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This contest page has been viewed 236 times by 169 unique visitors.
The winner with 3 votes was Whiplash, by the late Ed Atkinson. Liam Stephens (Ireland) voted for it. It is the subject of a crediting dilemma. Ed included Whiplash in the collection of his original, unpublished problems that he provided in 2012 to help keep the contests going. But Whiplash was not published until this contest, 12 years later. In the meantime, the late Roy Little published a different setting that featured the same deferred stroke. He called it Back Step. It appeared in Roy’s Country Store column, October 2019 issue of ACF Bulletin. The usual rule is to credit the composer who publishes first, which would disqualify Whiplash. However, under these circumstances, it seems only right to allow Whiplash to have its belated day on the stage.
Runner-up with 2 votes was Triple Threat, by Roy Little. Gary Ellison and Don Myles voted for it. Last was Bill Salot’s Caged Kings with 1 vote, thanks to Lloyd Gordon (Canada).
The contest had 168 visitors, and 6 of them voted. Don’t be bashful. The International Voters’ Ladder for 2024 has just started with Contest 72. Can Liam Stephens hold his one-win lead for the 5 remaining contests this year?
This trio of deferred strokes differ in size and ending. They share the commonality of quadruple jumps that land on different squares. That should be all the hints that solvers need to be successful.
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