To good to double, but also a take
Join Date: Apr 2013
Posts: 10
I was playing a match with GNU-BG and it commented on a particular position as "To good to double". Which is fine and easily understandable. But it also marked it as a "Take". It is not apparent to me how that is possible. And I don't think I have ever seen it before. It must be a pretty rare circumstance.
How can a position be to good to double, but also be a take? Thanks
Join Date: Jul 2004
Posts: 720
"Too good" means that you are better off playing on than if the game goes double/pass. Equivalently, it means your "no double" equity is > 1. For money this would always mean the position is a pass, but matches are a different story.
Say you need 2 points to win a match and your opponent needs 4. You have a position where you win 70% of the time, but every time you win it's a gammon. If you play the game out to the end, you win more than 1 point on average so your equity is > 1. But your opponent wins 30% -- more than enough to take at the score.
Join Date: Apr 2013
Posts: 10
Thanks. I should have considered the match score affect.
