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KBvkp

4 pieces.

h#16
longest mate
h#8
deepest unique
16
positions at that depth
h#9
deepest dual
h#6.5
deepest strict dual
9,426,816
positions with a helpmate
14,360
with a unique solution
5,548,032
cells in the plane
2,251,961 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.

Only 2 distinct ideas exist at this depth.

h#6.5

8/K7/2k5/8/8/7p/8/5B2 w - - 0 1

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

  1. Bb5+ Kd5 Kb6 Ke4 Kc5 Kf3 Kd4 Kg2 Ke3 Kh1 Kf2 h2 Bc6#
  2. Ba6 Kd5 Kb6 Ke4 Kc5 Kf3 Kd4 Kg2 Ke3 Kh1 Kf2 h2 Bb7#

self-block nocapture

h#6.5

8/K7/2k5/8/6B1/7p/8/8 w - - 0 1

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

  1. Bd7+ Kd5 Kb6 Ke4 Kc5 Kf3 Kd4 Kg2 Ke3 Kh1 Kf2 h2 Bc6#
  2. Bc8 Kd5 Kb6 Ke4 Kc5 Kf3 Kd4 Kg2 Ke3 Kh1 Kf2 h2 Bb7#

self-block nocapture