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Thoughts on transcribing

Posted By: David Presser
Date: Friday, 11 July 2014, at 12:46 a.m.

In Response To: Thoughts on transcribing (Keene)

I believe that your comments refer to improving bg skill-set which contributes to online and live PR while I refer to errors/blunders that I have the tools to deal with but manage to miss-play in live matches. If I make those "unforced errors" (a term I borrowed from the tennis world but with a different context that I use for bg self study purposes) I investigate them in roughly the same way you described and try to find the reason that caused it. I reach a conclusion like you did but one that doesn't improve my bg game skills, yet makes me play better in live matches. The following position, taken from a match in Novi, is a good example to illustrate my point:





White is Player 2

score: 5
pip: 45
11 point match
pip: 137
score: 6

Blue is Player 1
XGID=---aCCD-----AA------BAcch-:1:1:1:63:6:5:0:11:10
Blue to play 63

1.XG Roller++20/14 6/3* eq: +0.492
Player:
Opponent:		66.27% (G:3.81% B:0.06%)
33.73% (G:18.53% B:0.12%)
2.XG Roller++21/15 6/3* eq: +0.467 (-0.025)
Player:
Opponent:		65.07% (G:3.60% B:0.06%)
34.93% (G:18.43% B:0.07%)

eXtreme Gammon Version: 2.10, MET: Kazaross XG2

20/14, 6/3* is clearly best here in order to maximize coverage of the outfield. Nonetheless, it leaves 2 extra blots around the board. Given the score, and holding the 2 cube your instincts tell you to be slightly conservative by playing 21/15 and not maximizing the coverage of the outfield. In the past I would have miss-played it even tough I knew the correct play. This time, I played it correctly but used some clock time to fight the conservative instinct.

I still see good players miss-play such positions. You can say that the difference in equity is insignificant. This is a weak argument because with small changes it would give a lot of equity. Some say it is "adjusting" to their opponent. I find this funnier because it is no more than an excuse.

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