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07-09-2017
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White - Pips 154
Black - Pips 154
Black to Play 6-4
What would be the reasoning here? Thank you!
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07-10-2017
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Black is not significantly ahead in pips, and has no homeboard that will keep white on the bar with some probability, so make that defensive point.
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07-10-2017
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Hitting escapes a checker and puts me up 24 in the race. That's all I need to see. Sometimes backgammon is a simple game.
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07-11-2017
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Another consideration is that after hitting, white has little attacking power with 4 checkers behind. And if the 23-point would be moved to the 20-point, would it be a close decision?
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07-11-2017
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No. Then making the 18-point would be better because the cost of getting hit back is huge.
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