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P.S. -- Gammon Save

Posted By: Nack Ballard
Date: Wednesday, 11 October 2017, at 2:54 p.m.

In Response To: "Use Opening Books" -- turn on or off? (Nack Ballard)





White is Player 2

score: 0
pip: 163
2 point match
Crawford
pip: 162
score: 1

Blue is Player 1
XGID=-b----E-C--AeD---b-dbA--A-:0:0:1:31:1:0:1:2:10

32S-31P-31 at Gammon Save


1.XG Roller++24/21 11/10eq: -0.216
Player:
Opponent:		48.55% (G:11.36% B:0.39%)
51.45% (G:9.34% B:0.30%)
2.XG Roller++24/21 6/5eq: -0.273 (-0.057)
Player:
Opponent:		47.38% (G:10.69% B:0.36%)
52.62% (G:11.04% B:0.35%)
3.XG Roller++8/5 6/5eq: -0.288 (-0.072)
Player:
Opponent:		50.21% (G:15.16% B:0.87%)
49.79% (G:14.59% B:0.66%)
White is Player 2

score: 0
pip: 163
2 point match
Crawford
pip: 162
score: 1

Blue is Player 1
XGID=-b----E-C-A-eD---b-db-A-A-:0:0:1:31:1:0:1:2:10

32Z-31P-31 at Gammon Save


1.XG Roller++24/21 22/21eq: -0.216
Player:
Opponent:		48.55% (G:11.36% B:0.39%)
51.45% (G:9.34% B:0.30%)
2.XG Roller++8/5 6/5eq: -0.274 (-0.058)
Player:
Opponent:		51.32% (G:16.16% B:0.99%)
48.68% (G:15.01% B:0.62%)

Diagrams A156 and A159 from page 62 of Backgammon Openings appear above (side by side, if your window is wide). In each case, what should Blue do at Gammon Save?

The right answers (see XGR++ evals of –.216 above) are represented by the single diagram below (A158 in the book).

Nack





White is Player 2

score: 0
pip: 163
2 point match
Crawford
pip: 158
score: 1

Blue is Player 1
XGID=-b----E-C-A-eD---b-dbB----:0:0:1:00:1:0:1:2:10

Position after anchoring


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