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E. Frazier - W. Hellman, 1967 World Championship Match, game #6

© Copyright 1997, Jim Loy
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Frazier survives a difficult ending, after the shot at the diagram.

E. Frazier - W. Hellman, 1967 World Championship Match, game #6
10-15 22-17 15-19 (The Skullcracker, very weak) 24-15 11-18 23-14 9-18 26-23! (17-13 PP) 6-9 23-14 9-18 30-26 (31-26 PP) 5-9* 28-24 8-11 17-14 1-5(A) 21-17 9-13 25-21 13-22 26-17 2-6 29-25 12-16 17-13 4-8* [diagram]

White's shot nearly wins: 14-9 (A trade which allows White to king several pieces) 5-14 25-22 18-25 24-19 16-23 27-2 (Red will have difficulty kinging pieces. This is a difficult ending for Red) 8-12(B) (E. Frazier) 13-9(C) 7-10 9-5 25-30 5-1 10-15 (Or 30-25 1-5 10-15* 2-6 15-18 6-10 18-22 10-14 11-16 32-28 16-20 and 3-8 draws, R. Fortman) 1-6 30-25 (15-18? 2-7 WW) 32-27 3-8 (25-22? 27-24 WW, R. Fortman) 21-17 (27-24 15-19 24-15 11-18 6-10 18-23 draw, R. Fortman) 12-16 17-13 8-12 27-24 16-20 (it is not so tough now) 13-9 20-27 31-24 15-18 6-10 18-23 9-5 23-27 24-20 27-32 2-6 32-28 6-9 28-24 9-14 25-22 5-1 24-19 1-6 19-23 6-9 23-19 9-13 19-23 14-17 22-25 13-9 23-26 9-14 25-22 17-21 26-23 draw. With the move, Red is in no trouble, even with his immobile pieces.

A - E. Churchill called this "a defense that should be consigned to the ash can." So this became the famous "Ash Can Defense." 9-13 is more popular.

B - To avoid note C, try 25-30 13-9 8-12 (or 30-25 9-5 8-12 5-1 7-10 to the next parentheses above) 9-5 7-10 is the same.

C - 2-6! 11-15 13-9 25-30 9-5 15-18 6-2 7-11 5-1 18-22 1-6 11-16 21-17 30-25 17-13 3-8 6-10 8-11 10-14 16-20 (Churchill gave 22-26? to lose) 13-9 11-15 2-7 15-19 7-10 19-23 14-18 23-26 18-23 26-30 23-19 draw? J. Loy.

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