2024 - Position 146

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Match Play. Red leads 2-0 to 11. How should Red play 55?

This position occurs after Red opens with 41 (24/23, 13/9) and White replies with 63 (24/15).

It occurs often enough that you should know how to play Red’s subsequent double fives.

The answer is 8/3(2), 6/1(2)*. Every other move is a blunder of significant proportions.