Computer-Generated Chess Problem 04111

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Here is a 'KRNN vs kbbpp' chess puzzle or problem (whichever you wish to call it) composed by Chesthetica using the DSNS computational creativity approach which doesn't use any kind of traditional AI. Chesthetica has the creative ability to compose positions that may otherwise take centuries to arise in an actual game, if ever. The largest complete (Lomonosov) tablebase today is for seven pieces which contains over 500 trillion positions. With each additional piece, the number of possible positions increases exponentially. It is therefore unlikely that this problem with nine pieces could have been taken from such a database.

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4b3/8/6p1/4R2p/3N3k/5K1N/8/b7 w - - 0 1
White to Play and Mate in 5
Chesthetica v12.65 (Selangor, Malaysia)
Generated on 29 Jun 2023 at 9:11:09 PM
Solvability Estimate = Moderate

Humans have been composing original chess problems for over a thousand years. Now a computer can do it too. White is significantly ahead in material. Try to solve this puzzle. Do try some of the others in the series as well before you go. Solving chess puzzles like this is probably good for your health as it keeps your brain active. Nobody wants something like early-onset Alzheimer's. If you're wondering how complex some chess problems can get, read this.

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