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Why is hitting so bad here?

Posted By: channingW
Date: Saturday, 28 March 2015, at 8:21 p.m.

Is there a rule of thumb for when to hit and when to take one off? And why is hitting such a large error in this situation?

		White is lavraki score: 0 pip: 151 Unlimited Game Jacoby Beaver pip: 16 score: 0 Blue is Channing
XGID=-FbaaB-------b-----cb-bb--:1:1:1:51:0:0:3:0:10
Blue to play 51

1.	3-ply	5/Off 1/Off	eq: +1.263
	Player: Opponent: 76.75% (G:41.62% B:4.45%) 23.25% (G:0.00% B:0.00%)
2.	3-ply	5/4* 5/Off	eq: +1.133 (-0.130)
	Player: Opponent: 72.63% (G:44.23% B:6.40%) 27.37% (G:0.00% B:0.00%)

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Messages In This Thread

• Why is hitting so bad here?
  channingW -- Saturday, 28 March 2015, at 8:21 p.m.
  • Why is hitting so bad here?
    John O'Hagan -- Saturday, 28 March 2015, at 9:25 p.m.
    • Three Rules from Tardieu's Article
      channingW -- Sunday, 29 March 2015, at 3:59 a.m.
  • Why is hitting so bad here?
    Timothy Chow -- Saturday, 28 March 2015, at 9:40 p.m.
  • Why is hitting so bad here?
    Karol Szczerek -- Saturday, 28 March 2015, at 10:15 p.m.