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Bearoff checker play (detailed lesson in response) spoiler RO at the end

Posted By: Daniel Murphy
Date: Saturday, 13 August 2011, at 5:50 p.m.

In Response To: Bearoff checker play (detailed lesson in response) spoiler RO at the end (neilkaz)

Nice analysis, Neil. I'd have played 3/2* 3/off emphasizing the "Hitting gains huge if he dances with 44 which otherwise usually saves G, and gains big on any of the other 3 dances" a little too much, since 4/off is closer than I'd have expected.

Using Gnubg's bearoff analyzer, we can see how often Blue bears off in X rolls (when not hit, of course).

Rolls3/2* 3/o3/o 1/o4/off 4/3 4/1
2 1.621 12.963 1.1580.926
3 21.929 24.810 24.83318.190
4 58.035 56.670 66.23843.220
5 18.291 0.050 7.72137.510
6 0.125 0.000 0.050 0.154
7 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000

From the table it's clear that 4/3 4/1 is much slower than 4/off, but not clear that one of the other two plays is better, since the numbers for the aggressive plays don't account for White's fans and hits and loss of 2 pips if Blue hits.

The table below shows Gnubg's 2-ply evaluation for Blue's play followed by White rolling 4-4, 4-1, 1-1numbers that fan if Blue plays 3/2* 3/off, and for 6-1 and 6-2, representing numbers that hit or don't hit if Blue leaves a blot.

Rolls3/2* 3/o3/o 1/o4/off4/3 4/1
4-4 1.517 1.071 1.0101.008
4-1 1.517 1.018 1.2811.211
1-1 1.517 0.097 1.3031.234
6-2 1.108 1.280 1.1801.125
6-1 1.275 1.048 1.2141.147

No surprise that 3/2* 3/off gains a lot on the fanning numbers, but look at the 6-2 and 6-1 lines-- getting hit with a 2 or a 1 isn't nearly as bad as one might have thought.

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