Fabulous Endgame!

[Richard Pask]

On a far more positive note than the 1872 match, here is the 59th game of the 1864 match: Black James Wyllie; White: Robert Martins.

11-15 23-19; 8-11 22-17; 9-13 17-14; 10-17 21-14; 15-18 24-20; 6-10 27-24; 10-17 26-22; 17-26 31-8; 4-11 19-16; 12-19 24-8; 3-12 25-22; 7-10 28-24; 5-9 24-19; 9-14 29-25; 2-7 32-28; 14-17 22-18; 17-22 25-21; 22-25 18-14; 10-17 21-14; 25-29 [ 10-PIECE DATABASE] 19-15; 13-17 15-10; 7-11 10-7; 11-15 7-2; 15-18 2-7; 17-22 14-10; 18-23 7-11; 22-26 11-15; 26-31 10-7; 23-27 7-2; 27-32 2-7; 32-27 15-18; 27-32 7-10; 31-27 18-22; 27-31 28-24; 32-28 24-19; 28-24 10-15; 24-27 19-16; 12-19 15-24 [8-PIECE DATABASE]; 27-32 24-19; 32-27 20-16; 27-32 16-11; 31-27 11-7; 32-28 7-2; 27-31 2-7; 28-32 7-10; 32-28 10-14; 28-32 14-18; 32-27 19-15; 27-32 30-25; 31-27 25-21; 27-31 21-17; 32-27 17-14; 27-32 14-10; 31-27 10-7; 32-28 7-2; 28-32 2-7; 32-28 7-10; 28-32 10-14; 27-31 14-17; 32-27 17-21; 27-32 21-25; 32-27 25-30; 27-32 15-10; 32-27 10-14; 27-32 14-17; 32-27 18-14; 27-32 14-9; 32-28 9-13; 31-27 30-26; 28-24 26-31; 27-32 17-14; 24-19 22-26; 19-24 26-30; 32-28 14-18; 24-20 13-17; 20-16 18-15; 28-24 17-22; 16-19 15-18; 19-16 18-23; 16-11 22-18; 11-7 23-27; 24-28 18-23; 7-2 31-26; 28-32 27-24; 32-28 23-19; 28-32 24-28; 2-6 19-23; 6-9 23-27; 32-23 26-19 [6-PIECE DATABASE]; 9-14 19-15; 14-10 15-6; 1-10 [4-PIECE DATABASE] 28-24; 10-14 24-27; 14-17 27-23; 17-21 23-18; 29-25 30-26; 25-29 18-22; 21-25 26-30. White wins. 196 moves!

Irrespective of any errors the databases may highlight, I think this was a fantastic endgame win by Martins.