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61P-41S-21? (from O'Hagan/Bishop match)

Posted By: Nack Ballard
Date: Friday, 5 February 2010, at 8:14 a.m.

In Response To: 61P-41S-21? (from O'Hagan/Bishop match) (Stick)

For Backgammon Openings, Paul and I researched a number of 61P-xxx-21 positions, where xxx is a move that splits with an ace or deuce.

Without completely giving away the answer, I'll just say that 61P-32Z-21 is on one extreme of the results, and 61P-51S-21 is on the other extreme. 61P-41S-21 (the featured position here) is in between those two extremes.

In my experience, the majority of players, when confronted with this situation OTB, make the splitting play (24/23 13/11) in all three positions; however, it is not even second best! The three positions in question are diagrammed below.

Nack

	12
61P-32Z-11	11(4)

	12
61P-41S-21	11(4)

	11(5)
61P-51S-21	11(4)

Messages In This Thread

• 61P-41S-21? (from O'Hagan/Bishop match)
  Stick -- Thursday, 4 February 2010, at 9:31 p.m.
  • 61P-41S-21? (from O'Hagan/Bishop match)
    Timothy Chow -- Friday, 5 February 2010, at 1:50 a.m.
  • 61P-41S-21? (from O'Hagan/Bishop match)
    Nack Ballard -- Friday, 5 February 2010, at 8:14 a.m.
    • what is problem with 13/11?
      onur alan -- Wednesday, 11 December 2013, at 11:01 p.m.
  • Rollout
    Stick -- Saturday, 6 February 2010, at 7:38 p.m.