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DQ 7: Run or break?

Posted By: leobueno
Date: Monday, 18 August 2025, at 6:04 p.m.

The wrong play is a huge blunder. I made it, of course.

I note the bar anchor is not doing much, since white has no checkers in its midpoint. I have no board, so white is either going to attack the blot on my 23 or make his 20, neither of which looks good for me. Running from the bar point will give him a second checker to attack. Playing the 62 from the 9 point looks safer, but weakens the only structure I have. So how does a donkey decide?

		White is Opponent score: 0 pip: 116 7 point match pip: 153 score: 0 Blue is Donkey
XGID=-----bDBBB-B----bbBd-cbA--:0:0:1:62:0:0:0:7:10
Blue to play 62

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Messages In This Thread

• DQ 7: Run or break?
  leobueno -- Monday, 18 August 2025, at 6:04 p.m.
  • DQ 7: Run or break?
    ah_clem -- Monday, 18 August 2025, at 11:38 p.m.
  • DQ 7: Run or break?
    Bob Koca -- Tuesday, 19 August 2025, at 12:25 a.m.
  • DQ 7: Run or break?
    John O'Hagan -- Tuesday, 19 August 2025, at 1:33 a.m.
  • DQ 7: Run or break? *RO*
    leobueno -- Thursday, 21 August 2025, at 9:17 p.m.
    • DQ 7: Run or break? *RO*
      Sam Pottle -- Friday, 22 August 2025, at 4:20 p.m.