4 Ka6 7.Qd3+ Ka7 8.Qd7+ Ka6 9.Ng6 e5 10.Kb8 e4 11.Qc8+ Kb5 12.Qxg8 Bc5 13.Qd5 Nf6 14.Qb7+ Bb6 15.Qxg7 Bd4 16.Qc7 Nd5 17.Qd7+ Kc4 18.Qc6+ Bc5 19.Qxa4+ Bb4 20.Ne5+ Kd4 21.Nc6+ Ke3 22.Qd1 Nc3 23.Qxg4 Kd2 24.Kb7 Kd3 25.Qf5 Kd2 26.Qf2+ Kd1 27.Ne5 Ne2
34+ 00:06 48,607k 8,014k +8.31 1.Qc4+
34+ 00:06 52,040k 8,077k +8.44 1.Qc4+
34- 00:07 57,873k 8,165k +8.06 1.Qc4+ Ka7
34+ 00:07 61,014k 8,212k +8.34 1.Qc4+
34 00:08 69,063k 8,298k +8.53 1.Qc4+ Ka7 2.Qe4 Ka6 3.Qe2+ Ka7 4.Qxg2 Ka6 5.Qe2+ Ka7 6.Qe4 Ka6 7.Qd3+ Ka7 8.Qd7+ Ka6 9.Ng6 e5 10.Kb8 e4 11.Qc8+ Kb5 12.Qxg8 Kb4 13.Qd5 Ng3 14.Qb7 N7f5 15.Qxb6+ Kc3 16.Qxa5+ Kb3 17.Qb5+ Kc3 18.Qxa4 e3 19.Ne5 e2 20.Qc4+ Kd2 21.Qxg4 Ke3 22.Qf3+ Kd4 23.Nd3 Kc4 24.Kb7 Nd6+ 25.Kc6 Nde4 26.Kb6 e1Q 27.Nxe1
35+ 00:09 75,963k 8,373k +8.66 1.Qc4+
35+ 00:10 86,315k 8,455k +8.79 1.Qc4+
35+ 00:11 101,908k 8,577k +8.98 1.Qc4+
35 00:12 108,396k 8,630k +8.78 1.Qc4+ Ka7 2.Qe4 Ka6 3.Qe2+ Ka7 4.Qxg2 Ka6 5.Qe2+ Ka7 6.Qe4 Ka6 7.Qd3+ Ka7 8.Qd7+ Ka6 9.Ng6 e5 10.Kb8 Ba7+ 11.Qxa7+ Kb5 12.Qb7+ Kc5 13.Qc8+ Kd5 14.Qxg8+ Ke4 15.Qc8 g3 16.Qg4+ Kd5 17.Kb7 a3 18.Qg5 Ke6 19.Qxe5+ Kf7 20.Nf4 Nf6 21.Qxa5 g2 22.Nxg2 Ne6 23.Qxa3 Ne4 24.Ne3 N6g5 25.Nc4 Ne6 26.Qf3+ Kg8 27.Ne5 N4c5+ 28.Kb6
36+ 00:12 111,585k 8,632k +8.92 1.Qc4+
36+ 00:13 116,780k 8,672k +9.05 1.Qc4+
36+ 00:14 126,531k 8,714k +9.23 1.Qc4+
36 00:15 136,265k 8,790k +8.94 1.Qc4+ Ka7 2.Qe4 Ka6 3.Qe2+ Ka7 4.Qxg2 Ka6 5.Qe2+ Ka7 6.Qe4 Ka6 7.Qd3+ Ka7 8.Qd7+ Ka6 9.Ng6 e5 10.Kb8 e4 11.Qc8+ Kb5 12.Qxg8 Kc5 13.Kb7 Bc7 14.Kxc7 g3 15.Qf8+ Kd4 16.Kb6 Ke3 17.Kxa5 g2 18.Qc5+ Ke2 19.Qg1 Kf3 20.Nh4+ Kg4 21.Nxg2 a3 22.Ne3+ Kf4 23.Qf2+ Kg5 24.Qf7 a2 25.Qxa2 Nf4 26.Qa4 Nfe6 27.Qxe4
37+ 00:15 137,225k 8,793k +9.07 1.Qc4+
37+ 00:16 143,492k 8,834k +9.21 1.Qc4+
37+ 00:16 146,692k 8,856k +9.39 1.Qc4+
37- 00:17 158,714k 8,952k +8.81 1.Qc4+ Ka7
37+ 00:18 167,586k 8,999k +9.23 1.Qc4+
37+ 00:21 198,626k 9,117k +10.27 1.Qc4+
37 00:23 218,244k 9,212k +10.70 1.Qc4+ Ka7 2.Qe4 Ka6 3.Qe2+ Ka7 4.Qxg2 Ka6 5.Qe2+ Ka7 6.Qe4 Ka6 7.Qd3+ Ka7 8.Qd7+ Ka6 9.Ng6 e5 10.Kb8 e4 11.Qc8+ Kb5 12.Qxg8 Bc5 13.Qd5 Nf6 14.Qb7+ Kc4 15.Qa6+ Kb3 16.Qxf6 Bb4 17.Qf7+ Kc2 18.Qxg7 e3 19.Qe5 a3 20.Qe6 g3 21.Ne5 g2 22.Qc4+ Kd2 23.Qd3+ Kc1 24.Qxe3+ Kc2 25.Qe2+ Kb3 26.Qxg2 Bd6+ 27.Ka8 Bxe5
