2023 - Position 56

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Match play. 2-2 to 7. How should Orange play 55?

It is too early to run with 20/10(2), especially with a blot on the 14-pt. Orange has the choice of 13/3, 8/3(2) or 13/3, 8/3, 6/1*.

The blot on White’s 2-pt just edges the decision towards the hitting play but the two plays are only a whisker apart. The key is to avoid 20/10(2).