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2022 - Position 55

  • Writer: Chris Bray
    Chris Bray
  • Mar 24, 2022
  • 1 min read

Updated: Mar 25, 2022



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Match Play. Red trails 4-5 to 11. How should Red play 21?


This is a lesson on when an asset becomes a liability.


Red needs to clear his outer board checkers, ideally while White is still on the bar. The bar-point has served its purpose and it is now a liability rather than an asset. Red’s fives could shortly become a problem.


Therefore, the correct play is 7/6, 7/5, clearing the point immediately. All other plays except 8/5 are blunders or worse. 8/5 is merely a bad error.

This position provides a key learning point.




 
 
 

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