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Blonde to play 51

Posted By: Taper_Mike
Date: Monday, 19 November 2012, at 10:24 p.m.

In Response To: Blonde to play 51 (John O'Hagan)

–
is Player 2

score: 4
pip: 96
13 point match
pip: 107
score: 8

is Player 1
XGID=--BCABCa----bBa---Bbbbbba-:2:1:1:51:8:4:0:13:10
to play 51

First reaction: hit! Second reaction: don’t, you’ll lose a gammon! Third reaction: hit! Black might lose a gammon, too. The blot on the 24pt should be vulnerable for at least two turns.

That’s in a cash game. At this score, Yellow should bide his time, instead of risking a gammon loss: 6/1, 3/2.

Mike

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