Unofficial World Championship Checker Problem Composing Contest #13
2013-10-01 through 2013-11-02
So far 286 visitors have viewed this contest 758 times.

The ACF Website wishes a big congratulations to Edgar Atkinson, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, the composer of Dr. Strangemoves, which was voted the winner of
Unofficial World Championship Checker Problem Composing Contest #13.
Unofficial world Championship Problem Composing Contest #13 Results DEFERRED TWO-FOR-ONES -

Ed Atkinson won for the 3rd time this year. With 8 votes, his Dr. Strangemoves had a title befitting both the problem and its composer. It featured an attacking pitch followed by a quadruple exposure and a Hobsons choice of four 2-for-1s.

Also with 8 votes was Mambo Italiano, by Irishman Liam Stephens. Sadly, he asked that it be withdrawn when, at mid-contest, his countryman, 82-year-old Jim Somers pointed out the virtually identical problem in Bolands Familiar Themes, P. 15, No. 6, by D. Wallace (WPB, 1900). The disqualification (the 1st one in 2013) was postponed to see how many votes the problem would get. Liam had selected its title in recognition of the new champion and the recent Moiseyev-Borghetti game that inspired it. 9-13 24-20 11-16 20x11 7-16 28-24 5-9 24-19 8-11 22-18 1 5 18-15 11x18 23x7 16x23 26x19 3x10 27-23 10-14 32-27 2-7 30-26 6-10 19-16 12x19 23x16 14-17 21x14 10x17 26-22 17-26 31x22 7-10 25-21 4-8 16-12 8-11 12-8 10-15 8-3 15-19 3-7 11-16 7-11 16-20 11-15 19-24 27-23 24-28 15-19 20-24 23-18 24-27 18-15 27-31 15-10 28-32 10-6 32-27 6-2 9-14 2-6 31-26 6-9 Draw agreed; continue 26-17 9-18 17-14 18-9 5-14 29-25 14-18 forms Mambo Italiano after the 3rd move, 13 6, colors reversed.

The disqualification elevated Little Orphan, by Bill Salot, to 2nd place with 4 votes. Execution of its elbow double jump required a clearout pitch and sacrifice of the orphan.

A Trick, by Jim Loy, trailed with 1 vote. It was a clever unpublished correction of published play. Desmond Maughan misplayed and lost it to Bill McClintock, Majors, 2012 National Ty, Round 1. 10-14 23-19 11-15 19x10 6x15 22-18 14x23 26x10 7x14 24-19 8-11 25-22 4-8 30-26 2-7 26-23 14-18 22x15 11x18 23x14 9x18 29-25 8-11 19-15 3-8 21-17 7-10* 15x6 1x10 31-26 forms A Trick, colors reversed.

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Contest #14 on PITCHES INTO NON-STROKES starts December 1, 2013.
Mambo Italiano
Composed By: Liam Stephens, Republic of Ireland

DISQUALIFIED

The composer asked that Mambo Italiano be withdrawn when, at mid-contest, he learned that it was virtually identical to Bolands Familiar Themes, P. 15, No. 6, by D. Wallace (WPB, 1900). The disqualification (the 1st one in 2013) was postponed until the polls closed in order to see how many votes the problem would get.
Current Votes:
White to move. Draw
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Trunk*17-13, 23-14, 13-6, 14-10, *20-16, 12-19A, *6-2, 10-14, *15-10Draw
A10-19, *6-10, *8-11Draw
A Trick
Composed By: Jim Loy, Bozeman, Montana
Current Votes:
White to move. Draw
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Trunk*28 24A, 16-20, *15 10, 7-14, *22 18, 20-27, 18 2, 27 31, 2 7B or 23 19BDraw
ANot 23 18, *16-19, 21 17 or 22 17, *19-23Red Wins
BAll other moves lose.
Little Orphan
Composed By: Bill Salot, Colonial Heights, Virginia
Current Votes:
White to move. White Wins
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Trunk*3 8, 10-15, *23 18, 15-10, *9 6, 10-1 or 23-16, *8 12White Wins
Dr. Strangemoves
Composed By: Edgar Atkinson, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Current Votes:
White to move. Draw
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Trunk*14-10, 31-26A, *10-7B, 3-10, *18-15, 10-19 or 11-18, 23-7, 27-23 or 26-22, *7 2 Draw
A11-16, *10 15Draw
BNot 18 15, *11-18, 23 14, *3-8 Red Wins
Please enter your original, unpublished, dual-free problems in future contests by sending them at anytime to:
Bill Salot
1006 Elmwood Drive
Colonial Heights, VA 23834-2905

or at wjsalot@comcast.net.