38+ 00:24 227,711k 9,250k +10.84 1.Qc4+
38+ 00:26 248,163k 9,322k +10.97 1.Qc4+
38+ 00:31 295,303k 9,470k +11.43 1.Qc4+
38- 00:31 299,440k 9,479k +10.55 1.Qc4+ Ka7
38+ 00:32 303,843k 9,479k +11.17 1.Qc4+
38+ 00:36 350,739k 9,564k +11.76 1.Qc4+
38- 00:39 377,804k 9,606k +10.09 1.Qc4+ Ka7
38+ 00:40 386,127k 9,598k +11.31 1.Qc4+
38 00:50 493,295k 9,744k +12.01 1.Qc4+ Ka7 2.Qe4 Ka6 3.Qe2+ Ka7 4.Qxg2 Ka6 5.Qe2+ Ka7 6.Qe4 Ka6 7.Qd3+ Ka7 8.Qd7+ Ka6 9.Ng6 e5 10.Kb8 e4 11.Qc8+ Kb5 12.Qxg8 Kc5 13.Kb7 Bc7 14.Kxc7 e3 15.Qf8+ Kd4 16.Kb6 Ke4 17.Qe7+ Kf3 18.Ne5+ Ke2 19.Kxa5 g3 20.Qf7 a3 21.Qf3+ Kd2 22.Nc4+ Kc3 23.Nxa3 Kd3 24.Kb4 g2 25.Qd5+ Ke2 26.Qxg2+ Kd3 27.Nc4 Kd4 28.Qe2 Ke4
39+ 00:53 525,182k 9,748k +12.15 1.Qc4+
39+ 00:56 556,592k 9,777k +12.29 1.Qc4+
39- 00:58 574,560k 9,792k +11.87 1.Qc4+ Ka7
39+ 00:59 586,831k 9,800k +12.18 1.Qc4+
39+ 01:02 609,855k 9,822k +12.53 1.Qc4+
39- 01:08 678,284k 9,879k +11.60 1.Qc4+ Ka7
39+ 01:12 713,163k 9,895k +12.30 1.Qc4+
39 01:17 773,116k 9,932k +13.02 1.Qc4+ Ka7 2.Qe4 Ka6 3.Qe2+ Ka7 4.Qxg2 Ka6 5.Qe2+ Ka7 6.Qe4 Ka6 7.Qd3+ Ka7 8.Qd7+ Ka6 9.Ng6 e5 10.Kb8 e4 11.Qc8+ Kb5 12.Qxg8 Nf6 13.Qxg7 Bd4 14.Qc7 Nd5 15.Qd7+ Kc4 16.Qc6+ Bc5 17.Qxa4+ Bb4 18.Ne5+ Kc5 19.Qc6+ Kd4 20.Nxg4 Bd2 21.Qd7 Kc5 22.Kb7 Bf4 23.Qc6+ Kd4 24.Qa4+ Nb4 25.Qa1+ Kc4 26.Ne5+ Kb3 27.Qxa5 Bc1 28.Qb5 Ka3 29.Qc4 Bb2 30.Qxe4 Bc3 31.Nc4+ Ka4 32.Ne3 Ka5 33.Nd5 Na6 34.Qc4
40+ 01:23 832,814k 9,970k +13.16 1.Qc4+
40+ 01:25 854,224k 9,984k +13.31 1.Qc4+
40+ 01:31 918,555k 10,036k +14.15 1.Qc4+
40 01:31 919,190k 10,036k +13.38 1.Qc4+ Ka7 2.Qe4 Ka6 3.Qe2+ Ka7 4.Qxg2 Ka6 5.Qe2+ Ka7 6.Qe4 Ka6 7.Qd3+ Ka7 8.Qd7+ Ka6 9.Ng6 e5 10.Kb8 e4 11.Qc8+ Kb5 12.Qxg8 Nf6 13.Qxg7 Bd4 14.Qc7 Nd5 15.Qd7+ Kc4 16.Qc6+ Bc5 17.Qxa4+ Bb4 18.Ne5+ Kc5 19.Qc6+ Kd4 20.Nxg4 Be1 21.Qd6 Kc4 22.Qe6 Bg3+ 23.Kb7 Kd4 24.Qd7 Kc5 25.Qc6+ Kd4 26.Qa4+ Nb4 27.Qxa5 Nd3 28.Kc6 Bf4 29.Qd5+ Kc3 30.Qxe4 Bg5 31.Kb5 Kd2 32.Ne5 Nf2 33.Qf5
