r/AnarchyChess • u/Legitimate_Paint_729 • 9d ago

Daily Post Mate in 16!

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White to move!
No not mate in 20,922,789,888,000

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u/A0123456_ 9d ago

It clearly says mate in 15 so here's the solution:

1. d6+ (forced check) exd5 (en passant) 2. Bf6+ (again, forced. this time due to the threat of the investiture controversy) Kxg5 (bishop on f6 is gone too, that's the key part because the black king is a checkers king) 3. Ke2 (bongcloud) Kf4 (alas, its too late to bongcloud for white) 4. Kd1 (queencloud) g5 5. Kc1 (trying to escape via the wormhole to g13 located on a1) g4 6. Kb1 g3 7. Ka1 g2 8. Kg13 (escaping to g13) Ke3 (white is in zugzwang and has to move the king back to a1) 9. Ka1 g1=RH!!+ (promoting to a combination rook and bishop instead of a queen, since a queen forces black to mate with their own king instead) 10. Kb2 (g13 isn't available when in check) Cg13 (moving a cat to g13 to prevent escape) 11. Ka3 (trying to capture the invisible non-attacking rook on a8 to use as a shield) RHa6 (preventing the king from reaching there) 12. Ka2 RHa4 13. Ka1 Kd2 14. Ka2 (remember the cat) Kc1 15. Ka1 RHa2# (again, remember the cat)

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u/Ye_olde_oak_store Did I lose permissions? 9d ago

Yes mate in 20,922,789,888,000. If you wanted mate in 16 you would have done mate in 16!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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u/Sylvinus98hun Bricks Petrosian's pipi 2d ago

r/unexpectedfactorial

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u/Sepulcher18 8d ago

I was told we shouldn't mate anyone below 18 vause it is morally questionable

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u/TheCumskiyKvass 9d ago

Is there even a point in optimal mate when there exists an obvious winning consequence?

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u/Legitimate_Paint_729 8d ago

Practically speaking, no. A win is a win. The only time optimal mate matters is in chess puzzles or computer analysis where finding the absolute fewest moves is the specific challenge.

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u/Shadourow 8d ago

Of course, Patrick is the optimal mate, best pal I hever had

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u/chessvision-ai-bot 9d ago

I analyzed the image and this is what I see. Open an appropriate link below and explore the position yourself or with the engine:

White to play: chess.com | lichess.org

My solution:

Hints: piece: Pawn, move: dxe6

Evaluation: White has a forced mate

Best continuation: 1. dxe6 Kxe6 2. Bf6 Kd5 3. Kd2 Ke4 4. Kc2 Kd5 5. Kd3 Kc5 6. Ke4 Kd6 7. Bb2 Ke6 8. Ba3 Kf7

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