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A pretty board and an ugly stack

Posted By: Chase
Date: Monday, 18 February 2013, at 4:02 p.m.

In Response To: A pretty board and an ugly stack (Timothy Chow)

This looks like a take, but not necessarily a happy one. Blue doesn't have much material in the zone, so White will often be able to anchor. But then what? He'll still have 2 (possibly 3) men stuck behind Blue's 4-prime (possibly 5-prime), and he may be giving up his outfield influence very soon. On the other hand, White has a racing lead, an outfield presence (for the moment), a decent board, and some blocking points in front of four of Blue's checkers. Things could happen.

From Blue's perspective, he's got a lot of ways to improve this roll. He hit's with 4s, makes the 16pt (or hits) with 6s, makes a broken 5-prime with 1s, and has some good 7s with the left over change. His poorer rolls don't hurt him much, especially if White can't perform. His only real flaws are his racing deficit and his four men back, and he's poised to improve in both those areas immediately.

The more I look at this, the stronger Blue's position gets and the more trouble I see as White.

D/T

Messages In This Thread

• A pretty board and an ugly stack
  Timothy Chow -- Saturday, 16 February 2013, at 11:33 p.m.
  • A pretty board and an ugly stack
    ah_clem -- Monday, 18 February 2013, at 3:10 p.m.
  • A pretty board and an ugly stack
    Chase -- Monday, 18 February 2013, at 4:02 p.m.
  • Rollout: A pretty board and an ugly stack
    Timothy Chow -- Monday, 18 February 2013, at 6:23 p.m.