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3-ply cube sometimes stronger than 2-ply cube

Posted By: Matt Cohn-Geier
Date: Saturday, 19 December 2009, at 10:31 p.m.

In Response To: 3-ply cube sometimes stronger than 2-ply cube (Stick)

3-ply is superior particularly in positions where the side trailing in the race nevertheless has the advantage;

I don't know about this one. 3-ply tends to be well suited to holding games or races. It is particularly awful at blitzes, priming games and back games.

in those endings where one side primes or closes out the other with most of the other's checkers already borne out

This one is well known.

and more types of complicated middle-game or endgame

I have to disagree, I think, though it isn't obvious what he is describing.

Messages In This Thread

• 3-ply cube sometimes stronger than 2-ply cube
  Timothy Chow -- Saturday, 19 December 2009, at 9:28 p.m.
  • 3-ply cube sometimes stronger than 2-ply cube
    Stick -- Saturday, 19 December 2009, at 10:04 p.m.
    • 3-ply cube sometimes stronger than 2-ply cube
      Timothy Chow -- Saturday, 19 December 2009, at 10:23 p.m.
      • 3-ply cube sometimes stronger than 2-ply cube
        Stick -- Saturday, 19 December 2009, at 10:25 p.m.
        • 3-ply cube sometimes stronger than 2-ply cube
          Matt Cohn-Geier -- Saturday, 19 December 2009, at 10:31 p.m.
          • 3-ply cube sometimes stronger than 2-ply cube
            Stick -- Saturday, 19 December 2009, at 11:16 p.m.
            • 3-ply cube sometimes stronger than 2-ply cube
              Timothy Chow -- Saturday, 19 December 2009, at 11:23 p.m.
              • 3-ply cube sometimes stronger than 2-ply cube
                Stick -- Sunday, 20 December 2009, at 12:02 a.m.
  • My recommendation for when to use GNU 3 ply cube in RO's
    neilkaz -- Monday, 21 December 2009, at 4:03 p.m.
    • My recommendation for when to use GNU 3 ply cube in RO's
      Neil Robins -- Monday, 21 December 2009, at 8:39 p.m.
      • My recommendation for when to use GNU 3 ply cube in RO's
        Timothy Chow -- Monday, 21 December 2009, at 9:44 p.m.
      • My recommendation for when to use GNU 3 ply cube in RO's
        Daniel Murphy -- Tuesday, 22 December 2009, at 7:50 a.m.