puzzle challenge for Survival

[Douglas Zander <dzander@solaria.sol.net>]

Here is a Survival Puzzle.  The answer is at the end.  Don't peek! :-)
Ohs to play and win in 9 moves or less.
                   _______                     
                  / _____ \                    
           ______/ /     \ \______          You are player Ohs.
          / _____ /   8   \ _____ \         It is your turn.
   ______/ /     \\       //     \ \______     
  /       /   4   \\_____//  13   \       \    
 /        \       //     \\       /        \   
/     .    \_____//   9   \\_____/    .     \          U         
\          /     \\       //     \          /        _____       
 \        /   5   \\_____//  14   \        /    UL  /     \  UR  
 /        \       //     \\       /        \       /       \     
/     .    \_____//  10   \\_____/ \        \      \       /     
\                 \       /         Ohs     /   DL  \_____/  DR  
 \            .    \_____/          _____  /                   
 /                           Eks   /     \ \           D         
/     .               .     __|__ /  19   \ \  
\                          /     \\       / /  
 \            .           /  16   \\_____/ /   
  \______                 \       / ______/    
         \            .    \_____/ /           
          \______           ______/            
                 \         /                   
                  \_______/                    





solution:
1:14DL, 2:16UR, 3:10UL, 4:19any, 5:5any win 
        2:16U , 3:10U , 4:13UL , 5:8any win 
                        4:13DL , 5:9UL, 6:5DR, 7:4UR, 8:19any, 9:8any win