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2020 - Position 75

  • Writer: Chris Bray
    Chris Bray
  • Apr 27, 2020
  • 1 min read

Updated: Apr 28, 2020


XGID=-b-Bb-E-C---bC--abBca-b---:0:0:1:44:0:0:3:0:10

Money Play. How should Red play 44?


Red could race around the board with 18/10(2) but the resulting position is not a thing of beauty.

The only play that is not a blunder is the one that obeys Falafel’s Law, namely 13/5(2). The long-term gains from that asset far outweigh any other play. Red won’t mind being hit on his mid-point and losing some time.

 
 
 

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