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Cube action?

Posted By: Timothy Chow
Date: Thursday, 16 August 2012, at 12:15 a.m.

In Response To: Cube action? (John O'Hagan)

At a normal score, if Black had a 5pt holding game with an 18-pip race deficit and Yellow still had a blot to clean up, this would be an easy take and perhaps not quite a double.

Here, Black isn't anchored. That's bad for Black, and I would double even for money. Trailing 5a3a, I'm even more eager to double and the question is whether Black can take. The take I'm less sure about. I'm guessing that Yellow's blot gives Black a close take.

Messages In This Thread

• Cube action?
  John O'Hagan -- Wednesday, 15 August 2012, at 5:52 p.m.
  • Cube action?
    Timothy Chow -- Thursday, 16 August 2012, at 12:15 a.m.
    • Cube action?
      Giuliano Pietoso -- Thursday, 16 August 2012, at 12:10 p.m.
  • Cube action?
    David Rennie -- Thursday, 16 August 2012, at 2:05 a.m.
  • Rollout
    John O'Hagan -- Thursday, 16 August 2012, at 10:28 p.m.