The Unknown Derek Oldbury

COLUMN NUMBER 32

Problem Number 32: By Derek Oldbury

White to move and draw
A neat escape

Solution To Problem Number 31: 27-32 6-2; 29-25 13-9; 25-22 9-5; 22-26 30-23; 32-27 15-18; 17-22 18-25; 21-30 23-18; 30-26 5-1; 26-23. Drawn.

Game Number 32. 'Edinburgh' Opening

A correspondence game played in a British semi-final. Black: E. C. Whiting; White: J. Thorpe.

Move: 9-13 22-18; 6-9 (a hard game for Black) 18-14 (of all White's strong attacks this seems best); 9-18 23-14; 10-17 21-14; 12-16 26-22; 11-15 24-20; 7-11 (16-19 is also shown to draw) 31-26 (a popular attack at the time); 2-6 25-21; 15-18 22-15; 11-18 20-11; 8-15 30-25; 4-8 26-22 Forms Diagram: Black to move

Continue: 13-17 ( a necessary sacrifice) 22-13; 15-19 21-17; 8-11 25-21; 18-22 27-24; 3-8 24-15; 11-18 28-24; 8-12 24-19; 22-26 32-28; 26-31 28-24; 31-27 24-20; 27-24 19-15; 6-9 (Black now regains his lost piece) 13-6; 1-19 20-16; 19-23 16-11; 24-19 11-7; 19-15 7-2; 15-11 14-9; 5-14 17-10; 23-26 21-17; 26-30 17-14; 12-16 10-6; 16-20 6-1; 18-22. Drawn.