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Just make the gammon go play

Posted By: Wolfgang
Date: Sunday, 6 December 2015, at 8:30 p.m.

In Response To: Just make the gammon go play (Timothy Chow)

To me, the question is: Is the miniature prime (8-, 6-, 5-, 4-point) stable enough to keep White's straggler from escaping successfully? If so, I would tend to improve the rear position by advancing the checkers on the 22-point. For example, 22/20(2) 13/11 8/6 or even simply 22/18(2). Either way, these plays improve the control of the outfield considerably.
On the other hand, I tend to consider the miniature prime to be too feeble. For this reason, gaining a tempo might be very useful. Therefore, I like the idea both of hitting and advancing the rear point by 4/2*(2) 22/20(2).

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