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5 pieces.

h#10.5
longest mate
h#7
deepest unique
95
positions at that depth
h#7
deepest dual
h#6
deepest strict dual
62,668,079
positions with a helpmate
2,254,029
with a unique solution
121,110,528
cells in the plane
34,383,400 bytes
on disk

Deepest unique problems

h#7

1k6/8/5B2/4B3/8/1b6/8/1K6 b - - 0 1

  1. Kc8 Ba1 Kd7 Kb2 Ke6 Kc3 Kxf6 Kd4 Kg7 Ke5 Kh8 Kf6 Bg8 Kg6#

self-block nocheck

Note: the side to move is in check in the diagram.

h#7

1k6/5b2/3B3B/8/8/8/8/2K5 b - - 0 1

  1. Kc8 Kd2 Kd7 Ke3 Ke6 Kf4 Kf6 Bg7+ Kxg7 Kg5 Kh8 Kh6 Bg8 Be5#

self-block

Note: the side to move is in check in the diagram.

Deepest dual problems

Deepest dual with different first and last moves: h#6. The deepest dual overall is h#7, where the two solutions share a first or a last move.

h#6

8/6B1/8/4k2b/8/2B5/8/1K6 b - - 0 1

Two solutions, with different first and last moves (2 starts, 2 ends).

  1. Kf5 Kc2 Bf7 Kd3 Kg6 Kd4 Kxg7 Ke5 Kh8 Kf6 Bg8 Kg6#
  2. Ke6 Kc2 Kf7 Kd3 Bg6+ Kd4 Kxg7 Ke5 Kh8 Kf6 Bh7 Kf7#

self-block single-piece single-piece:white

Note: the diagram has no legal last move, so it cannot arise in a game.

h#6

8/6B1/6b1/6B1/5k2/8/8/3K4 b - - 0 1

Two solutions, with different first and last moves (2 starts, 2 ends).

  1. Ke4 Ke1 Kd3 Kf2 Kc2 Ke3 Kb1 Kd4 Ka1 Kc3 Bb1 Kb3#
  2. Kf5 Ke2 Bh7 Kf3 Kg6 Kg4 Kxg7 Kh5 Kh8 Kh6 Bg8 Bf6#

self-block single-piece single-piece:white nocheck

Note: the side to move is in check in the diagram.

h#6

8/8/4k3/4B3/8/8/8/BK1b4 b - - 0 1

Two solutions, with different first and last moves (2 starts, 2 ends).

  1. Bc2+ Kb2 Kxe5 Kc3 Kf6 Kd4 Kg7 Ke5 Kh8 Kf6 Bh7 Kf7#
  2. Bb3 Kb2 Kxe5 Kc3 Kf6 Kd4 Kg7 Ke5 Kh8 Kf6 Bg8 Kg6#

self-block single-piece single-piece:white