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How to play this 6-1 and why?

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10-02-2019 , 10:17 AM

PillowFighter

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10-02-2019 , 10:40 PM

Eric

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The only useful looking way of using the 6 is 13/7. 23/22/16 just seems to invite white to hit while bringing down a builder.

What, then, to do with the 1? 8/7 moves the made point to a slightly better point, but meh. 6/5 slots the 5, which is nice, but slotting the 5 and 7 at the same time lets white hit one of them most of the time. It may be worth it, giving a chance to finish the other point, and having four back when white is undeveloped. The other option would be 23/22. It doesn't do much, but white has fewer hits on your side.

I would probably play 23/22 over the board, but I dislike 6/5 less as time goes on.

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