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01-30-2018 , 02:59 AM
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deh
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White - Pips 151

Black - Pips 127
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What is your play and why?
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01-30-2018 , 09:27 AM
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Robertie
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After an early 6-1 making the bar, the standard play with 2-1 is to make the 5-point. I'd make that play here as the only alternative is 11/8, which doesn't give Black much. With the 3-point already made, getting the 5-point puts Black on the verge of a double if White can't hit.
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01-30-2018 , 03:23 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Robertie
After an early 6-1 making the bar, the standard play with 2-1 is to make the 5-point. I'd make that play here as the only alternative is 11/8, which doesn't give Black much. With the 3-point already made, getting the 5-point puts Black on the verge of a double if White can't hit.
So, even despite the fact that we have a huge race lead, have less checkers back (= safe vs bold) we do that pretty much automatically?
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01-30-2018 , 05:43 PM
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Here is one similar decision:

White - Pips 146

Black - Pips 133
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Would you play the same in both positions or not and why?


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01-30-2018 , 06:26 PM
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In the first position Xtreme Gammon recommended 7/5 6/5. For the second it recommended 23/21 6/7 so it treated them as quite different.
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01-31-2018 , 04:55 AM
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In the first position Xtreme Gammon recommended 7/5 6/5. For the second it recommended 23/21 6/7 so it treated them as quite different.
I realize that. My question, of course, is why it is correct to make 5pt in one of those and incorrect in another.
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01-31-2018 , 08:19 AM
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In the second example, you end up with smoother distribution by unstacking the 8 point and putting an extra man on the bar point.
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