41+ 01:31 920,694k 10,037k +13.53 1.Qc4+
41+ 01:33 943,400k 10,052k +13.68 1.Qc4+
41+ 01:38 992,414k 10,103k +14.56 1.Qc4+
41- 01:38 996,342k 10,106k +13.23 1.Qc4+ Ka7
41+ 01:39 1,003,422k 10,113k +14.14 1.Qc4+
41+ 01:47 1,098,875k 10,214k +14.97 1.Qc4+
41 02:12 1,388,009k 10,445k +15.71 1.Qc4+ Ka7 2.Qe4 Ka6 3.Qe2+ Ka7 4.Qxg2 Ka6 5.Qe2+ Ka7 6.Qe4 Ka6 7.Qd3+ Ka7 8.Qd7+ Ka6 9.Ng6 e5 10.Kb8 e4 11.Qc8+ Kb5 12.Qxg8 Bc5 13.Qd5 Nf6 14.Qb7+ Kc4 15.Qa6+ Kb3 16.Qxf6 Bb4 17.Qf7+ Kc2 18.Qxg7 a3 19.Qa1 g3 20.Kb7 Kd2 21.Qd4+ Kc1 22.Ne5 a2 23.Qa1+ Kd2 24.Qxa2+ Ke3 25.Qb3+ Kf2 26.Qf7+ Ke3 27.Qf5 Kd4 28.Nc6+ Ke3 29.Nxb4 a4 30.Qg5+ Kf3 31.Nd5 Kg2 32.Qe3 a3 33.Qxe4+ Kh2
42+ 02:22 1,493,823k 10,470k +15.87 1.Qc4+
42+ 02:28 1,556,397k 10,487k +16.03 1.Qc4+
42+ 02:36 1,648,297k 10,519k +59.19 1.Qc4+
42- 02:36 1,650,693k 10,519k +15.55 1.Qc4+ Ka7
42+ 02:38 1,662,967k 10,521k +59.19 1.Qc4+
42 02:38 1,665,430k 10,520k +15.48 1.Qc4+ Ka7 2.Qe4 Ka6 3.Qe2+ Ka7 4.Qxg2 Ka6 5.Qe2+ Ka7 6.Qe4 Ka6 7.Qd3+ Ka7 8.Qd7+ Ka6 9.Ng6 e5 10.Kb8 e4 11.Qc8+ Kb5 12.Qxg8 Nf6 13.Qxg7 Bd4 14.Qc7 Nd5 15.Qd7+ Kc4 16.Qc6+ Bc5 17.Qxa4+ Bb4 18.Ne5+ Kd4 19.Nxg4 e3 20.Qe8 Bc3 21.Qe6 Nb4 22.Qxe3+ Kc4 23.Qe2+ Kd5 24.Kb7 Ba1 25.Qd1+ Bd4 26.Qf3+ Kd6 27.Qe4 Bb2 28.Ne3 Bc3 29.Qf4+ Ke6 30.Qc4+ Kd6
43+ 02:38 1,665,512k 10,519k +15.63 1.Qc4+
43+ 02:38 1,665,676k 10,519k +15.79 1.Qc4+
43+ 02:38 1,668,207k 10,518k +59.19 1.Qc4+
43 02:38 1,670,489k 10,517k +16.20 1.Qc4+ Ka7 2.Qe4 Ka6 3.Qe2+ Ka7 4.Qxg2 Ka6 5.Qe2+ Ka7 6.Qe4 Ka6 7.Qd3+ Ka7 8.Qd7+ Ka6 9.Ng6 e5 10.Kb8 e4 11.Qc8+ Kb5 12.Qxg8 Nf6 13.Qxg7 Bd4 14.Qc7 Nd5 15.Qd7+ Kc5 16.Qxa4 g3 17.Qxa5+ Kc6 18.Qa4+ Kc5 19.Qa3+ Kb5 20.Qxg3 Nb4 21.Qd6 Nc6+ 22.Kc7 Bb6+ 23.Kc8 Bg1 24.Ne5 Nd4 25.Qd5+ Ka4 26.Qa2+ Kb4 27.Qb1+ Kc5 28.Qxg1 Kd5 29.Kb7 Nf5
44+ 02:38 1,671,098k 10,517k +16.36 1.Qc4+
44+ 02:39 1,675,686k 10,518k +16.52 1.Qc4+
44+ 02:41 1,694,601k 10,521k +59.19 1.Qc4+
44- 02:41 1,694,831k 10,521k +16.03 1.Qc4+ Ka7
44+ 02:41 1,694,849k 10,521k +59.19 1.Qc4+
