Unofficial World Championship Checker Problem Composing Contest 42 - More Early 1st Position Wins - November 17 - Decemb

[Bill Salot]

Unofficial World Championship Checker Problem Composing Contest 42 - More Early 1st Position Wins - November 17 - December 31, 2018 - See the link on the cover page or at the bottom of this message.

On the heels of the four early 1st Position wins in Contest 41, here are four more unpublished originals ending in a stage of 1st Position.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.