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8 roll minimum

Posted By: Colin Owen
Date: Wednesday, 26 October 2011, at 5:49 p.m.

In Response To: 8 roll minimum (Nack Ballard)

I was anticipating that Nack (or some other genius) would turn his hand to sorting out this mess of a position. I think there is a mistake though in Nacks' standard notation; on move 4) it's 9/7 not 8/7(2). He must be out of practice on the old method.

As Lord Sir Alan Sugar (or whatever is his title) has stated on the UKs' "The Apprentice": 'It's (only) a corner shop.' But it does seem surprising that this particular one couldn't do better here; especially as cheap boards such as this invariably come with an instruction leaflet - including the starting setup!

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  Colin Owen -- Tuesday, 25 October 2011, at 4:53 p.m.
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      • 8 roll minimum
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          Colin Owen -- Wednesday, 26 October 2011, at 5:49 p.m.
          • 8 roll minimum
            Nack Ballard -- Wednesday, 26 October 2011, at 7:01 p.m.
            • 8 roll minimum
              Timothy Chow -- Wednesday, 26 October 2011, at 9:10 p.m.
        • 8 roll minimum
          Ian Shaw -- Thursday, 27 October 2011, at 4:47 p.m.
          • 8 roll minimum
            Colin Owen -- Friday, 28 October 2011, at 10:33 p.m.