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DMP 65 Containment

Posted By: leemo
Date: Saturday, 11 February 2012, at 5:46 a.m.

In Response To: DMP 65 Containment (David Rockwell)

I like 15/9 7/2* at DMP (or unlimited).

Your points were selective and incomplete and should be leading you away from your conclusion.

White indeed has 3 checkers out of play but this leads to less flexibility, so hit and leave 16 fanning numbers, some entry horrors, few jokers and no game winner.

Outfield control is an illusion after 21/16 21/15; aside from allowing the gamewinning 66, it gives just a single direct and some indirects against all other 6s.

The race is no contest. Just looking at the numbers should prompt a hit.

With or without the hit, your goalkeeper on the 21pt is a toothache to the bad guy even after all is lost at the front end and the outfield. No need for a rollouot, it must be wrong to voluntarily give up this critical asset. A useful aid towards the right answer in many difficult positions is to ask yourself what your op would like you to play. In this case the answer should be loud and clear, 21/16 21/15.

Messages In This Thread

• DMP 65 Containment
  Ian Shaw -- Friday, 3 February 2012, at 5:32 p.m.
  • DMP 65 Containment
    David Rockwell -- Friday, 3 February 2012, at 6:18 p.m.
    • DMP 65 Containment
      John O'Hagan -- Friday, 3 February 2012, at 10:26 p.m.
    • DMP 65 Containment
      leemo -- Saturday, 11 February 2012, at 5:46 a.m.
  • DMP 65 Containment
    pontiac -- Saturday, 4 February 2012, at 9:16 a.m.
  • DMP 65 Containment
    Casper van der Tak -- Monday, 6 February 2012, at 9:13 a.m.
  • DMP 65 Containment
    Ian Shaw -- Monday, 6 February 2012, at 1:27 p.m.