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501 Essential Backgammon Problems #33

Posted By: ah_clem
Date: Tuesday, 20 August 2013, at 4:03 p.m.

In Response To: 501 Essential Backgammon Problems #33 (Igor)

I don't remember what Robertie said about this one, but it seems like bringing one down from the midpoint is the natural play. The 13 is stacked and the 8 is stripped, so this will bring some balance to the position.

For the 3, I'd split. Maybe bringing a second checker down make sense, but splitting seems pretty safe (7 pips away from the builder) and I hate sitting on the ace any longer than I have to. 6/3 needlessly buries a checker and slotting the 5 seems a tad aggressive.

Pottling might be right, but I'll stick with S.

34/21 13/8

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• 501 Essential Backgammon Problems #33
  Igor -- Tuesday, 20 August 2013, at 3:39 p.m.
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    ah_clem -- Tuesday, 20 August 2013, at 4:03 p.m.
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    Taper_Mike -- Wednesday, 21 August 2013, at 11:45 p.m.
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    Igor -- Thursday, 22 August 2013, at 2:19 p.m.
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      David Presser -- Thursday, 22 August 2013, at 4:32 p.m.
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        Igor -- Thursday, 22 August 2013, at 5:00 p.m.
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          Taper_Mike -- Friday, 23 August 2013, at 12:36 a.m.
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      Casper van der Tak -- Friday, 23 August 2013, at 1:45 a.m.
    • 501 Essential Backgammon Problems #33- another variant
      onur alan -- Tuesday, 21 January 2014, at 10:39 p.m.
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        Mr Majestyk -- Wednesday, 22 January 2014, at 12:51 a.m.
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        Maik Stiebler -- Wednesday, 22 January 2014, at 7:10 a.m.
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        Igor -- Wednesday, 22 January 2014, at 3:14 p.m.
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          onur alan -- Wednesday, 22 January 2014, at 7:46 p.m.
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            Igor -- Wednesday, 22 January 2014, at 8:12 p.m.
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              onur alan -- Thursday, 23 January 2014, at 12:43 p.m.
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                Maik Stiebler -- Thursday, 23 January 2014, at 1:29 p.m.
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                  onur alan -- Thursday, 23 January 2014, at 4:50 p.m.
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                    Maik Stiebler -- Thursday, 23 January 2014, at 5:03 p.m.
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                Igor -- Thursday, 23 January 2014, at 5:28 p.m.
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            Michael Nielsen -- Wednesday, 22 January 2014, at 8:36 p.m.
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              Taper_Mike -- Thursday, 23 January 2014, at 3:32 a.m.
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                Taper_Mike -- Thursday, 23 January 2014, at 3:36 a.m.
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                Michael Nielsen -- Thursday, 23 January 2014, at 11:50 a.m.
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                onur alan -- Thursday, 23 January 2014, at 12:45 p.m.
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