From: Adam Atkinson MCLINK IT> Date: 21 may 1993 Subject: Hard Tsume-Shogi Tsume-shogi for the experts. It's not fair that Reijer should type in problems for we mere mortals all the time, so here are some problems for the strong players: I have quite a few more in these difficulty ranges, but I don't know the answers. Let me know if more like this would be nice to have, and about how many moves. (I suspect 50+ is too many for anyone!) 11 moves Black: P3d, S3b. In hand: R,B,S White: N1a,K1b,G1c,G2c,B5c,P4d,G4e 13-15 moves Black: B3b, R2d, S1e. In hand: B,S White: K1f, R4b, P1h 15-17 moves Black: +P2a,N1c,N1f. In hand: R,G,S,N,N White: S4a,R4b,P3a,L1a,K1b,B1d,P1e 17-19 moves Black: +P3b,P4f,P2g. In hand:R,R,B,B White: P4c,P3e,P2c,N1c,N1d,K2e 21 moves Black: B3b, S3c, P1e. In hand:N,N,N,N White: P2c,K1c,P1d 21-15 moves Black: +B 7d,+R5a,S3a,N4e. In hand:B,L,L,L White: +P6f,R5f,K3b,G3d,N2a,P2f,+P1g 25-27 moves Black: N4f,N3d,N3e,P3c,R2c,+B2g. In hand: - White: L5a,S5c,S5f,G3a,K1a,+P2h 27-39 moves Black: R4c,P3e,S2d. In hand: G,L White: B6d,K3a,P2a,B1d 39-55 moves Black: P5d,P3d,S3e,S2f,L2g. In hand: - White: P8c,P7b,P4b,L3b,P2b,K2c,L1b 65-97 moves Black: P9c,P8c,N8e,+B6a,R4d,L4g,L4i,L3f,L3h,B3i,+R2i,S1c. In hand: N,N,N,P,P White: P9d, P7a,S6c,P6e,K4a,P4b,G4e,+P4f,+P4h,P3b,+P3e,+P3g,P2a,G2d 100+ moves Black: G 9h,9i,4h,1h. +P 8c,7d,7e,5d,5e,4d,4e,4g,3a,3e,1a,1b. S 7a,3b,3c,4f. L8i,6i,6b,5b. N 8g,7c,2c,2d. P 7g,6f,5f,3d,2b,1b. In hand: - White: K1e