For the record, here's what you get when you ask XG to do a 3-ply on this position. Note that splitting doesn't make the cut to get a 3-ply. But if you specifically ask it to do a 3-ply on the splitting play, it comes out on top, but not by as much as the rollout (see second diagram)
| 1. | 3-ply | 8/6 8/5 | eq: -0.441 |
| Player:
Opponent: | 36.38% (G:3.34% B:0.03%)
63.62% (G:5.21% B:0.04%) | |
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| 2. | 3-ply | 8/5 3/1 | eq: -0.457 (-0.016) |
| Player:
Opponent: | 35.97% (G:3.29% B:0.04%)
64.03% (G:5.42% B:0.06%) | |
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| 3. | 3-ply | 8/5 6/4 | eq: -0.459 (-0.018) |
| Player:
Opponent: | 35.91% (G:3.28% B:0.05%)
64.09% (G:5.36% B:0.07%) | |
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| 4. | 3-ply | 8/3 | eq: -0.488 (-0.047) |
| Player:
Opponent: | 35.28% (G:3.08% B:0.05%)
64.72% (G:5.72% B:0.07%) | |
|
| 5. | 2-ply | 6/1 | eq: -0.487 (-0.046) |
| Player:
Opponent: | 34.47% (G:3.35% B:0.03%)
65.53% (G:5.75% B:0.12%) | |
|
| 6. | 2-ply | 8/6 5/2 | eq: -0.509 (-0.068) |
| Player:
Opponent: | 33.80% (G:2.90% B:0.04%)
66.20% (G:5.46% B:0.14%) | |
|
| 7. | 2-ply | 6/4 5/2 | eq: -0.540 (-0.098) |
| Player:
Opponent: | 32.79% (G:2.91% B:0.05%)
67.21% (G:5.54% B:0.15%) | |
|
| 8. | 2-ply | 5/2 3/1 | eq: -0.548 (-0.107) |
| Player:
Opponent: | 32.58% (G:2.99% B:0.04%)
67.42% (G:5.80% B:0.16%) | |
|
| 9. | 1-ply | 22/20 8/5 | eq: -0.533 (-0.092) |
| Player:
Opponent: | 33.72% (G:4.19% B:0.13%)
66.28% (G:8.51% B:0.21%) | |
|
| 10. | 1-ply | 6/4 6/3 | eq: -0.538 (-0.097) |
| Player:
Opponent: | 33.17% (G:2.13% B:0.04%)
66.83% (G:5.56% B:0.11%) | |
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