Unofficial World Championship Checker Problem Composing Contest 51 – Results
Mark Sokolovsky won for the second time in two tries. His Zigzag, an intricate 5-piece giveaway, collected 4 votes, including votes by Gene Ellison and George Hay.
Tied for 2nd, each with 3 votes, were Close Encounter, a hidden, piece-down, killer lock, by Leo Springer (Netherlands), his 1st contest loss after 5 wins in 5 tries, and DC Traffic, a congested double corner situation, by Bill Salot. Lloyd Gordon and Kathy Wirthwein voted for Close Encounter.
Tied for 4th, with 2 votes each, were 2 sparklers: Hard Ryder, by Roy Little, got Gary Ellison’s vote; Dark Shadow, by Ed Atkinson, received Liam Stephens’ vote.
Trailing with 0 votes was aptly titled Fungus, a strategic correction by Jim Loy.
The contest had 271 visitors, 14 of whom voted.
The Voters’ Ladder now stands as follows:
1&2 tie - Mark Sokolovsky & Leo Springer (Netherlands) picked 3 winners in 4 tries (75%)
3 - Slava Gorin (Russia) 7 in 13 tries (54%)
4 - Liam Stephens (Ireland), 10 in 19 tries (53%)
5&6 tie - Gene Ellison 9 in 18 tries & Kathy Wirthwein 8 in 16 tries (50%)
16 others have either picked fewer than 50% winners or have voted in fewer than 4 contests.
Contest 51 is Complete
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Bill Salot
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George Hay
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Re: Contest 51 is Complete
Congratulation to Mark Sokolovsky with his winning entry Zigzag! (It zigs and it zags.) 
--George Hay
--George Hay
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Russian GM
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Re: Contest 51 is Complete
Thank you,George! Surprise!!!
Mark Sokolovsky.
Mark Sokolovsky.
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chipschap
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Re: Contest 51 is Complete
Just about all of this contest's problems were gems. It made voting for just one very hard.
Mark is to be congratulated on his win, but all of the problems were really winners.
Mark is to be congratulated on his win, but all of the problems were really winners.