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2020 - Position 234
XGID=-a-BBBBBB--A---a--bcccbB--:1:1:1:00:0:0:3:0:10 Money Play. Should Red redouble? If redoubled, should White take? A classic prime...

Chris Bray
Dec 29, 20201 min read
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Dec 24, 20201 min read


2020- Position 233
XGID=-CBAAA-------------ba-b---:2:1:1:00:5:7:0:13:10 Match Play. Red trails 5-7 to 13. Should Red redouble to 8? If redoubled, should...

Chris Bray
Dec 24, 20201 min read


2020 - Position 232
XGID=--BBbBD-C--B-----aacb-bbb-:0:0:1:00:2:1:0:5:10 Match Play. Red leads 2-1 to 5. Should Red double? If doubled, should White take?...

Chris Bray
Dec 23, 20201 min read


2020 - Position 231
XGID=-b----E-C--AdD---badbA--A-:0:0:1:31:1:2:0:5:10 Match Play. Red trails 1-2 to 5. How should Red play 31? When I set this problem, I...

Chris Bray
Dec 22, 20201 min read


2020 - Position 230
XGID=-aa--aEBB---cD---c-bb-bAA-:0:0:1:61:1:1:0:5:10 Match Play. 1-1 to 5. How should Red play 61? Not an easy problem as I demonstrated...

Chris Bray
Dec 21, 20201 min read


2020 - Position 229
XGID=-bbaC-D-C----C--ababbb-A-A:1:1:1:21:10:9:0:13:10 Match Play. Red leads 10-9 to 13. How should Red play 21? This is not an easy...

Chris Bray
Dec 18, 20201 min read


2020 - Position 228
XGID=--a-aAE-B---cDb--c-cAbA-A-:0:0:1:31:0:0:3:0:10 Money Play. How should Red play 31? Trailing in the race and with four loose checkers...

Chris Bray
Dec 17, 20201 min read


2020 - Position 227
XGID=----BBCaB-BB-A------Acbcf-:1:1:1:42:0:0:3:0:10 Money Play. How should Red play 42? The bots have taught us to proceed quietly in...

Chris Bray
Dec 16, 20201 min read


2020 - Position 226
XGID=aCBBCC-A----A-bb-d-e-a----:1:-1:1:53:1:3:0:5:10 Match Play. Red trails 1-3 to 5. How should Red play 53? The trick here is to avoid...

Chris Bray
Dec 15, 20201 min read
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