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501 Essential Backgammon Problems #102

Posted By: ah_clem
Date: Thursday, 19 September 2013, at 2:33 a.m.

In Response To: 501 Essential Backgammon Problems #102 (Igor)

Splitting seems like a must. Yes, there are 11 checkers in the zone, but what's the alternative? Sit on the ace point an wait patiently to lose? 24/22 lets blue see daylight, so it must be better than 24/23. Then 11/10 looks like the best ace since 6s are best used to escape, so put the outfield blot 5 pips away from the five point.

24/22 11/10.

Messages In This Thread

• 501 Essential Backgammon Problems #102
  Igor -- Thursday, 19 September 2013, at 2:03 a.m.
  • 501 Essential Backgammon Problems #102
    ah_clem -- Thursday, 19 September 2013, at 2:33 a.m.
  • 501 Essential Backgammon Problems #102
    Taper_Mike -- Thursday, 19 September 2013, at 11:21 a.m.
  • 501 Essential Backgammon Problems #102 -- Rollout + Variants
    Igor -- Saturday, 21 September 2013, at 4:33 p.m.
    • 501 Essential Backgammon Problems #102 -- Rollout + Variants
      Philippe Michel -- Saturday, 21 September 2013, at 7:20 p.m.
    • Hiding behind Jacoby
      Taper_Mike -- Tuesday, 24 September 2013, at 11:08 p.m.
      • Hiding behind Jacoby
        Daniel Murphy -- Wednesday, 25 September 2013, at 12:44 a.m.
        • 2nd roll that may be affected due to Jacoby
          David Presser -- Thursday, 26 September 2013, at 4:57 p.m.
      • Hiding behind Jacoby
        Bob Koca -- Wednesday, 25 September 2013, at 2:16 p.m.
      • Hiding behind Jacoby
        Igor -- Wednesday, 25 September 2013, at 10:14 p.m.
      • Hiding behind Jacoby
        Taper_Mike -- Thursday, 26 September 2013, at 10:24 a.m.