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It's quiet. Too quiet.

Posted By: ah_clem
Date: Monday, 18 January 2016, at 4:51 p.m.

In Response To: It's quiet. Too quiet. (Timothy Chow)

I call this a "four-corner game", i.e. a holding game where both midpoints and both bar points are held. They're boring, but occur a lot so might as well learn how to play them.

Down by ten pips, abandoning the eighteen point seems ridiculous. Even if it "works" blue is still not the favorite.

8/6 8/5 has a lot going for it since it's completely safe ("don't volunteer a shot in a holding game") and slots the next point we want to make. But I think it leaves more awkward possibilities that the simple 13/8.

I'm not seeing much else - 6/4 6/3 to preserve timing? Don't think so.

13/8 for me, despite the obvious QF in the title.

Messages In This Thread

• It's quiet. Too quiet.
  Timothy Chow -- Monday, 18 January 2016, at 4:36 p.m.
  • It's quiet. Too quiet.
    ah_clem -- Monday, 18 January 2016, at 4:51 p.m.
  • It's quiet. Too quiet.
    Mike Clapsadle -- Monday, 18 January 2016, at 5:09 p.m.
    • It's quiet. Too quiet.
      Mike Clapsadle -- Monday, 18 January 2016, at 5:12 p.m.
  • Rollout and variant
    Timothy Chow -- Tuesday, 19 January 2016, at 5:03 p.m.