The Unknown Derek Oldbury

COLUMN NUMBER 11

Problem Number 11: By Alf Huggins

White to move and win

A masterpiece by the 1955 English Championship runner-up

Solution To Problem Number 10:  18-14; 27-18 22-15; 13-22 11-7; 20-27 19-16; 12-19 10-6; 1-17 9-14; 3-10 14-16; 10-19 16-32. White wins.

Game Number 11. 'Denny' Opening

A recent game between G.H.England (Sheffield) and G.H.Whiting (Barnsley) shown to me at the Kimberworth Draughts Club by Mr England, who had black.

Set up your men and start moving thus: 10-14 23-19; 11-16 27-23; 16-20 31-27; 8-11 22-17; 11-15 17-10; 7-14 19-10; 6-15 23-19; 2-6 19-10; 6-15 (Black's idea is to tie up White's double corner pieces) 25-22; 4-8 22-17; 14-18 17-13 (White has a similar scheme); 1-6 21-17; 12-16 29-25; 8-11 26-22; 3-7 30-26; 16-19 (I began to smile, as I thought I could see what was coming) 17-14; 11-16 22-17 Forms Diagram: Black to move

Continue: 18-23 (now, to my surprise, Mr England moved 7-11 to a white win. "Show me that again," I said, and when the above position was reached, I said "Try 18-23.") 27-2; 20-27 32-23; 9-27 2-9; 5-30, clearing eleven men from the board in one sweep. Black wins. An instructive coup.