Unofficial World Championship Checker Problem Composing Contest #24
2015-09-26 through 2015-10-31
So far 278 visitors have viewed this contest 619 times.

The ACF Website wishes a big congratulations to Roy Little, the composer of Reach Out, which was voted the winner of
Unofficial World Championship Checker Problem Composing Contest #24 .
Unofficial World Championship Checker Problem Composing Contest #24 Results

Roy Little won again; 4th time in the last 5 contests (one was a tie for first place). Roy's "Reach Out" packed the most sparkle into the shortest "chase" with a sudden and decisive finale. It received more votes (9) than the other 3 excellent chase entries combined. Roy has his competitors scratching their heads.

Bill Salot's "Scatter" was 2nd with 4 votes; Jim Loy's "Cattle Drive" was 3rd with 3 votes; Ed Atkinson's "Chasing Foxes" trailed with 1 vote. The contest had 278 visitors.

Here is how the contest was introduced:

CHASE PROBLEMS

Please note the new contest problem theme:

When a lion chases a straggling antelope, sometimes the big cat wins; sometimes the little deer escapes or is saved by its brethren.

Thankfully, the chases in this contest play out on a checkerboard where no blood is spilled.

Don't be fooled! There are no giant strokes here; nothing more than an occasional double jump with tutorial timing and titillating tactics.

Witness the cunning of outnumbered lions on defense in one case and the frustrating failures of individual lion kings in each of the other cases, all on animated diagrams.

Then please cast your vote for the one that impresses you most. We need it.

Another world championship is at stake!
Cattle Drive
Composed By: Jim Loy
Current Votes:
White to move. Draw
View Animation
Trunk*9 6, 10-15, *6 2A, 7-11, 2 7 {or 21 25 first}, 11-16, *21 25B, 16-20, *7 11, 15-19, *11 16, 19-23, *25 22, 32-28, *16 19 {Perpetual Draw} Draw
ANot 21 25, *15-18, 6 2, *7-10, 2 6, *10-14Red Wins
BNot 7 11, 16-19 or 15-19, jump, then tradeRed Wins
Scatter
Composed By: Bill Salot
Current Votes:
White to move. White Wins
View Animation
Trunk*27 24, 31-27, *24 20, 27-23, *18 15, 23-18A, *15 11, 18-15, *10 6, 15-8, *20 16, 8-12, *16 11, 12-16, *6 2, 16-7, 2 11White Wins
A23-19, *15 11, 19-15, sameWhite Wins
Chasing Foxes
Composed By: Ed Atkinson
Current Votes:
White to move. White Wins
View Animation
Trunk*27 23A, 32-27, *23 18, 27-23, *18 14, 23-18, *6 2, 18-9, *17 13, 9-5, *13 9, 5-7, 2 20White Wins
ANot 27 24, *16-20Draw
Reach Out
Composed By: Roy Little
Current Votes:
White to move. White Wins
View Animation
Trunk*19 16, 31-24, *16 12, 24-27, 12 3, 27-11, *3 7, 11-2, *10 6, 2-9, 5 21White 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.