The Unknown Derek Oldbury

COLUMN NUMBER 41

Problem Number 41: By Derek Oldbury


White to move and win; a delayed smother

Solution To Problem Number 40: ... 14-9; 13-6 31-26; 22-31 24-20; 31-15 20-2; 21-14 2-11; 5-9 23-19; 9-14 11-15. White wins.

Game Number 41. 'Cross Choice' Opening

Black: D. Oldbury (Kimberworth); White: K. Sherburn (Kimberworth).

Move: 11-15 23-18; 9-14 (an interesting opening) 18-11; 8-15 22-17; 12-16 (now into another opening brought up by a different order of moves) 24-20; 7-11 27-23; 4-8 25-22; 8-12 28-24; 3-7 32-28; 16-19 23-16; 12-19 17-13 (at this point 22-18; 14-23 26-22 was inviting); 14-18 21-17; 18-25 29-22; 11-16 (all that is left) 20-11; 7-16 24-20; 5-9 20-11; 9-14 11-8; 14-21 31-27; 1-5 (Black must now wriggle) 8-4; 10-14 (hoping for 27-23 then 14-18 etc) 4-8; 6-10 27-24; 2-7 (Houdini rides again) 8-12; 14-18 12-16; 18-25 16-23; 15-18 23-14; 10-17 24-19; 25-29 (I now had visions of not only getting out, but getting my opponent in) 19-15; 29-25 26-23; 25-22 28-24; 22-26 23-19; 26-22 19-16; 22-18 15-11; 7-10 11-7 (so natural) Forms Diagram: Black to move

Continue: 5-9 ('This has never happened to you before,' I said) 13-6; 21-25 30-14; 18-27. Black wins. A startling climax.


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