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2 Away - 5 Away // Take or Pass

Posted By: ah_clem
Date: Thursday, 2 August 2018, at 6:21 p.m.

In Response To: 2 Away - 5 Away // Take or Pass (Steven E. Carey)

A doubled gammon gets white to Crawford, while neutralizing gammon losses for her.

Since there are gammons in play for both players (white is still stuck on her ace point and will be hurting if the blitz fails) and shipping it improves the outcome for white either way it looks like a sound double.

Can blue take? White is stuck on the ace and blue has a nice blockade that he can easily strengthen if he's not stuck on the bar. Although white has ten in the zone, the made ace point may be a weakness. If blue can anchor white has no hope of containment, so I think blue can take this one.

D/T

Messages In This Thread

• 2 Away - 5 Away // Take or Pass
  Steven E. Carey -- Thursday, 2 August 2018, at 5:38 p.m.
  • 2 Away - 5 Away // Take or Pass
    ah_clem -- Thursday, 2 August 2018, at 6:21 p.m.
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    Karol Szczerek -- Thursday, 2 August 2018, at 7:16 p.m.
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    hominid -- Thursday, 2 August 2018, at 11:06 p.m.
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    Neil Robins -- Friday, 3 August 2018, at 11:17 p.m.
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    neilkaz -- Sunday, 5 August 2018, at 12:44 a.m.
  • 2 Away - 5 Away // Take or Pass RO
    Steven E. Carey -- Monday, 6 August 2018, at 8:51 p.m.