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After hitting a late shot in the bearoff
08-15-2019
, 03:15 AM
White - Pips 26 (-72), Match -7 -7
Black - Pips 98 (+72), Match -7 -7
Black to Play 3-1
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Black - Pips 98 (+72), Match -7 -7
Black to Play 3-1
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First game of a 7 point match.
Black hit a late shot, but it still looks bleak. White has 10 checkers off and Black doesn't have much of a board. Is there any hope here?
I gave up and just tried to save the gammon with 17/16 9/6. This turned out to be very wrong.
08-15-2019
, 08:33 AM
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First game of a 7 point match.
Black hit a late shot, but it still looks bleak. White has 10 checkers off and Black doesn't have much of a board. Is there any hope here?
I gave up and just tried to save the gammon with 17/16 9/6. This turned out to be very wrong.
White - Pips 26 (-72), Match -7 -7
Black - Pips 98 (+72), Match -7 -7
Black to Play 3-1
Created with Diagram Builder
Black - Pips 98 (+72), Match -7 -7
Black to Play 3-1
Created with Diagram Builder
First game of a 7 point match.
Black hit a late shot, but it still looks bleak. White has 10 checkers off and Black doesn't have much of a board. Is there any hope here?
I gave up and just tried to save the gammon with 17/16 9/6. This turned out to be very wrong.
There's another bonus to the play. Every checker that White hits becomes an extra checker back in White's board, ready to hit White's last checker as it comes around. Hitting here isn't nearly as dangerous as it looks.