The Unknown Derek Oldbury

COLUMN NUMBER 61

Problem Number 61: By Dr H.C.Newland

White to move and draw

Solution To Problem Number 60: 22-25 27-23; 25-29 30-26; 21-25 19-16; 12-19 23-7; 6-10 14-9; 25-30 26-23 (if 26-22 then 10-14 draws); 10-15 6-2; 30-26. Drawn.

Game Number 61. 'Bristol' Opening

A game played in the 1946 Welsh Championship. Black: G. F. Davies (Wales); White: A. G. Huggins (Wales).

Move: 11-16 24-19; 8-11 22-18; 16-20 25-22; 4-8 22-17; 9-14 18-9; 5-14 29-25; 11-15 25-22; 15-24 28-19; 8-11 17-13 (now a well known 'Pioneer' formation) 11-15 19-16 (32-28 also leads to interesting play); 12-19 23-16; 15-19 22-17; 10-15 17-10; 7-14 16-11; 19-24 26-23; 24-28 30-25; 1-5 31-26; 15-18 23-19 (26-22 is the easy draw, but the temptation to gain a man and try for a win is great - text leads to a hard ending); 20-24 27-20; 18-23 26-22; 23-26 22-17; 14-18 19-15; 18-23 17-14; 26-30 14-10; 30-26 10-1; 23-27 32-23; 26-10 25-22; 10-15 Forms Diagram: White to move

Continue: ... 13-9 (appears to be a neat 'get out'; 11-7 is given to draw in 'Reisman's Pioneer'); 15-8 (5-14 1-5; 15-8 5-9 and White still has to be careful); 1-6; 5-14 6-10; 14-18 22-15; 28-32 21-17; 32-27 17-13; 27-23 10-6; 2-9 13-6; 3-7 (setting up a nice trick: if 6-2 then 23-18 wins) 20-16 (all that's left). Drawn.