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54 to play: Rollouts (Cube based play reversal)

Posted By: Timothy Chow
Date: Monday, 3 October 2011, at 2:24 p.m.

In Response To: 54 to play: Rollouts (Cube based play reversal) (Jeremy Bagai)

Both plays leave a direct shot, so I don't understand why the first play leads to more efficient cubes.

If I were willing to spend twenty minutes or so of study, I would go through all of White's rolls and examine what XG thinks the cube action is in each case. This would give a feel for your question as well as possibly uncover misplays that might skew the rollout results,

Also, why is 7/3 7/2, leaving an extra blot on the bar, so much better than 7/2 6/2 (regardless of cube position)?

Well, you already saw my suggestion for what it's worth. Because of White's crappy board, the downside of leaving a blot is greatly reduced, so you should be comparing the upsides, and it seems fairly clear that the upside of 7/3 7/2* is greater.

Messages In This Thread

• 54 to play
  Jeremy Bagai -- Sunday, 2 October 2011, at 10:06 p.m.
  • 54 to play
    Timothy Chow -- Sunday, 2 October 2011, at 11:33 p.m.
  • 54 to play
    Stick -- Monday, 3 October 2011, at 12:08 a.m.
  • 54 to play: Rollouts (Cube based play reversal)
    Jeremy Bagai -- Monday, 3 October 2011, at 9:10 a.m.
    • 54 to play: Rollouts (Cube based play reversal)
      Timothy Chow -- Monday, 3 October 2011, at 2:24 p.m.
    • 54 to play: Rollouts (Cube based play reversal)
      Fabrice Liardet -- Tuesday, 4 October 2011, at 10:00 a.m.