The Unknown Derek Oldbury

 COLUMN NUMBER 6


Problem Number 6: By Derek Oldbury

White to move and win

Clearing the board with a flourish.

Solution to Problem Number 5: 16-11; 25-30 11-15; 21-25 3-7; 25-29 7-2 (who would think of a move like this?); 29-25 15-18; 23-26 31-22;30-26 22-17; 26-22 18-14; 22-13 14-9; 13-6 2-9. White wins.



Game Number 6. 'Double Corner' Opening

Set black men on squares 1 to 12; white men on squares 21 to 32.

Start moving: 9-14 22-18; 11-15 18-11 (an early attack on the single corner file, and is good strategy); 8-15 25-22; 5-9 22-17; 4-8 23-19 (another of my famous pincer movements) Forms Diagram: Black to move


Continue: 9-13 (to get 30-25 in reply) 26-23 (side step); 13-22 23-18; 14-23 27-4; 3-8 4-11; 7-23 31-27. White gains a piece and wins. One of my privately prepared snares.



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