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5 pieces.

h#12.5
longest mate
h#9
deepest unique
34
positions at that depth
h#9
deepest dual
h#6.5
deepest strict dual
87,649,383
positions with a helpmate
227,425
with a unique solution
121,110,528
cells in the plane
30,492,990 bytes
on disk

Deepest unique problems

Deepest dual problems

Deepest dual with different first and last moves: h#6.5. The deepest dual overall is h#9, where the two solutions share a first or a last move.

h#6.5

6n1/8/7n/8/3k4/8/2K5/4B3 w - - 0 1

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

  1. Kd2 Ke5 Ke3 Kf6 Kf4 Kg7 Kg5 Kh8 Kg6 Nf5 Bc3+ Ng7 Bxg7#
  2. Bd2 Ke5 Kd3 Kf6 Ke4 Kg7 Bxh6+ Kh8 Kf5 Nf6 Kg6 Ng8 Bg7#

pure model ideal switchback self-block

h#6.5

8/8/8/2n5/3k1n2/8/3K4/7B w - - 0 1

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

  1. Kd1 Ke3 Bg2 Kf2 Bf1 Kg1 Ke1 Kh1 Kf2 Nh3+ Kg3 Ng1 Bg2#
  2. Bb7 Na6 Bc8 Kc5 Kc3 Kb6 Kc4 Ka7 Kb5 Ka8 Kb6 Nb8 Bb7#

pure model switchback self-block nocapture

h#6.5

8/6n1/7B/5n2/4k3/2K5/8/8 w - - 0 1

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

  1. Bc1 Nh6 Bb2 Kf5 Kd4 Kg6 Ke5 Kh7 Kf6 Kh8 Kg6 Ng8 Bxg7#
  2. Bxg7 Nh6 Bf8 Kf5 Kd4 Kg6 Ke5 Kh7 Kf6 Kh8 Kg6 Ng8 Bg7#

pure model ideal switchback self-block nocheck umnov