Another tricky 22 at Novi – 64P-53P-54S-61H-63F-11D̲-32U-22

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Another tricky 22 at Novi – 64P-53P-54S-61H-63F-11D̲-32U-22

Posted By: Taper_Mike
Date: Saturday, 5 July 2014, at 12:21 p.m.

In Response To: Tricky Decision at Novi – 62S-11N-42S-43P-53Z-22 (Taper_Mike)

White is Player 2

score: 0
pip: 148

Unlimited Game

pip: 148
score: 0

Blue is Player 1

XGID=--aBaBCB----dD---c-d---bB-:0:0:1:22:0:0:0:0:10
Blue to play 22

Akiko Yazawa (bottom) vs. John O’Hagan
39th Michigan Summer Backgammon Championships
Friday, July 4, 2014
Open, Main Flight, Round 4, 11-point Match
Video, Part 1: http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/49570499
Video, Part 2: http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/49574881
On the surface, this position is similar to the one Ben and Jim faced. Both feature an early 11 followed by 22. You can see how Akiko played this one at the 1:37:50 mark in part 1 of the video.
How would you play this in unlimited games with neither Jacoby nor beavers? More interestingly, why?
Mike