44 02:42 1,705,009k 10,524k +59.19 1.Qc4+ Ka7 2.Qe4 Ka6 3.Qe2+ Ka7 4.Qxg2 Ka6 5.Qe2+ Ka7 6.Qe4 Ka6 7.Qd3+ Ka7 8.Qd7+ Ka6 9.Ng6 e5 10.Kb8 e4 11.Qc8+ Kb5 12.Qxg8 Bc7+ 13.Kxc7 Kc5 14.Kb7 Kd4 15.Kb6 g3 16.Qf8 Ke3 17.Kxa5 g2 18.Qc5+ Ke2 19.Qg1 Kf3 20.Nh4+ Kg3 21.Nxg2 a3 22.Ne3+ Kf4 23.Qf2+ Kg5 24.Kb4 Kg6 25.Kxa3 Nf6 26.Qf4 Kf7 27.Nd5
45- 02:42 1,707,962k 10,524k +25.27 1.Qc4+ Ka7
45+ 02:42 1,712,894k 10,522k +59.19 1.Qc4+
45 02:42 1,713,407k 10,522k +59.19 1.Qc4+ Ka7 2.Qe4 Ka6 3.Qe2+ Ka7 4.Qxg2 Ka6 5.Qe2+ Ka7 6.Qe4 Ka6 7.Qd3+ Ka7 8.Ng6 e5 9.Qd7+ Ka6 10.Kb8 e4 11.Qc8+ Kb5 12.Qxg8 Kc5 13.Kb7 Bc7 14.Kxc7 Kd4 15.Kb6 g3 16.Qf8 Ke3 17.Kxa5 g2 18.Qc5+ Ke2 19.Qg1 Kf3 20.Nh4+ Kg3 21.Nxg2 a3 22.Ne3+ Kf4 23.Qf2+ Kg5 24.Kb4 Nf6 25.Qg3+ Kh6 26.Kxa3 Ngh5 27.Qe5 Kg6 28.Qf5+ Kf7
46 02:43 1,715,355k 10,522k +59.19 1.Qc4+ Ka7 2.Qe4 Ka6 3.Qe2+ Ka7 4.Qxg2 Ka6 5.Qe2+ Ka7 6.Qe4 Ka6 7.Qd3+ Ka7 8.Ng6 e5 9.Qd7+ Ka6 10.Kb8 e4 11.Qc8+ Kb5 12.Qxg8 Kc5 13.Kb7 Bc7 14.Kxc7 Kd4 15.Kb6 g3 16.Qf8 Ke3 17.Kxa5 g2 18.Qc5+ Ke2 19.Qg1 Kf3 20.Nh4+ Kg3 21.Nxg2 a3 22.Ne3+ Kf4 23.Qf2+ Kg5 24.Kb4 Nf6 25.Qg3+ Kh6 26.Kxa3 Ngh5 27.Qe5 Kg6 28.Qf5+ Kf7 29.Nd5 e3
47- 02:43 1,720,281k 10,519k +29.46 1.Qc4+ Ka7
47+ 02:43 1,724,984k 10,519k +59.19 1.Qc4+
47- 02:45 1,735,851k 10,519k +29.10 1.Qc4+ Ka7
47+ 02:45 1,741,174k 10,520k +59.19 1.Qc4+
47- 02:46 1,757,003k 10,522k +27.75 1.Qc4+ Ka7
47+ 02:47 1,760,059k 10,522k +59.19 1.Qc4+
47- 02:47 1,762,271k 10,522k +26.11 1.Qc4+ Ka7
47+ 02:47 1,762,521k 10,522k +59.19 1.Qc4+
47- 02:48 1,768,914k 10,522k +24.08 1.Qc4+ Ka7
47+ 02:48 1,773,067k 10,520k +59.19 1.Qc4+
47- 02:49 1,779,585k 10,517k +21.68 1.Qc4+ Ka7
47+ 02:50 1,793,583k 10,514k +59.19 1.Qc4+
47+ 02:50 1,793,658k 10,514k +148.52 1.Qc4+
47 02:51 1,808,049k 10,520k +M23 1.Qc4+ Ka7 2.Qe4 Ka6 3.Qe2+ Ka7 4.Qxg2 Ka6 5.Qe2+ Ka7 6.Qe4 Ka6 7.Qd3+ Ka7 8.Qd7+ Ka6 9.Nf7 Bxf7 10.Qd3+ Ka7 11.Qe4 Ka6 12.Qe2+ Ka7 13.Qg2 Ka6 14.Qf1+ Ka7 15.Qxf7+ Ka6 16.Qf1+ Ka7 17.Qg2 Ka6 18.Qe2+ Ka7 19.Qe4 Ka6 20.Qc4+ Ka7 21.Qc6 Ka6 22.Kb8 Nf5 23.Qc4+
48 02:52 1,809,737k 10,519k +M23 1.Qc4+ Ka7 2.Qe4 Ka6 3.Qe2+ Ka7 4.Qxg2 Ka6 5.Qe2+ Ka7 6.Qe4 Ka6 7.Qd3+ Ka7 8.Qd7+ Ka6 9.Nf7 Bxf7 10.Qd3+ Ka7 11.Qe4 Ka6 12.Qe2+ Ka7 13.Qg2 Ka6 14.Qf1+ Ka7 15.Qxf7+ Ka6 16.Qf1+ Ka7 17.Qg2 Ka6 18.Qe2+ Ka7 19.Qe4 Ka6 20.Qc4+ Ka7 21.Qc6 Ka6 22.Kb8 Nf5 23.Qc4+
