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2025 MC WC Final Match Positions Take 1

Posted By: Stick
Date: Friday, 19 September 2025, at 7:49 a.m.

Back in the day when I showed up to backgammon tournaments I would often go over other people's matches. It's a good tool not only for getting to comb through more positions for my own learning but also for understanding where the holes in other player's games are. This is especially handy if you give lessons. I figured why not wade through this year's finals match between Doron Claxton and Timo Vaatainen? (sorry Timo, I'm too lazy to put all the diacritical marks above your last name and I even know the shortcuts!)

Doron played ~9 PR whereas Timo played a ~3.5. (1st pass XGR++, will add rollouts as I go) I mention this as I'm much more likely to pull from Timo's big errors/blunders than Doron in case someone notices and wonders why. If Timo, playing a 3.5, could mess it up then it's highly likely a large portion of the bg population could too.





White is Doron Claxton

score: 0
pip: 160
19 point match
pip: 139
score: 0

Blue is Timo Väätäinen
XGID=-BbB--B-D---cCaa-c-e----B-:0:0:1:61:0:0:0:19:10
Blue to play 61

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