Unofficial World Championship Checker Problem Composing Contest #22
2015-05-15 through 2015-06-28
So far 360 visitors have viewed this contest 734 times.

The ACF Website wishes a big congratulations to Bill Salot, Colonial Heights, VA, the composer of Never Give Up, which was voted the winner of
Unofficial World Championship Checker Problem Composing Contest #22.
Results of Unofficial World Championship Checker Problem Composing Contest #22

Most 2-move problems are for beginners. These were notable exceptions.

"Never Give Up", by Bill Salot, sneakily gave the opposition a choice of quickly losing by any of 5 different 2-for-1's. It earned 8 votes and 1st place.

Tied for 2nd place with 3 votes each were "A Bit Strange" by Roy Little and "Wee Surprise" by Jim Loy. Roy and Jim were defending co-champions from Contest #21. "A Bit Strange" required a delicately timed retreat and pitch into an early 1st Position. "Wee Surprise" featured a pitch and grip, forcing one of 3 different shots. It corrected the following D. Eades versus M. Mancini game: 11-15 24-20 15-18 23x14 9x18 22x15 10x19 25-22 8-11 21-17 5-9 22-18 9-14 18x9 6x22 26x17 3-8 17-13 1-6 27-24 7-10 24x15 10x19 29-25 6-9 13x6 2x9 25-22 9-14 forming "Wee Surprise".

Trailing with no votes was Ed Atkinson's "Frozen Crystal", a contest fill-in, which sacrificed one piece to offer 8 frustrating options all of which returned 2 or more pieces.

The contest had 360 visitors, 14 of which voted. The 14 voters and 4 composers returned to monitor the voting 374 times.

Here is how this contest was first introduced:

Can "Simple but Deceptive" describe a checker problem, or is it an oxymoron? Do these four gems satisfy the description? They may not be masterpieces, but they are original, unpublished, unusual and nearly equal in style, length and difficulty.

Please tell us if you like this change of pace. Here is how: see them animated by pressing the "View Animation" button; then cast your vote here for the one you think is best. Thanks!

Please come back periodically to monitor the progress of the voting.
A Bit Strange
Composed By: Roy Little, Oklahom,a City, OK
Current Votes:
White to move. White Wins
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Trunk*16 20A, 30-26, *22 18{wins by First Position}White Wins
ANot 2 6 or 2 7 or 11 7, then 30-25 or 30-26Draw
Never Give Up
Composed By: Bill Salot, Colonial Heights, VA
Current Votes:
White to move. Draw
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Trunk*18 15A, 23-16, *9 6{draws by a 2 for 1}Draw
ANot 9 6, now *23-14, RW, but 23-16 only draws.Red Wins
Frozen Crystal
Composed By: Ed Atkinson, Harrisburg, PA
Current Votes:
White to move. White Wins
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Trunk*10-6A, 5-14. *6-9{wins by a Double Steal}White Wins
A15 19 and 24 19 both lose; other moves only draw.
Wee Surprise
Composed By: Jim Loy, Bozeman, MT
Current Votes:
White to move. White Wins
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Trunk*22 18A, 14-23, *31 26{wins by a Shot}White Wins
ANot 32 27, now *11-15 draws, but 11-16 loses.Draw
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.