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04-15-2015 , 03:10 AM

insidebackgammon

centurion

Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 104

White - Pips 101

Black - Pips 120
Black to Play 3-2
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04-15-2015 , 04:47 AM

Taper_Mike

adept

Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 1,030

Great position.

I don't really have any confidence here, but I would play this as prime-vs-prime. I like slotting the 2pt (13/11 5/2). Slotting the front of a prime is fairly common, so if I am lucky, this play might actually be right.

Another approach would be to break anchor (23/20), and then play 13/11 or 6/4. This, too, is something of a prime-vs-prime strategy.

The one play I don't like is hitting.

Do you have an XGID for your position?

Mike

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04-15-2015 , 07:41 AM

bleep69

grinder

Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 483

I'd try 23/20 13/11, on the theory that we have to run while we have the chance. Our position soon crumbles if we can't get those back men out. This is one of those ones that when you're wrong, you're very wrong, so I will be interested to see the correct play.

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04-15-2015 , 08:03 AM

Fllecha

journeyman

Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 321

I have to decide between three principles: hit one checker prime two checkers and Add a new builder for the prime and split and risk. I am discarding the hit because the prime is jumpable only with 6-1 and the loose blot gives counterplay. I dont like 13/8 because it doesnt solve the back problem and i think its too passive. So i Go for 23/20 13/11 trying to escape. Interesting position btw

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04-15-2015 , 12:10 PM

Robertie

old hand

Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 1,954

Great position.

Hitting with 6/1* is the worst. You want White moving, not sitting on the bar.

Splitting with 23/20 is tempting, but it turns the game from prime v prime into blitz v prime, and White's blitzing potential is pretty good here. I like keeping the anchor and making White try to move around me.

So we're down to a straight prime v prime game, and my play is 5/2 13/11. Slotting the front of the prime is a standard idea here because you only have 13 checkers in play, not enough to hope to extend the prime with natural safe plays. Your checkers need to work extra hard, hence you need to slot when you can.

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