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Recube for match?

Posted By: Joe Russell
Date: Monday, 2 September 2013, at 4:23 a.m.

In Response To: Recube for match? (John O'Hagan)

Very good analysis by Casper and John. In practice, I think the largest issue is the skill difference between the players. If Blue is significantly stronger than white, he should wait. If White is the stronger player or they are close in skill, Blue should probably recube because: he is a reasonable favorite in the game; he can not win that many gammons by waiting and will often have to cash later; he can negate White's lead by putting the match on the line now; there is at least some possibility that White could blunder and pass. Blue's 8 cube will kill his gammons, but that is somewhat offset by the fact that it will kill White's too and by his ability, as John points out, to play a fearless ace point game when things go poorly.

D against equal or > player/T.

Messages In This Thread

• Recube for match?
  neilkaz -- Sunday, 1 September 2013, at 7:52 p.m.
  • Recube for match?
    John O'Hagan -- Monday, 2 September 2013, at 12:20 a.m.
    • Recube for match?
      Joe Russell -- Monday, 2 September 2013, at 4:23 a.m.
  • Recube for match?
    Casper Van der Tak -- Monday, 2 September 2013, at 2:50 a.m.
  • OTB and RO
    neilkaz -- Monday, 2 September 2013, at 3:14 p.m.