Computer-Generated Chess Problem 02794

This is an original 'KQNNPP vs krbnpp' mate in 5 chess construct generated by a computer program, Chesthetica, using the computational creativity approach which doesn't use any kind of traditional AI or even deep learning. Chesthetica has the creative ability to compose positions on an 8x8 canvas that may otherwise take centuries to arise in an actual game, if ever. Depending on the type and complexity of the problem desired, a single instance of Chesthetica running on a desktop computer can probably generate anywhere between one and ten problems per hour. The largest endgame tablebase in existence today is for 7 pieces (Lomonosov) which contains over 500 trillion positions, most of which have not and never will be seen by human eyes. This problem with 12 pieces goes even beyond that and was therefore composed without any such help whatsoever.

7N/4kN2/4P1K1/3r3n/4P3/4p2Q/6p1/6b1 w - - 0 1
White to Play and Mate in 5
Chesthetica v11.55 (Selangor, Malaysia)
Generated on 15 Nov 2019 at 12:10:50 AM

A seemingly earlier version of Chesthetica on a problem composed later (based on the date and time stamp) simply means that version may have been running on a different computer or operating system user account. Get a glimpse into the 'mind' of a computer composer. Try to solve this as quickly as you can. If you like it, please share with others. Feel free to copy the position into a chess engine and discover even more variations of the solution.

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