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2020 - Position 43

  • Writer: Chris Bray
    Chris Bray
  • Mar 10, 2020
  • 1 min read

Updated: Mar 11, 2020


XGID=-a-B-BC-B-A-bCb--cBdab----:0:0:1:66:0:0:3:0:10


Money Play. How should Red play 66?


The wrong idea here is 13/7(3), 10/4, despite the duplication of 3’s.


Red has the choice of creating a broken prime with 13/7(2), 8/2(2) or blitzing with 13/1(2)*. The rollouts have it too close to call.


If the cube had already been turned then 13/1(2)* would be very clear because of the gammons won.


However, here it is a question of getting to an efficient cube turn. That is why 13/7(3), 10/4 is so wrong. When White doesn’t roll a 3 Red has gone way beyond his doubling point but if White does roll the 3 Red will regret the play. Red does much better with the other two plays as they potentially give White a much more difficult doubling decision.

 
 
 

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