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5 Positions from Superbackgame

Posted By: Timothy Chow
Date: Monday, 18 March 2013, at 3:46 a.m.

In Response To: 5 Positions from Superbackgame (Stick)

First of all, I'd like to put in a vote for reserving the term "superbackgame" for something more extreme than this, eight checkers back minimum, and perhaps 12+ checkers back. Anyway...

1. 16/10 13/11 trying to make the back of the prime so that White can't convert to a 2-3 backgame if she rolls too many 6's.

2. 13/7. No rush.

3. White's position is ugly but it still looks like an easy take. I might double in practice in a chouette especially since Jacoby is in force but technically I think it's ND/T.

4. If we credit White with a win for each of the four misses, can White scrabble together 5 more games to take? I think so; she has 8 checkers off and Blue isn't guaranteed to hit the second checker or even close out the first, so White may still win the odd gammon even if hit. Not clear though, so I'd double.

5. Usual rule of thumb is to double with 3 points to clear against a well-time backgame. Blue however has that 1pt blot which means that otherwise good rolls that PoH leave a direct shot in return. So it's like White has a phantom third point. ND/T.

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