2024 - Position 79

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Unlimited Games. How should Red play 61?

The golden point is a long-term asset. Red should take it now, but it is close.

8/2*/1 is nearly as strong as it still makes a home board point and deprives White of half his roll.

Note that 8/7*/1 is a blunder because it leaves White two possible places to create an anchor. Making the bar is a bad blunder.