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early decision after double

Posted By: Chuck Bower
Date: Thursday, 28 May 2009, at 4:12 p.m.

In Response To: early decision after double (aoleg1)

Candidates?

6/1*, 13/11. Puts second checker on bar, leaving 11 return shots.

18/13, 18/16. Gets into a race (likely a one-sided holding game), leaving 17 return shots.

13/8, 13/11. More builders for homeboard and/or outside prime, leaving 11 return shots.

13/6. No gain in strength (even some loss in flexibility) but no return shots.

It's not clear to me that Blue wants to avoid contact. Boards are equal and he owns a good blocking point (7-point). White is on the bar -- already a contact advantage for Blue. So making the racing play which leads to loss of (much of the) race edge almost half the time doesn't look right. I veto 18/13, 18/16.

Between the remaining candidates, I'm liking the hit. Two on the bar is even better and a third White blot is vulnerable. Blue has the pseudo anchor when things go badly and checkers in the zone when they go well.

6/1*, 13/11.

Messages In This Thread

• early decision after double
  aoleg1 -- Thursday, 28 May 2009, at 12:16 p.m.
  • early decision after double
    Havard Raddum -- Thursday, 28 May 2009, at 1:00 p.m.
    • early decision after double
      John O'Hagan -- Thursday, 28 May 2009, at 2:05 p.m.
      • roll out: no hit
        aoleg1 -- Friday, 29 May 2009, at 11:16 a.m.
        • roll out: no hit
          John O'Hagan -- Friday, 29 May 2009, at 4:12 p.m.
        • roll out: no hit
          Bob Koca -- Friday, 29 May 2009, at 4:18 p.m.
          • roll out: no hit
            Bob Koca -- Monday, 1 June 2009, at 4:10 a.m.
  • early decision after double
    Chuck Bower -- Thursday, 28 May 2009, at 4:12 p.m.
  • early decision after double
    Jason Lee -- Thursday, 28 May 2009, at 5:15 p.m.
  • early decision after double
    neilkaz -- Thursday, 28 May 2009, at 9:11 p.m.