Unofficial World Championship Checker Problem Composing Contest #26
2016-01-23 through 2016-02-29
So far 308 visitors have viewed this contest 732 times.

The ACF Website wishes a big congratulations to Ed Atkinson, Harrisburg, PA, the composer of Donnybrook, which was voted the winner of
Unofficial World Championship Checker Problem Composing Contest #26.
Unofficial World Championship Checker Problem Composing Contest 26 - Results

Donnybrook, the checker problem named after the Irish Fair known for its brawls, lived up to its name. It boasted 13 buried 2-for-1 shots or threats and 10 votes for its winning composer, Ed (Dr. Strangemoves) Atkinson. Its marvelous finish clinched the win for both White and Ed.

Second with 7 votes was Fish Bait, by the venerable Roy Little. It concisely demonstrated rare consecutive attacking pitches (jump it or it jumps you), which then segued into a 2-for-1 with a cute finish.

Third with 2 votes was Jim Loy's Nefer, which is the ancient Egyptian word for both "good" and "beautiful". The nonsensical initial star move and its 4 subsequent 2-for-1 threats were missed by Alan Millhone in the following amazing game: 11-15 23-18 8-11 27-23 3-8 23-19 11-16 18-11 16-23 26-19 7-23 31-26 23-27 32-23 8-11 22-18 10-15 25-22 6-10 24-20 9-14 18-9 5-14 29-25 1-5 28-24 5-9 23-18 14-23 26-19 9-14 30-26 14-18 21-17 18-23 17-14 23-30 14-7 30-21 19-10 Millhone versus George Gerhauser, 2013 GAYP National, forms Nefer, colors reversed.

Bill Salot's Bogus Breeches was a mirror image of Never Give Up, his Contest 22 winner, but this time the unnatural setting and tough competition negated its five 2-for-1 threats. Its 1 vote failed to lift it from last place. No, Bill did not cast that vote.

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Unofficial World Championship Checker Problem Composing Contest #26 - Buried 2-for-1s - January 23 - February 29, 2016

One of the first things we learn in Checkers is a simple 2-for-1. It takes us a bit longer to recognize the many 2-for-1 types. But even after many years, we are unlikely to visit all their hiding places or all the ways they can arise.

This page likely hides more 2-for-1s and 2-for-1 threats than any one page in history, 24 of them in a total of only 4 settings.

Note the many 2-for-1s in the variations that are not animated. Check them out, and vote for the problem you think is best.

These problems are begging for your attention.
Donnybrook
Composed By: Ed Atkinson, Harrisburg, PA
Current Votes:
White to move. White Wins
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Trunk*24 19A, 23-16, 20 2, 14-17, 21 14, 22-17 {2-for-1}, 31 22, 17-1, *28 24B, 4-8, *24 19C, 8-12, *2 7D, 5-9 {2-for-1}, 13 6, 1-3, *22 18, 3-7, *18 15White Wins
A2-for-1; not 6 2, 7-11, then *13 9 (2 6 and 2 7 lose by strokes)Draw
BNot 2 7 or 22 17 or 22 18, three 2-for-1s Draw
CNot 2 7 or 22 17 or 22 18, three 2-for-1 Draws; also not 24 20, *8-12, 2 7, *5-9 (2-for-1), 13 6, 1-3, 22 18, *3-8Draw
DNot 19 15 or 22 17 or 22 18, three 2-for-1s Draw
Bogus Breeches
Composed By: Bill Salot, Colonial Heights, VA
Current Votes:
White to move. Draw
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Trunk*10 7A, 1-10, *9 6, 2-9, *7 2, 16-7, 2 11BDraw
ANot 18 14 (not 11 8, 17-14 or 17-22, RW), 16-7, 10 3, *17-10Red Wins
BThreatens five 2-for-1s
Nefer
Composed By: Jim Loy, Bozeman, MT
Current Votes:
White to move. White Wins
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Trunk*29 25, 26-30A, *12 8, 11-16B, *31 26, 16-19C, *8 11, 23-27 {or 9-14, *11 15, WW}, *11 15 {2-for-1}, 30-23, 15 31White Wins
A11-15 (11-16, 12 19, 26-30, 19 26, 30-23, *31 26, 23-30, *22 18, 30-26, *25 22, WW by 2-for-1), *12 16, 26-30 (15-19, *31 27, WW by 2-for-1), *16 11, 15-19, *31 26, Trunk at 7 (*8 11) White Wins
B11-15, *8 11, 15-19, *31 26, Trunk at 7 (*8 11)White Wins
C23-27, *8 12 (2-for-1)White Wins
Fish Bait
Composed By: Roy Little, Oklahoma City, OK
Current Votes:
White to move. White Wins
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Trunk*2 7, 3-10A, *9 14, 10-17B, 13 31C, 11-16, *31 26, 16-20, *26 22, 20-24, *23 19White Wins
A26-19, 7 23, 2-for-1White Wins
B26-19, 10 23White Wins
C2-for-1
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.