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(1) Posted by Hauke Reddmann [Tuesday, Jun 27, 2023 10:04]

Front piece double check records


For example, I did 6 double checks from a single B-R battery
(2 virtual) [A18.303] and 5 real from two [A18.960]

Morse only lists "global" records on this area. On the Albrecht,
"Doppelschach" means a black one and, say, "BatterieS%KFlucht"
gives 7000+ examples. Not helpful :-) Any research ideas?

Also for example, there *might* be 4 double checks from a
promoting P, but the well-known classics I checked (e.g. the Leites)
all only have 3. Anyone know a "4"?
 
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(2) Posted by seetharaman kalyan [Tuesday, Jun 27, 2023 10:50]

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(3) Posted by Georgy Evseev [Wednesday, Jun 28, 2023 11:39]

Bettmann has four, with one small Q/R dual (and fifth with other battery and same dual).
 
 
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(4) Posted by Hauke Reddmann [Wednesday, Jun 28, 2023 20:12]

Ah, you are of course correct. Bettmann was the second I
checked after Leites, but I just can't count as usual :-)

Well then, my setting gives the four thematic flights...
(With two P batteries and also a small promo dual)
 
   
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(5) Posted by James Malcom [Wednesday, Jun 28, 2023 23:49]

What are the links to these problems?
 
   
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(6) Posted by Hauke Reddmann [Thursday, Jun 29, 2023 09:01]

@James:
Leites SchwalbePDB P1035124
Bettmann YACPDB 209100
and another by me from the Albrecht
Reddmann A153969 (4 bishop double checks)

(Too lazy to link properly :P)
 
   
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(7) Posted by Michel Caillaud [Thursday, Jun 29, 2023 14:52]

The promotion duals D,T and D,L are accepted in orthodox 2-er, but of course no dual is extra quality.
On the surface, there are 4 double checks in the classic by Samuil Leites, but I suppose you consider the one after 1...d5 is a fake one.
With the Winchloe database, it is possible to search with some features of the solutions, such as Solution like %8=%8=%8%8=% for 4 white promotions and Solution like %R%R% for 2 King moves.
This provides hundreds of results, better than thousands of results, but of course, overlooking something is possible (not counting problems not in the database).
This search provides still more problems with 4 double-check mates by a promoting Pawn.
Among the most "popular" (similar settings done later by other composers) :
P1048793 by Alain C. White (1917) with a checking key and record of 7 bK flights
P1024147 by Gerhard Latzel (1929) with a threat and a key giving 2 flights.
No example with a key giving 4 flights but I guess the matrix by Alain C. White can be adapted for that (with a checking key).
 
   
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(8) Posted by Michel Caillaud [Thursday, Jun 29, 2023 15:21]

The search with Solution like %2.T%2.T%2.T%2.T%2.T%2.T% (6 second moves by a white Rook) also provides hundreds of results.
P1337386 by Yuri Vakhlakov (1954) have some common features with your 1986 problem, but also some differences (a threat instead of a variation).
Search provides a lot of problems featuring half-batteries with 2 white Rooks.
I was surprised to find only one example with 4 changed double-checks among them, and a recent one : YACPDB 513237 by Kabe Moen (2020).
 
   
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(9) Posted by seetharaman kalyan [Thursday, Jun 29, 2023 18:39]

8 double checks from two batteries. Ultimate task. Kudos Kabe Moen !
 
   
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(10) Posted by Hauke Reddmann [Friday, Jun 30, 2023 10:08]

@Michel: Many thanks of doing the research! (And considering d5 -
no, I just couldn't count AGAIN :-) (I shouldn't try to replay
things in my head, also OTB I can't calculate past one move...)

BTW, if you read *very* closely, whereas in my unpublished original
all flights are given, only three K moves are answered
by a promotion mate. Also, some cheating: checking key :-)
(But only fleeting similarity to White or Latzel.)

@Seetharaman: Dito from here. Absolutely brill.
 
   
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(11) Posted by Kabe Moen [Saturday, Jul 8, 2023 01:41]

Thanks for the kind words about my problem. As far as I can tell, my problem sets the record for changed double-check mates. When I composed it I did find one relevant matrix: yacpdb 28755 has 8 total double-check mates with three changed.
 
   
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(12) Posted by James Malcom [Saturday, Jul 8, 2023 20:02]

I dabbled in double checks once with my only proper #2 to date: pdb.dieschwalbe.de/P1388367
 
   
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(13) Posted by Hauke Reddmann [Sunday, Jul 9, 2023 10:11]

@James: Useful for my upcoming article :-)
 
   
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(14) Posted by Hauke Reddmann [Tuesday, Jul 11, 2023 09:17]

(= 10+10 )


This is my best attempt at six knight double checks.
Even with a lousy key, I would need a promoted piece,
or the position is cooked, or one S move dualistic,
or the pawn structure illegal. I'm desperate, and
I'm not exactly inept with such tasks.

MPF to the rescue?! Especially Jacques :-)
 
   
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(15) Posted by Joaquim Crusats [Tuesday, Jul 11, 2023 21:38]

Nothing seems to work well enough.

(= 10+10 )


Solution: 1.Bb1! zz
1...Kb4 2.Sbd5#
1...Kd4 2.Sc2#
1...Bb2 2.Sed5#
1...Rb4 2.Sd1#
1...Kd2 2.Sexc4#
1...Kb2 2.Sxa4#
 
   
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(16) Posted by Hauke Reddmann [Wednesday, Jul 12, 2023 10:15]

At least you are down to ONE promoted figure :-)
 
   
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(17) Posted by Joaquim Crusats [Wednesday, Jul 12, 2023 11:32]

...but the double check is not essential in one of the mates. Your first version is still better.
 
   
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(18) Posted by Joost de Heer [Wednesday, Jul 12, 2023 12:30]

Two of the mates (both Kb4 and Kb2), I think?
 
   
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(19) Posted by Hauke Reddmann [Thursday, Jul 13, 2023 10:07]

Surely it would be better on "general" grounds to have
an essential double check (even doubly essential? :-)
but I don't care much here.
 
   
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(20) Posted by Michel Caillaud [Friday, Jul 14, 2023 19:07]

If the threat is allowed to be included, then six knight double checks can be done without promoted force.
A seventh virtual one (from setplay) can be added with adequate choice of the key :

(= 9+10 )
2#

1…Ke6 2.Sxc5#
(1…Rc4 2.Sd4#)

1.Qg4! [2.Sxc3#]
1…Bxf6+ 2.Sxf6#
1…Rc4 2.Se7# changed
1…Rc6 2.Se3#
1…Ke6 2.Sd4# changed, transfered
1…Kc4 2.Sd2#
(1…Kc6 2.Sd4#
1…Se2 2.Sg5#
1…Sxe4 2.Qxe4#)
 
   
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