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Double 3's: Too many choices again

Posted By: Wolfgang
Date: Thursday, 4 February 2016, at 5:52 p.m.

In Response To: Double 3's: Too many choices again (Timothy Chow)

Even after this doublet Blue is slightly back in the race. For this reason, 21/18(3) doesn't seem to be appropriate in my opinion. Moving down 13/10(3), however, blocks White's anchor on the 4-point nicely. I don't consider breaking the midpoint to be that dangerous because White's midpoint and 17-point is already stripped. Thus, she won't probably have any strong outfield control in future. What is about the last (fourth) 3? I'm at a loss for a suitable play in this regard. Although White has a better board, 6/3* is tempting, since Blue might win a tempo and might use his extra checkers to cover the blot, unless he won't get hit himself. Compared to 6/3*, 5/2 looks way too passive and procrastinating. 21/18, however, seems to be okay, but I still prefer the hit to the running play.

13/10(3) 6/3*

Messages In This Thread

• Double 3's: Too many choices again
  Timothy Chow -- Thursday, 4 February 2016, at 4:49 p.m.
  • Double 3's: Too many choices again
    John O'Hagan -- Thursday, 4 February 2016, at 5:34 p.m.
    • Double 3's: Too many choices again
      Casper Van der Tak -- Thursday, 4 February 2016, at 6:12 p.m.
  • Double 3's: Too many choices again
    Wolfgang -- Thursday, 4 February 2016, at 5:52 p.m.
  • Double 3's: Too many choices again
    johnk -- Friday, 5 February 2016, at 4:17 p.m.
  • Rollout: Still not sure why
    Timothy Chow -- Saturday, 6 February 2016, at 12:56 a.m.