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A pair of obvious variants

Posted By: Taper_Mike
Date: Sunday, 25 October 2015, at 9:35 p.m.

In Response To: Interesting non-contact checker play (Timothy Chow)





White is Player 2

score: 0
pip: 59
Unlimited Game
pip: 68
score: 0

Blue is Player 1
XGID=--CBCBD---A--------dccaba-:1:1:1:21:0:0:0:0:10
Blue to play 21
White is Player 2

score: 0
pip: 59
Unlimited Game
pip: 69
score: 0

Blue is Player 1
XGID=--BCCBD---A--------dccaba-:1:1:1:21:0:0:0:0:10
Blue to play 21
 

When you already have a checker on the ace point, coming to the bar point is often unnecessary. This is especially true when the race is not unreasonable, and you can smooth your distribution.

When the ace point is open, the decision is a little closer.

Mike

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