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Well, at least the cube isn't on 2
Posted By: Mr Majestyk In Response To: Well, at least the cube isn't on 2 (Timothy Chow)
Date: Saturday, 10 March 2012, at 11:58 p.m.
You've got to pay attention to the location of the cube and white's checker tray. White has been playing for a gammon for quite some time; borne off 5 checkers and got hit in the process. If Chuck was playing blue here, he'd have the complete history of this game and white's intentions throughout! There would have been a point in the game where white would have had the opportunity to double,; realised she was probably too good (or not!) and the match score sealed the deal.
I've been involved in several positions similar to this one and what I have noted based on my blundersome performance of them is this: There is a tendency to perceive the position (especially your structure) as being stronger than it actually is after you've hit a shot. Completely understandable since you were more than likely looking down the barrel of a gammon! The kicker being...you hit the shot and see a glimmer of glory.
In the cold day of light, your priority must be to saving the Gammon, especially AtS! Given blue's tragic looking board, there isn't a play good enough to scare white into doubling, here. Her goal is to the Gammon and ours should be to saving it!
I'd play 24/18(2) 11/5 10/4
NBM
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