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5 pieces.

h#7
longest mate
h#6
deepest unique
4
positions at that depth
h#6
deepest dual
h#5
deepest strict dual
401,887,090
positions with a helpmate
18,384,559
with a unique solution
355,074,048
cells in the plane
282,883,162 bytes
on disk

Deepest unique problems

Only 2 distinct ideas exist at this depth.

h#6

K7/8/2p5/1q6/8/8/8/5Qk1 b - - 0 1

  1. Kh2 Qf7 Kg3 Qb7 Kf4 Kb8 Ke5 Kc8 Kd6 Kd8 Qd5 Qe7#

self-block nocapture nocheck

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

h#6

K7/3q4/2p5/8/8/7Q/8/7k b - - 0 1

  1. Kg1 Qb3 Kf2 Qb7 Ke3 Ka7 Kd4 Ka6 Kc5 Ka5 Qd5 Qb4#

self-block nocapture nocheck

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

Deepest dual problems

Deepest dual with different first and last moves: h#5. The deepest dual overall is h#6, where the two solutions share a first or a last move.

h#5

8/8/8/6k1/3p1Q2/8/6q1/K7 b - - 0 1

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

  1. Kh5 Qe5+ Kg4 Kb1 Kf3 Kc1 Kf2 Kd1 Kf1 Qe1#
  2. Kg6 Qb8 Kf5 Kb1 Ke4 Kc1 Kd3 Kd1 Qe4 Qb3#

self-block single-piece single-piece:black nocapture

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

h#5

8/1q2k3/3Q4/8/3p4/8/8/K7 b - - 0 1

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

  1. Kf7 Qh2 Ke6 Ka2 Kd5 Ka3 Kc4 Ka4 Qd5 Qc2#
  2. Ke8 Qe5+ Kd7 Ka2 Kc6 Ka3 Kb6 Ka4 Ka6 Qa5#

self-block single-piece single-piece:black nocapture

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