With no hope
of winning, Red forces White's next 3 moves while setting up a triple jump: 3-8
(11-16 draws) 12-3 21-25 3-10 25-30 15-8 30-7 8-3 7-11 27-23 5-9 23-19 20-24
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Imagine that you are trying to win, and your opponent defends very well. All of your threats are answered and, eventually, you have no hope of winning. Sometimes, you can use some sort of shot to trade several pieces, into an obvious draw. This big trade is called "clearing" to a draw. Here are a couple of examples.
R. Home - Bryden
11-15 22-18 (Single Corner) 15-22 25-18 12-16 24-19
8-12 27-24 16-20 31-27 9-13 19-15 10-19 23-16 12-19 24-15 7-10 27-23 10-19
23-16 4-8 26-23 2-7 32-27 8-11 30-26 6-10 16-12 1-6 29-25 13-17? (10-15 RW)
21-14 10-17 25-21 6-10 21-14 10-17 23-19 17-21 19-15 [diagram]
With no hope
of winning, Red forces White's next 3 moves while setting up a triple jump: 3-8
(11-16 draws) 12-3 21-25 3-10 25-30 15-8 30-7 8-3 7-11 27-23 5-9 23-19 20-24
19-16 draw.
J. Reavelly - J. Reid
11-15 24-19 (Second Double Corner) 15-24 28-19
8-11 22-18 9-14 18-9 5-14 25-22 11-15 29-25 15-24 27-20 10-15 23-18 14-23 26-10
6-15 21-17 4-8 25-21 8-11 17-14 12-16 21-17 16-19 17-13 3-8 30-26 19-24 14-9
24-28 26-23 15-19 23-16 8-12 [diagram]
White takes
the draw with 32-27 12-19 20-16 11-20 9-6 1-10 27-24 draw.
Also see R. Martins - J. Wyllie, 1880 Match, game #5.