Smother Wilther? Published? You actually read? No wonder my game is bad. About Smother Wilther, I had a doll who answered to that name. I didn't speak too plainly in those days so it just sounded that way to everyone. I've forgotten her real name. Sorry.

LOL. Never claimed to read. But no modesty Espie. WAY UP on the IYT Ladder. We have played 150 games. She won 50, me 50, and 50 draws. She is one part mercy, one part apathy and one part sudden death. :)

You inadvertantly transposed the "She won 50" numbers. The numbers for "She" are 05. Hmm, what you have seen as mercy is probably just incompetence when I failed to make the best move. Apathy is probably descriptive of my lack of proper study, but apathy...well, I don't care. :o)

The Wilther 11-15, 23-19, 9-14, 22-17, 7-11
Variation of the OLD Faithful Opening 11-15. There are at least 35 variants of the 11-15 openings published.

They are as follows

Alma 11-15, 23-19, 8-11, 22-17, 3-8
Ayrshire Lassie 11-15, 24-20, 8-11, 28-24
Black Doctor 11-15, 23-19, 8-11, 22-17, 9-13, 17-14, 10-17, 19-10, 7-14
Boston 11-15, 22-17, 9-13, 17-14
Centre 11-15, 23-19, 8-11, 22-17, 15-18
Crescent Cross 11-15, 23-18, 8-11, 26-23
Cross 11-15, 23-18, 8-11
Cross Choice 11-15, 23-18, 9-14
Defiance 11-15, 23-19, 9-14, 27-23
Douglas 11-15, 22-17, 8-11, 17-13, 4-8, 25-22
Dyke 11-15, 22-17, 15-19
Fife 11-15, 23-19, 9-14, 22-17, 5-9
Glasgow 11-15, 23-19, 8-11, 22-17, 11-16
Laird & Lady 11-15, 23-19, 8-11, 22-17, 9-13, 17-14, 10-17, 21-14
Laird & Lady Refused 11-15, 23-19, 8-11, 22-17, 9-13, 25-22
Maid of the Mill 11-15, 22-17, 8-11, 17-13, 15-18
Montrose Cross 11-15, 23-18, 15-19
Nailor 11-15, 23-19, 8-11, 26-23
Old Fourteenth 11-15, 23-19, 8-11, 22-17, 4-8
Old Paraffin 11-15, 24-20, 8-11, 27-24
Pioneer 11-15, 22-17, 8-11, 25-22, 11-16
Ryan's Cross 11-15, 23-18, 12-16
27-20 Second Double Corner 11-15, 24-19, 15-24, 27-20
Second Double Corner 11-15, 24-19, 15-24, 28-19
26-17 Single Corner 11-15, 22-18, 15-22, 25-18
Slip Cross 11-15, 23-18, 8-11, 27-23, 11-16, 18-11, 16-20
Souter 11-15, 23-19, 9-14, 22-17, 6-9
Switcher 11-15, 21-17, 9-13, 25-21, 8-11
Tillicoultry 11-15, 23-19, 8-11, 22-18
Wagram 11-15, 22-17, 9-13, 24-20, 13-22, 25-11
Waterloo 11-15, 23-18, 8-11, 18-14
Whilter 11-15, 23-19, 9-14, 22-17, 7-11
Whilter Exchange 11-15, 23-19, 7-11, 22-18
White Dyke 11-15, 22-17, 8-11, 17-14
Will-o'-the-Wisp 11-15, 23-19, 9-13

Whew, with all that to choose from you'd think I could find an opening that would fit my style of play. Alas, haven't really discovered what my style of play is. Anyway, I want something that fits. A woman can't step in front of a mirror without a good fit.

You are addicted to single corner which you do quite nicely at. Always messes me up. LOL

I may be drawn to the Single Corner because as a child I too often was placed in a little chair facing the corner and make to sit there until I learned proper conduct or language. Instead, there in the single corner I plotted how to defeat all life's future opponents for their unfair treatment of me. Maybe if I had been allowed to take my doll, Smother Wilther, with me into the corner I would be a different player today!