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Bagai/Woolsey - 1994 - Game 1

Posted By: Chuck Bower
Date: Tuesday, 30 October 2007, at 3:12 p.m.

In Response To: Bagai/Woolsey - 1994 - Game 1 (Stick)

Both ExpertBackgammon-for-the-PC (commercial) and TD-Gammon (private) were available then. EXBG wasn't very good but its rollouts could show some surprising value. Kit had some access to TD-G but probably not enough to reshape his game. So basically I agree with you.

Hopefully when I'm wrong I'll be in good (pre-NN) company.

1) 25/22. I don't think the homeboard hit is worth stacking the 24-point.

2) 25/18. Pottle's Rule.

3) Very interesting. 22/18 (with 15/13) is worth consideration. But where does it lead? I'm probably going with the antiquarian play but I'll grab the second anchor [24/22] and then lay open for hassle purposes: 13/9.

4) Obviously 13/8 but then 8/5 or 6/3? I don't think saving a six is worth it here -- White has pretty decent timing. So I play 8/5.

Messages In This Thread

• Bagai/Woolsey - 1994 - Game 1
  Stick -- Monday, 29 October 2007, at 9:02 a.m.
  • Bagai/Woolsey - 1994 - Game 1
    Stein Kulseth -- Monday, 29 October 2007, at 1:38 p.m.
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    Stick -- Tuesday, 30 October 2007, at 3:19 a.m.
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      Matt Cohn-Geier -- Tuesday, 30 October 2007, at 4:39 a.m.
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        Stick -- Tuesday, 30 October 2007, at 5:06 a.m.
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      Dave -- Tuesday, 30 October 2007, at 12:28 p.m.
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      Chuck Bower -- Tuesday, 30 October 2007, at 4:42 p.m.
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        Stick -- Tuesday, 30 October 2007, at 8:24 p.m.
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          Chuck Bower -- Thursday, 1 November 2007, at 7:51 p.m.
          • And Robertie said...
            Chuck Bower -- Thursday, 1 November 2007, at 7:52 p.m.
            • And Robertie said...
              Stick -- Thursday, 1 November 2007, at 8:10 p.m.
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            Stick -- Thursday, 1 November 2007, at 8:09 p.m.
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      neilkaz -- Tuesday, 30 October 2007, at 7:56 p.m.
  • Bagai/Woolsey - 1994 - Game 1
    Daniel Murphy -- Tuesday, 30 October 2007, at 5:12 a.m.
    • Bagai/Woolsey - 1994 - Game 1
      Marty Storer -- Wednesday, 28 November 2007, at 7:13 p.m.
  • Bagai/Woolsey - 1994 - Game 1
    Chuck Bower -- Tuesday, 30 October 2007, at 3:12 p.m.
  • Bagai/Woolsey - 1994 Match: bot-usable file
    leobueno -- Saturday, 15 December 2012, at 2:06 p.m.
    • Bagai/Woolsey - 1994 Match: bot-usable file
      leobueno -- Saturday, 15 December 2012, at 2:14 p.m.