2021 - Position 124

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Match Play. Red trails 2-4 to 5 (post-Crawford). How should Red play 43?

Despite posting the wrong diagram (my apologies) and score most people go t this correct!

A gammon is very useful to Red so despite the seven (!) blots the right play is the double hitting 13/9*, 6/3*. Any other move is a blunder. He can’t execute a full blitz but there are plenty of gammons to be won even without a full closeout.