Games Leading to Problems in Contest #7

[Bill Salot]

UNOFFICIAL WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP CHECKER PROBLEM COMPOSING CONTEST #7 is now underway.

The contest problems in Contest #7 arose from "Go-As-You-Please" games and are reachable from multiple openings. They ought to arouse some interest. Please go to the "Contest Page", look the problems over, and show your appreciation by voting for the one you deem best.

Here are the related games:

"D-Day" - 11-15, 23-19, 8-11, 22-17, 4-8, 17-13, 9-14, 26-23, 15-18, 24-20, 10-15, 19-10, 6-15A, 28-24, 15-19 (12-16, *23 19, WW, pp), 24-15, 5-9, 13-6, 1-10-19-26, 30-23 (31-15, Draw, Tinsley-Levitt, 1950 N.T.), 11-15, 25-22, 18-25, 29-22, 15-19, 23-16, 12-19, 22-17 (loses, pp), 8-11, 17-10, 7-14, 31 26 (32 28, *11-15, RW, pp) 19-24, 27-23, 24-27, 26-22, 27-31, 22-18, 31-27, 18-9, 27-18, 9-5, 18-14, 5-1, 3-7, 32-27, 7-10, 27-23, 10-15, 1-5, forms D-Day, colors reversed

A – This landing can also be reached by 10-14, 23 19, 11-15, 19 10, 6-15, 22 17, 14-18, 17 13, 9-14, 26 23, 8-11, 24 20, 4-8, same, pp

"Magic Moments" and "Offshoot" - 11-15, 23 18, 8-11, 27 23, 10-14, 22 17, 15-22, 17 10, 6-15, 25 18, 15-22A, 26 17, 9-14(loses?), 17 10, 7-14, 24 19, 4-8, 28 24, 2-6, 29 25, 5-9, 25 22, 9-13, 30 26 (22 18 also wins), 6-10, forms Magic Moments, continue: *24 20, 11-15, *32 28, 15-24, 28 19, 1-5, *20 16, 5-9, 31 27 allows draw, forms Offshoot, colors reversed

A – This landing can also be reached by 10-14, 22 18, 6-10, 25 22, 11-15, 18 11, 8-15, 23 18, 14-23, 27 11, same colors reversed, pp

"Fanny Kay Stumble" - 11-15 22-18 15-22 25-18 10-15A 18-11 8-15 23-19 6-10B 29-25 4-8 25-22 8-11C 22-17 9-14 27-23 5-9 17-13 1-5D 13-6 2-9 32-27 14-18 23-14 9-18 24-20 15-24 28-19 *10-15 19-10 7-14 26-23 18-22 30-26 22-25 26-22 3-7 22-17 7-10 17-13 25-30 13-9 30-25 (11-15, Draw, MP, Page 6-L), 9-6 11-15 6-2 15-19 23-16 12-19 2-6 10-15 6-10 14-18 21-17 18-22 (loses, *25-30 draws) *17-13 25-30 *20-16 15-18 16-11, forms Fanny Kay Stumble after first move (*7 10)

A - This landing can also be reached by 10-15, 22 18, 15-22, 11-15, same, pp

B - This landing can also be reached by 10-15, 23 19, 6-10, 22 18, 15-22, 25 18, 11-15, 18 11, 8-15, same, pp

C - This landing can also be reached by 9-13, 22 17, 13-22, 25 18, 11-15, 18 11, 8-15, 29 25, 4-8, 23 19, 8-11, 25 22, 6-9, same, pp

D - This landing can also be reached by 10-15, 21 17, 6-10, 17 13, 1-6, 22 18, 15-22, 25 18, 11-15, 18 11, 8-15, 23 19, 4-8, 29 25, 8-11, 27 23, 9-14, 25 21, 6-9, same, pp

[George Hay]

That is a nice Shot diversion from the D-Day run-up! (WW, pp) White to play...

[George Hay]

The above Shot (see above diagram) is Hay's Shot by William Hay, 1838.
Reference: Vocabulary Of Checkers by W.T. Call.
--George Hay

[Bill Salot]

Your great, great grandfather, I presume?

[George Hay]

...Or maybe I'm a very distant relative of the early checkers author?

The GAYP theme and games and landings show how practical this set of problems are.
I'm almost reluctant to say that if anyone passes this contest up, they are at a competitive disadvantage!
But these problems are too delightful to keep secret!

--George Hay

[George Hay]

Congratulations to JohnAcker for winning Contest #7 with D-Day!
--George Hay