49 02:52 1,810,425k 10,519k +M23 1.Qc4+ Ka7 2.Qe4 Ka6 3.Qe2+ Ka7 4.Qxg2 Ka6 5.Qe2+ Ka7 6.Qe4 Ka6 7.Qd3+ Ka7 8.Qd7+ Ka6 9.Nf7 Bxf7 10.Qd3+ Ka7 11.Qe4 Ka6 12.Qe2+ Ka7 13.Qg2 Ka6 14.Qf1+ Ka7 15.Qxf7+ Ka6 16.Qf1+ Ka7 17.Qg2 Ka6 18.Qe2+ Ka7 19.Qe4 Ka6 20.Qc4+ Ka7 21.Qc6 Ka6 22.Kb8 Nf5 23.Qc4+
50 02:52 1,812,506k 10,516k +M23 1.Qc4+ Ka7 2.Qe4 Ka6 3.Qe2+ Ka7 4.Qxg2 Ka6 5.Qe2+ Ka7 6.Qe4 Ka6 7.Qd3+ Ka7 8.Qd7+ Ka6 9.Nf7 Bxf7 10.Qd3+ Ka7 11.Qe4 Ka6 12.Qe2+ Ka7 13.Qg2 Ka6 14.Qf1+ Ka7 15.Qxf7+ Ka6 16.Qf1+ Ka7 17.Qg2 Ka6 18.Qe2+ Ka7 19.Qe4 Ka6 20.Qc4+ Ka7 21.Qc6 Ka6 22.Kb8 Nf5 23.Qc4+
51 02:52 1,814,371k 10,516k +M23 1.Qc4+ Ka7 2.Qe4 Ka6 3.Qe2+ Ka7 4.Qxg2 Ka6 5.Qe2+ Ka7 6.Qe4 Ka6 7.Qd3+ Ka7 8.Qd7+ Ka6 9.Nf7 Bxf7 10.Qd3+ Ka7 11.Qe4 Ka6 12.Qe2+ Ka7 13.Qg2 Ka6 14.Qf1+ Ka7 15.Qxf7+ Ka6 16.Qf1+ Ka7 17.Qg2 Ka6 18.Qe2+ Ka7 19.Qe4 Ka6 20.Qc4+ Ka7 21.Qc6 Ka6 22.Kb8 Nf5 23.Qc4+
52 02:53 1,820,845k 10,513k +M23 1.Qc4+ Ka7 2.Qe4 Ka6 3.Qe2+ Ka7 4.Qxg2 Ka6 5.Qe2+ Ka7 6.Qe4 Ka6 7.Qd3+ Ka7 8.Qd7+ Ka6 9.Nf7 Bxf7 10.Qd3+ Ka7 11.Qe4 Ka6 12.Qe2+ Ka7 13.Qg2 Ka6 14.Qf1+ Ka7 15.Qxf7+ Ka6 16.Qf1+ Ka7 17.Qg2 Ka6 18.Qe2+ Ka7 19.Qe4 Ka6 20.Qc4+ Ka7 21.Qc6 Ka6 22.Kb8 Nf5 23.Qc4+
53 02:54 1,833,434k 10,511k +M22 1.Qc4+ Ka7 2.Qe4 Ka6 3.Qe2+ Ka7 4.Qxg2 Ka6 5.Qe2+ Ka7 6.Qe4 Ka6 7.Qd3+ Ka7 8.Nf7 Nf5 9.Qd7+ Ka6 10.Ne5 Ne7+ 11.Qxe7 Nf6 12.Qb7+ Kb5 13.Qc6+ Kb4 14.Qxb6+ Kc3 15.Qe3+ Kc2 16.Qe2+ Kc3 17.Qd3+ Kb4 18.Qc4+ Ka3 19.Qc3+ Ka2 20.Nc4 a3 21.Qxa3+ Kb1 22.Qb2+
54 02:55 1,839,429k 10,508k +M22 1.Qc4+ Ka7 2.Qe4 Ka6 3.Qe2+ Ka7 4.Qxg2 Ka6 5.Qe2+ Ka7 6.Qe4 Ka6 7.Qd3+ Ka7 8.Nf7 Nf5 9.Qd7+ Ka6 10.Ne5 Ne7+ 11.Qxe7 Nf6 12.Qb7+ Kb5 13.Qc6+ Kb4 14.Qxb6+ Kc3 15.Qe3+ Kc2 16.Qe2+ Kc3 17.Qd3+ Kb4 18.Qc4+ Ka3 19.Qc3+ Ka2 20.Nc4 a3 21.Qxa3+ Kb1 22.Qb2+
55 02:55 1,848,252k 10,507k +M22 1.Qc4+ Ka7 2.Qe4 Ka6 3.Qe2+ Ka7 4.Qxg2 Ka6 5.Qe2+ Ka7 6.Qe4 Ka6 7.Qd3+ Ka7 8.Nf7 Nf5 9.Qd7+ Ka6 10.Ne5 Ne7+ 11.Qxe7 Nf6 12.Qb7+ Kb5 13.Qc6+ Kb4 14.Qxb6+ Kc3 15.Qe3+ Kc2 16.Qe2+ Kc3 17.Qd3+ Kb4 18.Qc4+ Ka3 19.Qc3+ Ka2 20.Nc4 a3 21.Qxa3+ Kb1 22.Qb2+
