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Position of the Day 03-20-26

Posted By: Chuck Bower
Date: Wednesday, 25 March 2026, at 3:38 p.m.

In Response To: Position of the Day 03-20-26 (Stick)

Nothing looks great, bringing in a lot of candidates. In no particular order:

20/13 -- Pulling up anchor in an attempt to race, with only a tiny pipcount lead (6 - 4 = 2 pips net). White gets 10 PoH's, several running plays from the back checker {63,64,65}. {66,55} move freight. Almost everything else hits loose if White so chooses.

13/8, 13/9 -- brings down builders while giving up the midpoint (this latter isn't a terrible concession...). Seven White rolls hit, gaining a lot in the race with little or no retaliation available. White's other 6's (except 61) play nicely. When this play works it doesn't necessarily stop White from running in the future.

8/1* -- at least keeps most 6x rolls from running, and the nine fans are nice. Isn't so easy to clean up and obviously White's aces are pretty good.

8/5, 6/2 -- it's painful to mention this because of the deep, ugly dilly builder but at least it leaves zero blots. White's lack of diversification could get exposed here.

Does the ancient advice ("when in doubt, hit") apply here? I'm certainly in doubt....

8/1*

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