Position of the Day 07-18-26 - Early Game Checker

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Position of the Day 07-18-26 - Early Game Checker - Rollout

Posted By: Stick
Date: Tuesday, 4 August 2026, at 4:33 a.m.

In Response To: Position of the Day 07-18-26 - Early Game Checker (Stick)

Not to steal Nack's thunder but I also included two variants below. I didn't bother with a rollout but I think they'll all yield different answers.

White is Player 2

score: 0
pip: 165

Unlimited Game
Jacoby Beaver

pip: 172
score: 0

Blue is Player 1

XGID=-b----E-CAA-eB---c-d-a--BA:0:0:1:54:0:0:3:0:10
Blue to play 54

1. Rollout¹ Bar/20 24/20 eq: +0.111
Player:
Opponent: 51.68% (G:15.52% B:0.56%)
48.32% (G:10.53% B:0.45%) Conf.: ą 0.008 (+0.103...+0.119) - [98.2%]
Duration: 6 minutes 23 seconds
2. Rollout¹ Bar/21* 21/16 eq: +0.097 (-0.014)
Player:
Opponent: 51.63% (G:17.35% B:1.05%)
48.37% (G:13.54% B:0.91%) Conf.: ą 0.010 (+0.087...+0.107) - [1.8%]
Duration: 7 minutes 21 seconds

¹ 5184 Games rolled with Variance Reduction.
Moves: 3-ply, cube decisions: XG Roller

White is Player 2

score: 0
pip: 164

Unlimited Game
Jacoby Beaver

pip: 172
score: 0

Blue is Player 1

XGID=-aa---E-CAA-eB---c-d-a--BA:0:0:1:54:0:0:3:0:10
Blue to play 54

White is Player 2

score: 0
pip: 160

Unlimited Game
Jacoby Beaver

pip: 172
score: 0

Blue is Player 1

XGID=-b----E-CAA-dB---d-d-a--BA:0:0:1:54:0:0:3:0:10
Blue to play 54