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2024 - Position 119

Writer's picture: Chris BrayChris Bray

Updated: Jul 24, 2024


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Match Play. 0-0 to 9. How should Red play 32?


It is very easy to play on automatic and simply move 13/8 but that move does nothing really useful.

 

How will Red win this position? A blitz starting with 6/1* is a possibility but Red has only ten checkers in the zone so that will be difficult. How about priming? Now we are on the right track. If Red can make his bar and 5-pts he will have a full prime.

 

He should use thie 32 to slot the 5-pt with 13/11, 8/5. That puts pressure on White to perform. Meanwhile Red has the secutity of his anchor in White’s home board if things go wrong.

 

All other moves are blunders or worse.

 


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