h#4.5
8/8/8/6k1/8/8/1r2r3/K4Q2 w - - 0 1
- Qb1 Kf4 Qxb2 Ke3 Qa3+ Kd2 Kb1 Kd1 Qc1#
5 pieces.
8/8/8/6k1/8/8/1r2r3/K4Q2 w - - 0 1
8/5Q2/8/8/6k1/1r6/r7/K7 w - - 0 1
pure model ideal mirror single-piece single-piece:black nocheck
Note: the side to move is in check in the diagram; the solution begins with a capture.
8/8/8/8/r6k/3Q4/8/Kr6 w - - 0 1
pure model mirror single-piece single-piece:black
Note: the side to move is in check in the diagram; the solution begins with a capture.
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.
Only 2 distinct ideas exist at this depth.
4k3/8/8/8/8/5Q2/3r4/2rK4 w - - 0 1
Two solutions, with different first and last moves (2 starts, 2 ends).
pure model mirror single-piece single-piece:black
Note: the diagram has no legal last move, so it cannot arise in a game.
4k3/8/7Q/8/8/8/1r6/2rK4 w - - 0 1
Two solutions, with different first and last moves (2 starts, 2 ends).
pure model mirror closed-walk single-piece single-piece:black nocheck
Note: the side to move is in check in the diagram; the solution begins with a capture.