56 02:57 1,864,867k 10,503k +M21 1.Qc4+ Ka7 2.Qe4 Ka6 3.Qe2+ Ka7 4.Qxg2 Ka6 5.Qe2+ Ka7 6.Qe4 Ka6 7.Qd3+ Ka7 8.Nf7 Nf5 9.Qd7+ Ka6 10.Ne5 Ne7+ 11.Qxe7 Nf6 12.Qb7+ Kb5 13.Qc6+ Kb4 14.Qc4+ Ka3 15.Qb5 Bd4 16.Nc4+ Ka2 17.Qxa4+ Kb1 18.Qd1+ Ka2 19.Qc2+ Ka1 20.Nd2 e5 21.Qb1+
57 02:58 1,878,514k 10,498k +M21 1.Qc4+ Ka7 2.Qe4 Ka6 3.Qe2+ Ka7 4.Qxg2 Ka6 5.Qe2+ Ka7 6.Qe4 Ka6 7.Qd3+ Ka7 8.Nf7 Nf5 9.Qd7+ Ka6 10.Ne5 Ne7+ 11.Qxe7 Nf6 12.Qb7+ Kb5 13.Qc6+ Kb4 14.Qc4+ Ka3 15.Qb5 Bd4 16.Nc4+ Ka2 17.Qxa4+ Kb1 18.Qd1+ Ka2 19.Qc2+ Ka1 20.Nd2 e5 21.Qb1+
58 03:00 1,895,962k 10,486k +M21 1.Qc4+ Ka7 2.Qe4 Ka6 3.Qe2+ Ka7 4.Qxg2 Ka6 5.Qe2+ Ka7 6.Qe4 Ka6 7.Qd3+ Ka7 8.Nf7 Nf5 9.Qd7+ Ka6 10.Ne5 Ne7+ 11.Qxe7 Nf6 12.Qb7+ Kb5 13.Qc6+ Kb4 14.Qc4+ Ka3 15.Qb5 Bd4 16.Nc4+ Ka2 17.Qxa4+ Kb1 18.Qd1+ Ka2 19.Qc2+ Ka1 20.Nd2 e5 21.Qb1+
59 03:04 1,932,050k 10,470k +M21 1.Qc4+ Ka7 2.Qe4 Ka6 3.Qe2+ Ka7 4.Qxg2 Ka6 5.Qe2+ Ka7 6.Qe4 Ka6 7.Qd3+ Ka7 8.Nf7 Nf5 9.Qd7+ Ka6 10.Ne5 Ne7+ 11.Qxe7 Nf6 12.Qb7+ Kb5 13.Qc6+ Kb4 14.Qc4+ Ka3 15.Qb5 Bd4 16.Nc4+ Ka2 17.Qxa4+ Kb1 18.Qd1+ Ka2 19.Qc2+ Ka1 20.Nd2 e5 21.Qb1+
60 03:06 1,946,303k 10,463k +M21 1.Qc4+ Ka7 2.Qe4 Ka6 3.Qe2+ Ka7 4.Qxg2 Ka6 5.Qe2+ Ka7 6.Qe4 Ka6 7.Qd3+ Ka7 8.Nf7 Nf5 9.Qd7+ Ka6 10.Ne5 Ne7+ 11.Qxe7 Nf6 12.Qb7+ Kb5 13.Qc6+ Kb4 14.Qc4+ Ka3 15.Qb5 Bd4 16.Nc4+ Ka2 17.Qxa4+ Kb1 18.Qd1+ Ka2 19.Qc2+ Ka1 20.Nd2 e5 21.Qb1+
61 03:07 1,962,067k 10,456k +M21 1.Qc4+ Ka7 2.Qe4 Ka6 3.Qe2+ Ka7 4.Qxg2 Ka6 5.Qe2+ Ka7 6.Qe4 Ka6 7.Qd3+ Ka7 8.Nf7 Nf5 9.Qd7+ Ka6 10.Ne5 Ne7+ 11.Qxe7 Nf6 12.Qb7+ Kb5 13.Qc6+ Kb4 14.Qc4+ Ka3 15.Qb5 Bd4 16.Nc4+ Ka2 17.Qxa4+ Kb1 18.Qd1+ Ka2 19.Qc2+ Ka1 20.Nd2 e5 21.Qb1+
62 03:10 1,992,261k 10,441k +M21 1.Qc4+ Ka7 2.Qe4 Ka6 3.Qe2+ Ka7 4.Qxg2 Ka6 5.Qe2+ Ka7 6.Qe4 Ka6 7.Qd3+ Ka7 8.Nf7 Nf5 9.Qd7+ Ka6 10.Ne5 Ne7+ 11.Qxe7 Nf6 12.Qb7+ Kb5 13.Qc6+ Kb4 14.Qc4+ Ka3 15.Qb5 Bd4 16.Nc4+ Ka2 17.Qxa4+ Kb1 18.Qd1+ Ka2 19.Qc2+ Ka1 20.Nd2 e5 21.Qb1+
