2024 - Position of the Week 7 Solution

Red needs to clear his mid-point to bring the game home. 13/10(3) doesn’t work because there is no sensible fourth three.

8/5(2), 8/2 is pretty but still leaves Red with the problematic mid-point. 8/5(2), 4/1(2)* is fine for one roll but still the mid-point problem hasn’t been solved.

The solution is that Red needs to steal a tempo with 4/1(2)* and then play 13/10(2). This solves the main problem and only leaves 4 return numbers. Even then White has two home board blots.

As you can see from the rollout 13/10(2), 4/1(2)* is clearly the correct move.