Unofficial World Championship Checker Problem Composing Contest 58 Results – Kingless Strokes
It was an upset! In a battle of kingless strokes, a Compound Stroke took 1st place over usually favored Deferred Strokes.
The winner with 7 votes was Triangle Theory by Ed Atkinson. Gary Ellison, George Hay, Mark Sokolovsky, and Liam Stephens voted for its fireworks. 2nd with 5 votes was Old Days, a Jim Loy correction of both Colossus and Oldbury. Don Myles voted for it. Tied for 3rd with 3 votes each were Turntable by Roy Little (Deceased October 4, 2021) and Patience by Bill Salot. Lloyd Gordon (Canada), Slava Gorin (Russia), and Wilma Wolverton voted for Turntable. Voters for Patience were anonymous.
The contest had 160 visitors, 18 of whom voted.
The current International Voters’ Ladder standings are below. Note the 3 remarkable winning streaks!
1 – Mark Sokolovsky, has picked 7 winners in 8 tries (88%) – his 5th consecutive win!
2 – Liam Stephens (Ireland), 16 wins in 26 tries (62%) – his 6th consecutive win!
3/4 Tie – Kathy Wirthwein, 11 wins in 22 tries (50%) and George Hay, 13 wins in 26 tries (50.0%) – his 8th consecutive win, a new record!
5 – Gene Ellison, 10 wins in 21 tries (47.6%)
6 – Lloyd Gordon (Canada), 8 wins in 20 tries (38.1%)
7 – Wilma Wolverton, picked 3 wins in 8 tries (37.5%)
8 – Slava Gorin (Russia), 7 wins in 20 tries (35%)
9 – Gary Ellison, 4 wins in 13 tries (31%)
17 others have either picked fewer than 31% winners or voted in fewer than 8 contests.
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Problem Composing Contest 58 Results
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Bill Salot
- Posts: 448
- Joined: Sat Dec 15, 2007 10:57 am
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George Hay
- Posts: 1036
- Joined: Sat Jan 01, 2011 7:41 am
- What do you like about checkers?: Checkers is a game of pure logic.
- Location: Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA
Re: Problem Composing Contest 58 Results
Congratulations to Ed Atkinson for winning Contest 58, with the aptly named Triangle Theory!
--George Hay
--George Hay