The Unknown Derek Oldbury

The Unknown Derek Oldbury

COLUMN NUMBER 52

Problem Number 52: By Alf Huggins

White to move and draw

A smart contribution by the Welsh expert

Solution To Problem Number 51: 10-14 32-27; 28-32 27-23; 32-27 22-18; 13-17 18-9; 27-18 21-14; 18-15. Black wins.

Game Number 52. 'Denny' Opening

A correspondence game played in the Great Britain v Canada match between E. C. Whiting (Black) and N. Malley (White).

Move: 10-14 24-20; 7-10 (one of the hard three movers) 22-18; 11-16 (until recent years 9-13 was considered the only move to draw) 20-11; 8-22 25-18; 4-8 28-24; 8-11 24-19; 9-13 18-9; 5-14 29-25; 3-7 25-22; 1-5 (this move saves the game for Black) 32-28 (22-18 is also strong, forcing 11-16 18-9; 5-14 etc); 6-9 22-18; 13-17 27-24; 9-13 18-9; 5-14 30-25; 11-15 24-20; 15-24 28-19 7-11 Forms Diagram: White to move

Continue: ... 25-22 (varies from published play and forces Black to play with extreme care to draw); 11-15 19-16; 12-19 23-16; 15-19 31-27; 19-24 27-23; 24-2722-18; 2-7 18-9; 27-31 21-14; 10-17 16-12; 31-22 9-6. Drawn.