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2020 - Position 193

  • Writer: Chris Bray
    Chris Bray
  • Oct 29, 2020
  • 1 min read

Updated: Oct 30, 2020


XGID=-aB-CCBB-A------b--cdBe---:1:-1:1:44:0:0:3:0:10

Money play. How should Red play 44?

Over the board 9/1*, 7/3(2) was played without much thought but that was a double blunder because if White rolls an ace he will be a threat and Red still has to move his rear checkers

Red need to do something about his rear checkers now.

21/13(2) is the obvious play but better is 21/17, 21/9. At the cost of a not too dangerous ace shot Red establishes an excellent broken prime so White will need a 2 and then a five to escape.

21/13(2) is an error (just). 21/17, 21/9 wins the day.

 
 
 

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