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Bearing Off Against a Back Game: Clearing Is Not Clear

Posted By: kruidenbuiltje
Date: Thursday, 25 July 2013, at 10:26 a.m.

In Response To: Bearing Off Against a Back Game: Clearing Is Not Clear (Paul Weaver)

Hi Bob,

yes and no, let me explain what i mean:

The game is already a so-called nothing game, the white board is bad beyond repair.

But on the other hand it is better to be hit by white now than later when our board is worse.

There are 2 hitting posibilities, white can hit from his 1-anchor, in which case blue gets a later opportunity to hit the blot on the one-point.

Or white strips his 2-anchor, and blue lures the 2 white checkers in the outfield forward until he passes,

and might later use the same tactics, but then certainly force white to break one of his anchors.

Conclusion:

The backgame-timing is already killed, but this tactic is a follow-up on the killed timing, pushing the sore white spot, so to speak.

Messages In This Thread

• Bearing Off Against a Back Game: Clearing Is Not Clear
  Paul Weaver -- Wednesday, 24 July 2013, at 6:00 p.m.
  • Bearing Off Against a Back Game: Clearing Is Not Clear
    Taper_Mike -- Wednesday, 24 July 2013, at 7:11 p.m.
  • Bearing Off Against a Back Game: Clearing Is Not Clear
    kruidenbuiltje -- Wednesday, 24 July 2013, at 9:06 p.m.
    • Bearing Off Against a Back Game: Clearing Is Not Clear
      Bob Koca -- Thursday, 25 July 2013, at 12:33 a.m.
  • Bearing Off Against a Back Game: Clearing Is Not Clear
    kruidenbuiltje -- Thursday, 25 July 2013, at 10:26 a.m.