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Which anchor?

Posted By: Chuck Bower
Date: Monday, 9 January 2017, at 11:23 p.m.

In Response To: Which anchor? (Jeremy Bagai)

Looking at White's immediate rolls, I like holding the 20-point.

Usually wrong to volunteer a blot on the midpoint when playing a (defensive) holding game, but here you get only 6 shots if opp volunteers (or is forced to leave) a blot on his midpoint. You lose on opp's 11 and 21. You gain on his 64, 65, and probably some others (e.g. where he'll volunteer the flyshot if you don't stay there but has to further un-diversify if you stay).

Certainly QF is a factor in playing 8/3(2), 13/3. I'll try it.

Messages In This Thread

• Which anchor?
  Jeremy Bagai -- Monday, 9 January 2017, at 4:27 p.m.
  • Which anchor?
    Chuck Bower -- Monday, 9 January 2017, at 11:23 p.m.
  • Which anchor?
    Timothy Chow -- Monday, 9 January 2017, at 11:34 p.m.
  • Which anchor?
    Keene -- Wednesday, 11 January 2017, at 10:29 p.m.
  • Which anchor? No anchor.
    Jeremy Bagai -- Thursday, 12 January 2017, at 8:44 p.m.
    • Which anchor? No anchor.
      Timothy Chow -- Friday, 13 January 2017, at 12:59 a.m.
    • Time zones
      Bob Koca -- Friday, 13 January 2017, at 4:15 a.m.
      • Time zones
        Colin Owen -- Friday, 13 January 2017, at 3:33 p.m.
    • Which anchor? No anchor.
      Casper Van der Tak -- Friday, 13 January 2017, at 9:24 a.m.
      • Which anchor
        Bob Koca -- Friday, 13 January 2017, at 1:46 p.m.
        • Which anchor
          Casper Van der Tak -- Friday, 13 January 2017, at 3:46 p.m.
    • Variant
      Timothy Chow -- Friday, 13 January 2017, at 1:46 p.m.