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Rollout. I'm not yet convinced this is an easy problem

Posted By: Chase
Date: Sunday, 7 March 2010, at 9:03 p.m.

In Response To: Rollout. I'm not yet convinced this is an easy problem (Timothy Chow)

Stick answered while I was looking at the two positions, but my conclusion is the same as his. The closeness of the race makes two big differences. First, as he points out, Blue will be volunteering shots in the close race by choosing to attack instead of playing safe. Second, in the close race, White won't be sticking around if he can run his back checker into the outfield, even part way, so safety isn't always the biggest issue. Blue wants to get them in and get them off. I didn't dig far enough in to individual rolls to sort out all the details, but I'm pretty sure that's what's going on.

BTW, Gnu's temperature map is great for getting a quick handle on what's going on in a position. I hope XG will be adding this feature in an upcoming release.

Messages In This Thread

• I didn't think I could lose so much equity while bearing in
  Timothy Chow -- Saturday, 6 March 2010, at 8:39 p.m.
  • I didn't think I could lose so much equity while bearing in
    Stick -- Saturday, 6 March 2010, at 9:13 p.m.
  • I didn't think I could lose so much equity while bearing in
    Chuck Bower -- Saturday, 6 March 2010, at 9:27 p.m.
    • I didn't think I could lose so much equity while bearing in
      garyo -- Sunday, 7 March 2010, at 6:25 p.m.
  • I didn't think I could lose so much equity while bearing in
    Chase -- Saturday, 6 March 2010, at 9:28 p.m.
  • Contact Variations, NonContact Variations and Crossovers
    Paul Weaver -- Saturday, 6 March 2010, at 11:47 p.m.
  • Rollout. I'm not yet convinced this is an easy problem
    Timothy Chow -- Sunday, 7 March 2010, at 7:57 p.m.
    • Rollout. I'm not yet convinced this is an easy problem
      Stick -- Sunday, 7 March 2010, at 8:31 p.m.
    • Rollout. I'm not yet convinced this is an easy problem
      Chase -- Sunday, 7 March 2010, at 9:03 p.m.