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2 checkers back vs. 1 checker back against a superbackgame

Posted By: Timothy Chow
Date: Thursday, 10 December 2009, at 5:18 p.m.

In Response To: 2 checkers back vs. 1 checker back against a superbackgame (Daniel Murphy)

Thanks for the responses (you and Rich and Neil). They confirm what I was arguing, though I was in the minority. (By the way, this didn't come up when I was playing a bot. A bunch of my colleagues like to play backgammon for entertainment and not money, and so they'll not infrequently steer towards a superbackgame for the amusement value.)

Here's a question, though. It seems that there is some value to anchoring in front of the prime, if you get that opportunity, in an effort to force the opponent to crack the prime. So for example, in the position below, do you still think it's right to leap rather than to anchor?

Money Game
Blue to play 2-6

White	184
Blue	48
Position Id: wGTbTQD/AwABAg Match Id: UQkZAAAAAAAA

Messages In This Thread

• 2 checkers back vs. 1 checker back against a superbackgame
  Timothy Chow -- Thursday, 10 December 2009, at 12:09 a.m.
  • 2 checkers back vs. 1 checker back against a superbackgame
    neilkaz -- Thursday, 10 December 2009, at 12:44 a.m.
    • 2 checkers back vs. 1 checker back against a superbackgame
      Daniel Murphy -- Thursday, 10 December 2009, at 1:01 a.m.
      • 2 checkers back vs. 1 checker back against a superbackgame
        Timothy Chow -- Thursday, 10 December 2009, at 5:18 p.m.
        • 2 checkers back vs. 1 checker back against a superbackgame
          Rich Munitz -- Thursday, 10 December 2009, at 5:52 p.m.
          • 2 checkers back vs. 1 checker back against a superbackgame
            neilkaz -- Thursday, 10 December 2009, at 8:46 p.m.
        • 2 checkers back vs. 1 checker back against a superbackgame
          Nack Ballard -- Thursday, 10 December 2009, at 8:47 p.m.
          • 2 checkers back vs. 1 checker back against a superbackgame
            Rich Munitz -- Thursday, 10 December 2009, at 10:29 p.m.
            • 2 checkers back vs. 1 checker back against a superbackgame
              Nack Ballard -- Friday, 11 December 2009, at 1:28 a.m.
              • 2 checkers back vs. 1 checker back against a superbackgame
                Timothy Chow -- Friday, 11 December 2009, at 2:16 a.m.
                • 2 checkers back vs. 1 checker back against a superbackgame
                  Nack Ballard -- Friday, 11 December 2009, at 4:16 a.m.
                  • 2 checkers back vs. 1 checker back against a superbackgame
                    Michael Depreli -- Friday, 11 December 2009, at 9:58 a.m.
                    • 2 checkers back vs. 1 checker back against a superbackgame
                      Nack Ballard -- Friday, 11 December 2009, at 9:53 p.m.
              • 2 checkers back vs. 1 checker back against a superbackgame
                Rich Munitz -- Friday, 11 December 2009, at 3:42 a.m.
  • 2 checkers back vs. 1 checker back against a superbackgame
    Rich Munitz -- Thursday, 10 December 2009, at 2:54 a.m.
  • 2 checkers back vs. 1 checker back against a superbackgame
    Matt Cohn-Geier -- Thursday, 10 December 2009, at 8:03 p.m.