2023 - Position 190

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Match Play. Red trails 0-4 to 9. How should Red play 43?

Everyone who commented got this one right.

12/5 is the play. If hit Red gets a chance (hopefully) to pick up the White blot on his 3-pt. If not hit he will hope to close his board very quickly.

Note that Red only needs to close his 5-pt to have a redouble that White must pass because of the score. In a money game Red can’t redouble until he has a closed board.