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XGR+: easy backgame to hard for me

Posted By: Timothy Chow
Date: Thursday, 13 December 2012, at 6:56 p.m.

In Response To: easy backgame to hard for me (konstantin)

		White is Player 1 score: 0 pip: 120 Money session Jacoby Beaver pip: 160 score: 0 Blue is Player 2
XGID=--B--BCB----bBa-bcbbcB-B--:1:1:1:11:0:0:3:0:10
Blue to play 11

1.	XG Roller+	23/22(2) 6/4	eq: -0.491
	Player: Opponent: 27.09% (G:3.59% B:0.08%) 72.91% (G:15.67% B:0.48%)
2.	XG Roller+	23/22(2) 7/5	eq: -0.500 (-0.009)
	Player: Opponent: 26.54% (G:3.23% B:0.07%) 73.46% (G:14.95% B:0.44%)
3.	XG Roller+	23/22(2) 7/6 5/4	eq: -0.507 (-0.015)
	Player: Opponent: 26.43% (G:3.15% B:0.06%) 73.57% (G:15.31% B:0.43%)
4.	XG Roller+	23/22(2) 5/4(2)	eq: -0.507 (-0.016)
	Player: Opponent: 26.16% (G:3.19% B:0.07%) 73.84% (G:14.81% B:0.41%)
5.	XG Roller+	23/22(2) 5/3	eq: -0.513 (-0.021)
	Player: Opponent: 26.03% (G:2.95% B:0.05%) 73.97% (G:14.76% B:0.40%)
6.	XG Roller+	7/4 5/4	eq: -0.576 (-0.085)
	Player: Opponent: 24.52% (G:3.06% B:0.06%) 75.48% (G:17.40% B:0.72%)
7.	XG Roller+	7/4 6/5	eq: -0.580 (-0.088)
	Player: Opponent: 24.61% (G:3.13% B:0.07%) 75.39% (G:17.96% B:0.77%)

eXtreme Gammon Version: 1.21

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Here's my suggested variant. According to XGR+, even here the timing is bad enough that the rear anchor should be advanced. I find this a little surprising.

		White is Player 1 score: 0 pip: 120 Money session Jacoby Beaver pip: 184 score: 0 Blue is Player 2
XGID=------EB----bDa-bcbbcB-B--:1:1:1:11:0:0:3:0:10
Blue to play 11

1.	XG Roller+	23/22(2) 6/5(2)	eq: -0.267
	Player: Opponent: 37.40% (G:5.21% B:0.15%) 62.60% (G:18.97% B:0.56%)
2.	XG Roller+	6/5(2) 6/4	eq: -0.320 (-0.053)
	Player: Opponent: 36.37% (G:4.70% B:0.13%) 63.63% (G:20.80% B:1.01%)
3.	XG Roller+	6/4(2)	eq: -0.339 (-0.072)
	Player: Opponent: 35.51% (G:4.38% B:0.12%) 64.49% (G:20.52% B:0.99%)
4.	XG Roller+	7/5 6/5(2)	eq: -0.342 (-0.075)
	Player: Opponent: 35.41% (G:4.40% B:0.12%) 64.59% (G:20.59% B:0.98%)

eXtreme Gammon Version: 1.21

Messages In This Thread

• easy backgame to hard for me
  konstantin -- Wednesday, 28 November 2012, at 9:01 p.m.
  • easy backgame to hard for me
    Timothy Chow -- Thursday, 29 November 2012, at 1:54 a.m.
  • easy backgame to hard for me
    John O'Hagan -- Thursday, 29 November 2012, at 2:30 a.m.
    • easy backgame to hard for me
      PINO -- Thursday, 29 November 2012, at 9:59 a.m.
      • easy backgame to hard for me
        Mr Majestyk -- Thursday, 29 November 2012, at 12:44 p.m.
    • easy backgame to hard for me
      Daniel Murphy -- Thursday, 29 November 2012, at 5:22 p.m.
  • easy backgame to hard for me
    konstantin -- Thursday, 29 November 2012, at 3:09 a.m.
    • easy backgame to hard for me
      Timothy Chow -- Thursday, 29 November 2012, at 3:41 p.m.
  • easy backgame to hard for me
    neilkaz -- Thursday, 29 November 2012, at 5:02 p.m.
  • XGR+: easy backgame to hard for me
    Timothy Chow -- Thursday, 13 December 2012, at 6:56 p.m.
    • XGR+: easy backgame to hard for me
      Philippe Michel -- Thursday, 13 December 2012, at 10:09 p.m.