We have a tie! The ACF Website would like to congratulate
Roy Little, Oklahoma, the composer of Deceptive Defense and
Ed Atkinson, Pennsylvania, the composer of Door to Somewhere
who have tied with 4 votes.
Roy Little, Oklahoma, the composer of Deceptive Defense and
Ed Atkinson, Pennsylvania, the composer of Door to Somewhere
who have tied with 4 votes.
Contest 42 had 305 visitors, 13 of whom voted (including one by e-mail). A quartet of quadruple-jumps into 1st Position ran an incredibly close race, ending in a 2-way tie for 1st.
Roy Little's deceptively named Deceptive Defense and Ed Atkinson's complex Door to Somewhere, each had 7-star moves and 4 votes. Roy's was a pure stroke with a natural appearance. Ed's was a deferred stroke with two defenses, both demising in the same way.
Kathy Wirthwein voted for Deceptive Defense. Lloyd Gordon (Canada) and Slava Gorin (Russia) voted for Door to Somewhere.
Third, with 3 votes (one by e-mail), was False Premise, by Bill Salot. Liam Stephens (Ireland), Tony Gallagher (UK), and Gene Ellison voted for it.
Last, with 2 votes, was On the March, by G. H Slocum, who won it in a crossboard game. George Hay voted for it. It was one of Slocum's lost problems, recently found by Jim Loy in the March 5, 1898, issue of Chicago Inter Ocean, Problem 1237 (colors reversed). As with Slocum's previous entries, it is disqualified due to prior publication.
The Problem Evaluators' Ladder (Voters' Ladder) stands as follows, among those who have voted at least 3 times:
1) Lloyd Gordon (Canada) has picked 5 winners in 5 tries (100%)
2) Liam Stephens (Ireland), 7 winners in 10 tries (70%)
3-4 tie) Slava Goren (Russia) and Kathy Whitwirth, 4 winners in 7 tries (57%)
5) Gene Ellison, 5 winners in 9 tries (55.5%)
6) Wilma Wolverton, 3 winners in 6 tries (50%)
13 others picked less than 50% winners or voted in less than 3 contests.
Here is how this contest was introduced:
Unofficial World Championship Checker Problem Composing Contest 42 - More Early 1st Position Wins - November 17 - December 31, 2018
On the heels of the four early 1st Position wins in Contest 41, here are four more unpublished originals ending in a stage of 1st Position.
Their 6x6 to 7x8 size range and their preambles to 1st Position are similar. But this time no triple jumps are involved. One problem was reached in a crossboard game. Three of Contest 41's composers are competing again.
Enjoy the animated solutions. We need you to help determine the next world champion by voting for the composition that impresses you most.
Also you can join the Ladder of problem evaluators to compare your judging ability with others. To do so, promptly tell Bill Salot how you voted. His e-mail address is below the diagrams.
The current Problem Evaluation Ladder, among those who have voted in at least 4 contests, stands as follows:
1) Lloyd Gordon (Canada) picked 4 winners in 4 tries (100%);
2) Liam Stephens (Ireland) 7 winners in 9 tries (78%);
3) Gene Ellison 5 winners in 8 tries (62.5%);
4-6) Tie:
Slava Goren (Russia) 3 winners in 6 tries (50%)
Kathy Wirthwein 3 winners in 6 tries (50%)
Wilma Wolverton 3 winners in 6 tries (50%)
13 others picked less then 50% winners or voted in less than 4 contests.
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