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KBvknp

5 pieces.

h#15.5
longest mate
h#9.5
deepest unique
2
positions at that depth
h#9.5
deepest dual
h#7
deepest strict dual
542,127,993
positions with a helpmate
1,662,371
with a unique solution
355,074,048
cells in the plane
149,123,829 bytes
on disk

Deepest unique problems

Only one distinct idea exists at this depth: 2 positions share a solution.

h#9.5

8/k1B2p2/8/5n2/8/8/K7/8 w - - 0 1

  1. Kb3 Kb7 Kc4 Kc8 Kd5 Kd7 Ke5 Ke8 Kf6 Kf8 Bd6+ Kg8 Bf8 Kh8 Kxf7 Nh6+ Kg6 Ng8 Bg7#

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Deepest dual problems

Deepest dual with different first and last moves: h#7. The deepest dual overall is h#9.5, where the two solutions share a first or a last move.

h#7

8/8/8/4k3/7B/8/7p/1K5n b - - 0 1

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

  1. Nf2 Bxf2 Kf6 Kc2 Kg7 Kd3 Kh8 Ke4 h1=B+ Kf5 Bd5 Kg6 Bg8 Bd4#
  2. Ng3 Bxg3+ Kf6 Kc2 Kg7 Kd3 Kh8 Ke4 h1=B+ Kf5 Bd5 Kg6 Bg8 Be5#

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