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Position of the Day 10-20-26 - It does not matter

Posted By: Chuck Bower
Date: Tuesday, 10 November 2026, at 4:56 p.m.

In Response To: Position of the Day 10-20-26 - It does not matter (Stick)

White will be on roll leading 108-112 after this play. Ignoring wastage that's about 65% cGWC. Clearly White can't fill the 5-pt gap until Blue departs, but OTOH Blue could develop wastage hanging back on the 20-pt for too long. Obviously White shouldn't recube immediately, but maybe cube ownership affects the choice of Blue's play.

13/10, 13/12 caters to the race and 5/2, 3/2 is the play if Blue hits next turn (which appears to require a misplay by White :).

Optionality favors giving up the midpoint since Blue can still shift into a mode of improving the blocking structure after that play, whereas converting to a race soon (e.g. with big playable doublets) renders 2(2) inefficient.

13/10, 13/12.

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