A great deal of excitement preceded the long awaited three game match between Amenor and Urakam, two players known to play almost perfectly. The match produced three games of exceptional quality. Computer analysis reveals that Amenor made no errors, while Urakam's move 2 in game 1 and move 5 in game 2 cost him one disc each. In game three, play was perfect from move 2 onwards. In the following notes, the columns are labelled b to g, and the rows are labelled 2 to 7, so that the moves in standard openings have their usual names.
Colours are red and white, with red playing first.
Interest in 6x6 Othello is on the increase, because Peter Pan is planning to market the game, targetted at the 5-8 age range. It seems that the game is playable, and incorporates many, though not all, of the interesting features of the full game. The first surprise of the match came with Urakam's choice of 2.e3, the parallel opening, commonly held to be inferior. At move 5, the usual move in eight by eight Othello is at f3, but this is an x-square, so instead Amenor initiates play on the North edge. White now has little choice but to grab the East edge.