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Opening roll history

Posted By: Ray Kershaw
Date: Monday, 17 December 2018, at 5:48 p.m.

The story goes that in the pre-bot era 10,8 was considered the best play of an opening 53 until Jason Lester discovered that 3,3 is better. (Actually Jacoby and Crawford appear to have been the first to recommend 3,3.)

But 21,8 is much better than 10,8 although not as good as 3,3. My question is: did no one even consider 21,8 in the pre-bot era? Magriel does not mention it.

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• Opening roll history
  Ray Kershaw -- Monday, 17 December 2018, at 5:48 p.m.
  • Opening roll history
    Tom Keith -- Monday, 17 December 2018, at 6:21 p.m.
    • Opening roll history
      Ray Kershaw -- Monday, 17 December 2018, at 8:57 p.m.
      • Opening roll history
        Colin Owen -- Tuesday, 18 December 2018, at 1:22 a.m.
        • Opening roll history
          ah_clem -- Wednesday, 19 December 2018, at 4:26 p.m.
  • History of Opening 53
    Nack Ballard -- Saturday, 22 December 2018, at 11:19 p.m.
    • History of Opening 53, two corrections
      Nack Ballard -- Saturday, 22 December 2018, at 11:47 p.m.
    • History of Opening 53
      Tom Keith -- Sunday, 23 December 2018, at 11:35 p.m.
    • History of Opening 53
      Perry Gartner -- Friday, 28 December 2018, at 11:35 a.m.