63 03:14 2,023,992k 10,416k +M21 1.Qc4+ Ka7 2.Qe4 Ka6 3.Qe2+ Ka7 4.Qxg2 Ka6 5.Qe2+ Ka7 6.Qe4 Ka6 7.Qd3+ Ka7 8.Nf7 Nf5 9.Qd7+ Ka6 10.Ne5 Ne7+ 11.Qxe7 Nf6 12.Qb7+ Kb5 13.Qc6+ Kb4 14.Qc4+ Ka3 15.Qb5 Bd4 16.Nc4+ Ka2 17.Qxa4+ Kb1 18.Qd1+ Ka2 19.Qc2+ Ka1 20.Nd2 e5 21.Qb1+
64 03:20 2,080,858k 10,390k +M21 1.Qc4+ Ka7 2.Qe4 Ka6 3.Qe2+ Ka7 4.Qxg2 Ka6 5.Qe2+ Ka7 6.Qe4 Ka6 7.Qd3+ Ka7 8.Nf7 Nf5 9.Qd7+ Ka6 10.Ne5 Ne7+ 11.Qxe7 Nf6 12.Qb7+ Kb5 13.Qc6+ Kb4 14.Qc4+ Ka3 15.Qb5 Bd4 16.Nc4+ Ka2 17.Qxa4+ Kb1 18.Qd1+ Ka2 19.Qc2+ Ka1 20.Nd2 e5 21.Qb1+
65 03:25 2,133,525k 10,367k +M21 1.Qc4+ Ka7 2.Qe4 Ka6 3.Qe2+ Ka7 4.Qxg2 Ka6 5.Qe2+ Ka7 6.Qe4 Ka6 7.Qd3+ Ka7 8.Nf7 Nf5 9.Qd7+ Ka6 10.Ne5 Ne7+ 11.Qxe7 Nf6 12.Qb7+ Kb5 13.Qc6+ Kb4 14.Qc4+ Ka3 15.Qb5 Bd4 16.Nc4+ Ka2 17.Qxa4+ Kb1 18.Qd1+ Ka2 19.Qc2+ Ka1 20.Nd2 e5 21.Qb1+
66 03:29 2,169,900k 10,355k +M21 1.Qc4+ Ka7 2.Qe4 Ka6 3.Qe2+ Ka7 4.Qxg2 Ka6 5.Qe2+ Ka7 6.Qe4 Ka6 7.Qd3+ Ka7 8.Nf7 Nf5 9.Qd7+ Ka6 10.Ne5 Ne7+ 11.Qxe7 Nf6 12.Qb7+ Kb5 13.Qc6+ Kb4 14.Qc4+ Ka3 15.Qb5 Bd4 16.Nc4+ Ka2 17.Qxa4+ Kb1 18.Qd1+ Ka2 19.Qc2+ Ka1 20.Nd2 e5 21.Qb1+
67 03:32 2,196,794k 10,341k +M21 1.Qc4+ Ka7 2.Qe4 Ka6 3.Qe2+ Ka7 4.Qxg2 Ka6 5.Qe2+ Ka7 6.Qe4 Ka6 7.Qd3+ Ka7 8.Nf7 Nf5 9.Qd7+ Ka6 10.Ne5 Ne7+ 11.Qxe7 Nf6 12.Qb7+ Kb5 13.Qc6+ Kb4 14.Qc4+ Ka3 15.Qb5 Bd4 16.Nc4+ Ka2 17.Qxa4+ Kb1 18.Qd1+ Ka2 19.Qc2+ Ka1 20.Nd2 e5 21.Qb1+
68 03:40 2,269,530k 10,314k +M21 1.Qc4+ Ka7 2.Qe4 Ka6 3.Qe2+ Ka7 4.Qxg2 Ka6 5.Qe2+ Ka7 6.Qe4 Ka6 7.Qd3+ Ka7 8.Nf7 Nf5 9.Qd7+ Ka6 10.Ne5 Ne7+ 11.Qxe7 Nf6 12.Qb7+ Kb5 13.Qc6+ Kb4 14.Qc4+ Ka3 15.Qb5 Bd4 16.Nc4+ Ka2 17.Qxa4+ Kb1 18.Qd1+ Ka2 19.Qc2+ Ka1 20.Nd2 e5 21.Qb1+
69 03:51 2,379,528k 10,291k +M21 1.Qc4+ Ka7 2.Qe4 Ka6 3.Qe2+ Ka7 4.Qxg2 Ka6 5.Qe2+ Ka7 6.Qe4 Ka6 7.Qd3+ Ka7 8.Nf7 Nf5 9.Qd7+ Ka6 10.Ne5 Ne7+ 11.Qxe7 Nf6 12.Qb7+ Kb5 13.Qc6+ Kb4 14.Qc4+ Ka3 15.Qb5 Bd4 16.Nc4+ Ka2 17.Qxa4+ Kb1 18.Qd1+ Ka2 19.Qc2+ Ka1 20.Nd2 e5 21.Qb1+
70 03:58 2,453,082k 10,270k +M21 1.Qc4+ Ka7 2.Qe4 Ka6 3.Qe2+ Ka7 4.Qxg2 Ka6 5.Qe2+ Ka7 6.Qe4 Ka6 7.Qd3+ Ka7 8.Nf7 Nf5 9.Qd7+ Ka6 10.Ne5 Ne7+ 11.Qxe7 Nf6 12.Qb7+ Kb5 13.Qc6+ Kb4 14.Qc4+ Ka3 15.Qb5 Bd4 16.Nc4+ Ka2 17.Qxa4+ Kb1 18.Qd1+ Ka2 19.Qc2+ Ka1 20.Nd2 e5 21.Qb1+
