The Unknown Derek Oldbury

COLUMN NUMBER 53

Problem Number 53: By Derek Oldbury

White to move and win; needs exact play

Solution To Problem Number 52: ... 12-8; 24-15 23-19; 15-24 8-3; 24-27 9-6; 2-9 13-6; 7-2 3-7! Drawn.

Game Number 53. 'Laird And Lady' Opening

The following game was played 100 years ago, and it will pay the student to run the game over and note how the experts of those days knew how to 'mix' things while keeping the game sound. Black: J. Way; White: H. Coltherd.

11-15 23-19; 8-11 22-17; 9-13 17-14; 10-17 21-14; 15-18 26-23; 13-17 19-15; 4-8 24-19; 6-9 28-24; 9-13 24-20; 2-6 32-28; 17-21 28-24 Forms Diagram: Black to move

Continue: 6-10 15-6; 1-17 23-14; 11-15 19-10; 17-22 25-18; 5-9 14-5; 7-32 31-27; 32-23 24-19; 23-16 20-4; 12-16. Drawn.