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Results

The late Roy Little soundly defeated all challengers again. His Thumper drew 7 votes, which was more than all his challengers combined. It combined a unique Zugzwang with a flashy, deferred quadruple into a 2x2 finish. Slava Gorin (Russia), Don Myles, Kathy Wirthwein, and Wilma Wolverton voted for it.

Tied for 2nd, with 3 votes each, were Subtle Pursuit, which hid a counterintuitive a retreating Zugzwang, by Ed Atkinson, and Sir Prize, a kingless, deferred, 5-way Zugzwang, by Jim Loy.

Ugly Duckling, by Bill Salot, trailed and lived up to its name, becoming the 1st contest problem in 14 months to get 0 votes.

Contest 60 had 157 visitors, an increase, and 13 of them voted.

The current International Voters’ Ladder standings follow below. A new name has moved into 2nd place.

1 – Mark Sokolovsky, has picked 7 winners in 8 tries (88%)

2 – Don Myles, 4 wins in 5 tries (80%)

3 – Liam Stephens (Ireland), 16 wins in 28 tries (57%)

4 – Kathy Wirthwein, 14 wins in 25 tries (56%)

5/6 tie – George Hay, 14 wins in 28 tries (50%)

5/6 tie– Wilma Wolverton, picked 5 wins in 10 tries (50%)

7 – Gene Ellison, 10 wins in 21 tries (48%)

8 – Richard Marlowe, 2 wins in 5 tries (40%)

9/10 tie – Lloyd Gordon (Canada), 8 wins in 22 tries (36%)

9/10 tie – Slava Gorin (Russia), 8 wins in 22 tries (36%)

11 – Gary Ellison, 4 wins in 13 tries (31%)

15 others have either picked fewer than 31% winners or voted in fewer than 5 contests.

Contest 60 was originally introduced as follows.

When you have a choice of moves, and they all lose quickly, you are in Zugzwang. These four, original, unpublished, contest problems are well calculated to put the defender in that unfortunate situation. Which one impresses you most? Express your opinion by depressing the voting button linked to your choice. To help you decide, see the problems animated. After you vote, monitor the voting by periodically returning to the contest site.

After you've reviewed the problems, cast your ballot in the box below.

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Which problem should win the championship? Thumper 7 Subtle Pursuit 3 Sir Prize 3 Ugly Duckling 0 Total votes: 13

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Sir Prize 4x5

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Thumper 6x6

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Previous Contests

Contests 1-55 can be accessed on the old contest page.

Contest 56 can be found here.

Contest 57 can be found here.

Contest 58 can be found here.

Contest 59 and the current International Voters' Ladder standings can be found here.

Enter Your Own Problems in Future Contests

Please enter your original, unpublished, dual-free problems in future contests by sending them at any time to:

Bill Salot

1006 Elmwood Drive

Colonial Heights, VA 23834-2905

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wjsalot@comcast.net