It looks like
a draw, but: 19-16 12-19 15-18 17-21 18-27 21-25 32-28 25-30 27-32 WW. The
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In the 1959-60 Go-As-You-Please World Championship Match, W. R. Fraser (of Canada) tried this weak opening twice, losing both games. He entitled this opening, and a book that he wrote, Fraser's Inferno. Tom Wiswell, the defending champ, retained his title by winning this match.
W.R.Fraser - T.Wiswell, 1959-60 Go-As-You-Please World Championship Match,
game #17
10-14 22-18 7-10? (Weak, "Fraser's Inferno") 25-22 11-16 29-25 (18-15
or 24-20 PP) 8-11* 18-15 (24-20 PP) 11-18 22-15 10-19 24-15 9-13? (3-7* draws
PP) 15-10 (A big trade. 23-18 also wins, PP) 6-15 23-19 15-24 27-11 3-7 (In
game #7, Fraser lost with 1-6 25-22 6-10 28-24 3-8 26-23 8-15 31-27 wins a
piece) 25-22 7-16 22-17 13-22 26-10 (Red will have difficulty kinging) 5-9
28-24 9-14 30-26 4-8 26-23 16-20 24-19 8-11 10-7 11-16 7-3 20-24 19-15 16-20
23-19 (Red can now king) 1-6 15-11 14-18 3-8 18-23 11-7 2-11 8-15 6-9 21-17
9-13 17-14 13-17 [diagram]
It looks like
a draw, but: 19-16 12-19 15-18 17-21 18-27 21-25 32-28 25-30 27-32 WW. The
immobile piece on 19 is doomed.