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03.06.2025
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Chess Problem - Current world record
1. Readers who enjoy solving chess problems are invited to try this record breaking problem, published in 1889 by Otto Titusz Bláthy:

White: King b4, Queen d2, Pawn a5, c2, e6, f2, f4, g2, g5 Black: King c7, Queen a8, Rook e5, Knight g8, h8, Pawn a6, b7, c4, e4, e7, f5, g6, h4. The task to solve? Mate in 257 moves!

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