2025 - Position of the Week 6 Solution

This position comes from the final of a Holland Park tournament. Would you hit, 20/9*, with Red’s 65? Many would, but they would be wrong. It is too dangerous to leave the anchor.

Red does better to play safe with 13/8, 11/5. White has a lot of work to do to get his outfield checkers home.

Red has all his checkers in while White is really only playing with play with four checkers. Red can bide his time and play patiently.