The Unknown Derek Oldbury

COLUMN NUMBER 44

Problem Number 44: By Derek Oldbury

White to move and win; one for the kiddies

Solution To Problem Number 43: ... 10-14; 11-15 20-16; 4-8 16-11; 8-12 11-7; 15-10 14-18; 10-3 18-15. Drawn.

Game Number 44. 'Glasgow' Opening

Played in the finals of the 1952 British Championship. Black: J. Marshall; White: D. Oldbury.

Move: 11-15 23-19; 8-11 21-17 (my own way of handling this opening); 9-14 (I hoped for 9-13 here) 17-13; 11-16 (now a 'Glasgow' type formation) 24-20; 16-23 27-11; 7-16 20-11; 3-7 11-8 (much the best); 4-11 28-24; 11-15 24-20; 15-18* 22-15; 10-19 25-21; 6-10 29-25; 10-15 26-22 (the middle game became very interesting after this move); 1-6 22-17; 14-18 17-14; 19-24 21-17; 24-28 30-26; 15-19 25-21 Forms Diagram: Black to move

Continue: 18-23 (of course 6-10 would have lost by 14-9 5-14 26-23 etc) 20-16; 23-30 14-9; 5-14 17-3; 19-23 16-11; 30-25 3-8; 6-9 13-6; 2-9 11-7; 9-14 7-2; 23-26 (14-17 was of no value) 31-22; 25-18 8-11; 14-17 (proper here) 21-14; 18-9. Drawn. Most of my games with this great Master have been very hard fought, and this was no exception.

[* A pencilled note by DEO reads simply: '15-19 looks strong.']