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5 pieces.

h#6.5
longest mate
h#5
deepest unique
23
positions at that depth
h#5
deepest dual
h#4.5
deepest strict dual
138,321,798
positions with a helpmate
6,039,906
with a unique solution
121,110,528
cells in the plane
88,843,127 bytes
on disk

Deepest unique problems

h#5

2Qk4/8/8/8/8/5b2/5r2/1K6 b - - 0 1

  1. Ke7 Kc1 Rd2 Kxd2 Kf6 Ke3 Kg5 Kxf3 Kh4 Qg4#

nocheck

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

Deepest dual problems

Deepest dual with different first and last moves: h#4.5. The deepest dual overall is h#5, where the two solutions share a first or a last move.

h#4.5

8/8/8/6k1/1b6/r7/1Q6/K7 w - - 0 1

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

  1. Kb1 Rh3 Kc2 Rh5 Kd3 Be1 Ke4 Bh4 Qg7#
  2. Qxa3 Kf4 Qa2 Ke3 Kb2 Kd2 Kb3+ Kc1 Qc2#

pure model ideal self-block single-piece single-piece:black

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

h#4.5

8/8/Q7/6k1/1b6/r7/8/K7 w - - 0 1

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

  1. Kb2 Rg3 Qd3 Be7 Kc3 Kf4 Kd4 Bg5 Qe4#
  2. Qxa3 Kf4 Qa2 Ke3 Kb2 Kd2 Kb3+ Kc1 Qc2#

self-block single-piece single-piece:black

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

h#4.5

8/8/8/2b4k/8/1r6/2Q5/K7 w - - 0 1

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

  1. Ka2 Kg4 Kxb3 Kf3 Qf5+ Ke2 Kc3 Kd1 Qf1#
  2. Qxb3 Kg4 Qa2 Kf3 Kb2 Ke2 Kc3+ Kd1 Qd2#

pure model mirror single-piece single-piece:black