The Unknown Derek Oldbury

COLUMN NUMBER 51

Problem Number 51: By Sam Cohen

Black to move and win

A neat problem for the club player

Solution To Problem Number 50: 10-14 7-11; 4-8 11-4; 24-27 29-25; 27-31 25-21; 31-26 22-17; 26-23 17-10; 3-8 4-11; 19-24 28-19; 23-14. Drawn.

Game Number 51. 'Dyke' Opening

Black: S. Cohen (London); White: C. Burley (Middlesex).

Move: 11-15 22-17; 15-19 (this forms the Dyke opening) 24-15; 10-19 23-16; 12-19 25-22; 8-11 22-18 (30-25 or 27-23 are good alternatives); 9-14 18-9; 6-22 26-17; 4-8 29-25; 5-9 25-22; 11-15 27-23; 19-26 30-23; 8-11 28-24; 9-13 17-14; 11-16 14-9; 16-19 23-16; 15-18 22-15; 7-11 16-7; 3-28 9-5; 2-7 31-26; 7-10 26-23 (26-22 forms Problem Number 50); 10-15 32-27; 28-32 27-24; 32-28 23-19; 15-18 24-20 Forms Diagram: Black to move

Continue: 28-24 19-16; 24-19 16-12; 19-15 20-16; 15-19 16-11; 19-16 11-8; 16-11 8-4; 11-7 and Black crowns the piece on 18 and wins. Black wins.