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Bearing off against a nearly-busted backgame

Posted By: Neil Robins
Date: Saturday, 23 July 2016, at 8:57 a.m.

In Response To: Bearing off against a nearly-busted backgame (David Levy)

I'd play what I know to be a reasonable play: 5/off, even if QF clearly suggests 6/4 3/off. I doubt I'd have huge confidence in a rollout here.

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• Bearing off against a nearly-busted backgame
  David Levy -- Saturday, 23 July 2016, at 1:22 a.m.
  • Bearing off against a nearly-busted backgame
    Taper_Mike -- Saturday, 23 July 2016, at 2:00 a.m.
  • Bearing off against a nearly-busted backgame
    Neil Robins -- Saturday, 23 July 2016, at 8:57 a.m.
    • Bearing off against a nearly-busted backgame
      David Levy -- Saturday, 23 July 2016, at 1:06 p.m.
      • Bearing off against a nearly-busted backgame
        Neil Robins -- Saturday, 23 July 2016, at 1:43 p.m.
        • Bearing off against a nearly-busted backgame
          neilkaz -- Saturday, 23 July 2016, at 3:10 p.m.
          • Bearing off against a nearly-busted backgame
            Timothy Chow -- Sunday, 24 July 2016, at 7:57 p.m.
  • Bearing off against a nearly-busted backgame
    ah_clem -- Saturday, 23 July 2016, at 9:59 p.m.
  • Bearing off against a nearly-busted backgame
    HOMINID -- Saturday, 23 July 2016, at 10:19 p.m.
  • Rollout: Bearing off against a nearly-busted backgame
    David Levy -- Monday, 25 July 2016, at 1:39 a.m.
    • XGR+ RO
      neilkaz -- Monday, 25 July 2016, at 3:32 a.m.
    • Rollout: Bearing off against a nearly-busted backgame
      Taper_Mike -- Monday, 25 July 2016, at 5:50 a.m.
    • Rollout: Bearing off against a nearly-busted backgame
      hominid -- Monday, 25 July 2016, at 12:00 p.m.
    • Rollout: Bearing off against a nearly-busted backgame
      Timothy Chow -- Monday, 25 July 2016, at 11:28 p.m.
      • Rollout: Bearing off against a nearly-busted backgame
        Neil Robins -- Tuesday, 26 July 2016, at 9:17 p.m.
  • rollout at -7 -7
    KenB -- Thursday, 28 July 2016, at 3:07 a.m.
    • and at -17 -17 with White owning the cube at 2
      Maik Stiebler -- Thursday, 28 July 2016, at 6:38 a.m.