71 04:18 2,640,351k 10,230k +M21 1.Qc4+ Ka7 2.Qe4 Ka6 3.Qe2+ Ka7 4.Qxg2 Ka6 5.Qe2+ Ka7 6.Qe4 Ka6 7.Qd3+ Ka7 8.Nf7 Nf5 9.Qd7+ Ka6 10.Ne5 Ne7+ 11.Qxe7 Nf6 12.Qb7+ Kb5 13.Qc6+ Kb4 14.Qc4+ Ka3 15.Qb5 Bd4 16.Nc4+ Ka2 17.Qxa4+ Kb1 18.Qd1+ Ka2 19.Qc2+ Ka1 20.Nd2 e5 21.Qb1+
72 04:23 2,697,406k 10,223k +M21 1.Qc4+ Ka7 2.Qe4 Ka6 3.Qe2+ Ka7 4.Qxg2 Ka6 5.Qe2+ Ka7 6.Qe4 Ka6 7.Qd3+ Ka7 8.Nf7 Nf5 9.Qd7+ Ka6 10.Ne5 Ne7+ 11.Qxe7 Nf6 12.Qb7+ Kb5 13.Qc6+ Kb4 14.Qc4+ Ka3 15.Qb5 Bd4 16.Nc4+ Ka2 17.Qxa4+ Kb1 18.Qd1+ Ka2 19.Qc2+ Ka1 20.Nd2 e5 21.Qb1+
73 04:33 2,794,346k 10,207k +M21 1.Qc4+ Ka7 2.Qe4 Ka6 3.Qe2+ Ka7 4.Qxg2 Ka6 5.Qe2+ Ka7 6.Qe4 Ka6 7.Qd3+ Ka7 8.Nf7 Nf5 9.Qd7+ Ka6 10.Ne5 Ne7+ 11.Qxe7 Nf6 12.Qb7+ Kb5 13.Qc6+ Kb4 14.Qc4+ Ka3 15.Qb5 Bd4 16.Nc4+ Ka2 17.Qxa4+ Kb1 18.Qd1+ Ka2 19.Qc2+ Ka1 20.Nd2 e5 21.Qb1+
http://jornalheiros.blogspot.com/2018/0 ... badze.html
That site reported it as a mate in 23 and one respondent did some move analysis. A lot of black's moves are forced, and the mistake was in white's 7th move. Instead of 7. Qc4+, white moves Qd3+.
I also found the position on the following TalkChess page with a post by Dan Corbit from 12 years ago.
http://talkchess.com/forum3/viewtopic.p ... F8#p169419
Not sure if anyone else has bothered solve this position before, but the entry in the list indicates it is a mate in 23 as well. I guess it isn't really a cook (not sure of official definition), but I call it a reheat!
Here is my analysis:
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1.Qc4+ Ka7 (forced)
2.Qe4 (threatening mate in 1) Ka6
3.Qe2+ Ka7 (forced)
4.Qxg2 (threatening mate in 1) Ka6
5.Qe2+ Ka7 (forced)
6.Qe4 (threatening mate in 1) Ka6
7.Qd3+ Ka7 (forced)
8.Nf7 Nf5 (or Bxf7)
9.Qd7+ (threatening mate in 2) Ka6
10.Ne5 Ne7+
11.Qxe7 Nf6 (not intuitive)
12.Qb7+ Kb5 (forced)
13.Qc6+ (now queen has the knight to help) Kb4 (Ka6 is -M3)
14.Qc4+ Ka3 (forced)
15.Qb5 (pinning the king to the a-file) Bd4 (or Ka2)
16.Nc4+ Ka2 (forced)
17.Qxa4+ (queen can't mate on b2) Kb1 (forced)
18.Qd1+ (forcing king back to a-file) Ka2 (forced)
19.Qc2+ Ka1 (Bb2 is mate in one)
20.Nd2 e5 (any)
21.Qb1+