The ACF Website wishes a big congratulations to Ed Atkinson & Bill Salot, the composer of Cracker Barrel, which was voted the winner of
Unofficial World Championship Checker Problem Composing Contest #48.
Unofficial World Championship Checker Problem Composing Contest #48.
293 visited the web site. 18 of them voted. In a late voting flurry, Cracker Barrel pulled away to win with 6 votes. It was an 8x8 platterful of ideas co-authored by Ed Atkinson and Bill Salot. Kathy Wirthwein voted for it.
2nd with 4 votes was Sister, a sleek, 4x4 deferred stroke, a la Slocum, by Roy Little. Gene Ellison voted for it.
Tied for 3rd & 4th with 3 votes each were the 6x7 twins, Curio & Curious, by Bill Salot. Brian Hinkle, Tony Gallagher, UK, and Lloyd Gordon, Canada, voted for Curio. Gary Ellison and Mark Sokolovsky voted for Curious.
Tied 5th & 6th with one vote each were Roy's Brother, a subtle escape from his Sister stroke, and Ed's Clearly Stolen. George Hay voted for Clearly Stolen.
Ed's pair of twins had 7 total votes; Bill's had 6; and Roy's had 5.
The Voters' Ladder now stands as follows:
1. Leo Springer (Netherlands) 3 winners picked in 4 tries (75%)
2. Liam Stephens (Ireland) 10 in 15 tries (67%)
3. Kathy Wirthwein 7 in 13 tries (54%)
4. Gene Ellison 8 in 15 tries (53%)
5. Slava Gorin (Russia) 6 in 12 tries (50%)
6. Wilma Wolverton 3 in 6 tries (50%)
15 others have either picked fewer than 50% winners or have voted in fewer than 4 contests.
This contest was introduced as follows back in November:
Season's greetings! No, you are not seeing double; you are looking at three original, unpublished, lookalike pairs of "Twins" by three composers.
Appearances deceive. The solution to one twin may not be of help in solving the other. Composing such pairs is not easy, and may be more luck than skill. NOTE - In the last problem, Red is moving down the diagram.
If these problems baffle or confuse you, let the solutions straighten you out; then give the best one your vote. A vote for one problem is a vote for a pair of twins.
Reward yourself with some counter-intuitive ideas and the lucky composer with the gift of a 2-month reign as a World Champion.
Also grab a rung on the Voters' Free Ladder, before the contest ends, by notifying Bill Salot which problem got your vote. His address is below the diagrams.
The Voters' Ladder now stands as follows:
1. Leo Springer (Netherlands) 3 winners picked in 4 tries (75%)
2. Liam Stephens (Ireland) 10 in 15 tries (67%)
3. Gene Ellison 8 in 14 tries (57%)
4-5 tie Kathy Wirthwein 6 in 12 tries (50%)
Slava Gorin (Russia) 6 in 12 tries (50%)
6. Lloyd Gordon (Canada) 5 in 10 tries (50%)
7. Wilma Wolverton 3 in 6 tries (50%)
14 others have either picked fewer than 50% winners or have voted in fewer than 4 contests.
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