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Advancing the anchor on small doubles

Posted By: Karol Szczerek
Date: Thursday, 19 July 2018, at 7:59 p.m.

In Response To: Advancing the anchor on small doubles (Joseph Pregler)

Some quick main factors that suggest advancing (in a mutual holding game):

(1) being close or ahead in the race;

(2) attacking opp's flexibility & timing by blocking his midpoint

Some examples:

(1) ahead in the race
		White is Player 2 score: 0 pip: 144 Unlimited Game Jacoby Beaver pip: 126 score: 0 Blue is Player 1
XGID=---CbCB-C---dB---c-bBbb---:0:0:1:22:0:0:3:0:10
Blue to play 22

1.	XG Roller+	20/16(2)	eq: +0,397
	Player: Opponent: 62,69% (G:6,75% B:0,16%) 37,31% (G:5,65% B:0,16%)
2.	XG Roller+	20/18(2) 13/11(2)	eq: +0,337 (-0,060)
	Player: Opponent: 60,38% (G:8,07% B:0,08%) 39,62% (G:5,50% B:0,17%)
3.	XG Roller+	13/9(2)	eq: +0,318 (-0,079)
	Player: Opponent: 59,29% (G:9,23% B:0,19%) 40,71% (G:6,14% B:0,18%)

eXtreme Gammon Version: 2.10

(2) blocking the midpoint
		White is Player 2 score: 0 pip: 106 Unlimited Game Jacoby Beaver pip: 125 score: 0 Blue is Player 1
XGID=---BBbDC----bB-----dBabbb-:0:0:1:22:0:0:3:0:10
Blue to play 22

1.	XG Roller++	20/18(2) 13/11(2)	eq: +0,270
	Player: Opponent: 57,39% (G:7,58% B:0,19%) 42,61% (G:5,71% B:0,11%)
2.	XG Roller++	13/11(2) 6/2	eq: +0,151 (-0,118)
	Player: Opponent: 54,37% (G:8,60% B:0,23%) 45,63% (G:7,87% B:0,17%)

eXtreme Gammon Version: 2.10

Messages In This Thread

• Advancing the anchor on small doubles
  Joseph Pregler -- Thursday, 19 July 2018, at 3:21 p.m.
  • Advancing the anchor on small doubles
    Karol Szczerek -- Thursday, 19 July 2018, at 7:59 p.m.
    • Advancing the anchor on small doubles
      Joseph Pregler -- Thursday, 19 July 2018, at 11:25 p.m.
      • Advancing the anchor on small doubles
        Justin Nowell -- Thursday, 6 September 2018, at 6:55 p.m.
        • Advancing the anchor on small doubles
          Joseph Pregler -- Thursday, 6 September 2018, at 10:48 p.m.
        • Advancing the anchor on small doubles
          Joe Russell -- Monday, 10 September 2018, at 9:22 a.m.
          • Advancing the anchor on small doubles (XG Results)
            Justin Nowell -- Monday, 10 September 2018, at 10:56 p.m.
  • Advancing the anchor on small doubles
    Dan Scoones -- Thursday, 6 September 2018, at 8:47 a.m.