The Unknown Derek Oldbury

COLUMN NUMBER 56

Problem Number 56: By W. Jordan

White to move and draw

Solution To Problem Number 55: ... 6-2; 10-15 18-14; 15-18 23-19; 30-16 2-6; 1-17 13-8; 12-3 20-11. White wins.

Game Number 56. 'Wagram' Opening

Black: S. Cohen (London); White: F. Kaiser (London).

Move: 9-13 24-20; 11-15 22-17; 13-22 25-11; 8-15 21-17; 5-9 17-13; 9-14 29-25; 4-8 25-22; 8-11 28-24; 3-8 23-18; 14-23 27-18; 10-14 18-9; 7-10 (15-19 etc is often taken, which clears up the position, however, text is quite a good alternative) 26-23 (9-5 and keeping the piece up loses for White); 1-5 31-27; 5-14 23-18; 14-23 27-18; 12-16 30-25; 8-12 25-21; 16-19 32-28 (varies from Master Play which gives 22-17 to a drawn result); 19-23 21-17; 23-26 18-14; 26-30 14-7; 30-25 7-3; 25-18 3-8; 18-23 17-14; 23-19 Forms Diagram: White to move

Continue: ... 14-10 (Mr Kaiser thought 14-9 would have won, but 19-23 9-5; 6-9 forces the same draw as the actual game); 6-9 13-6; 2-9 10-7; 9-14 7-2; 14-17 2-6; 17-22 6-10; 22-26 10-14; 26-30 8-3; 19-23 14-10; 23-19 3-7; 19-16 10-19; 16-23 7-16; 12-19 24-15; 23-19 15-10. Drawn. Black holds two pieces with one king, and the other black king has the move on the white king.