Shortest-proof-game challenge - Chess Forums - Page 348

daStrwbrry

Mar 25, 2025

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#6941

BishopTakesH7 wrote:

My friend has found a proof game of 69 moves for both sides. Can you reach this position with white to move faster?

Yes. Here is a proof game in 36 moves, which I believe is the shortest:

BigDoggProblem

Mar 25, 2025

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#6942

daStrwbrry wrote:

BishopTakesH7 wrote:

My friend has found a proof game of 69 moves for both sides. Can you reach this position with white to move faster?

Yes. Here is a proof game in 36 moves, which I believe is the shortest:

It can be done in 35.5 [bB can go straight to h1 without stopping on g2]:

daStrwbrry

Mar 25, 2025

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#6943

BigDoggProblem wrote:

It can be done in 35.5 [bB can go straight to h1 without stopping on g2]:

Perhaps I should have specified that my proof game was the shortest with "white to move", as requested. But 35.5 is indeed the shortest without any constraints - good spot.