The Unknown Derek Oldbury

COLUMN NUMBER 14

Problem Number 14: By Derek Oldbury

White to move and win

Not really difficult, but a little imagination is needed

Solution To Problem Number 13: 4-8 15-10; 21-25 10-7; 25-30 7-3; 8-11 3-8; 11-15 8-11; 15-18 11-16; 18-23 16-20; 23-26 (the point) 20-27; 26-31 27-24; 30-26 24-15; 31-27 32-23; 26-10. Black wins.

Game Number 14. 'Edinburgh' Opening

A very interesting game played recently by Sam Cohen in a handicap tournament. Mr Cohen, who is world champion at two move play, had the blacks. Set black men on squares 1 to 12; white men on squares 21 to 32.

Start moving: 9-13 24-19 (the first moves are balloted, and not chosen by the players); 11-16 22-18; 8-11 25-22; 16-20 28-24; 11-16 29-25; 4-8 18-14; 10-17 21-14; 6-10 25-21; 10-17 21-14; 1-6 22-18; 13-17 32-28; 6-9 (sometimes 7-10 is played, but this is adventurous) 19-15; 17-22 (a clever breakthrough) 26-17; 16-19 23-16; 12-19 15-10; 19-23 17-13; 23-32 13-6; 20-27 31-24; 2-9 10-6; 8-11 6-2 Forms Diagram: Black to move

Continue: 32-27 24-19; 7-10 14-7; 3-10 2-6; 10-14 6-13; 14-23 13-17; 5-9 19-15; 11-18 17-14.

Neatly drawn. This was the only game played by Mr Cohen that did not result in a win.