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From Nordic final, match 2

Posted By: Timothy Chow
Date: Monday, 5 April 2010, at 10:56 p.m.

In Response To: From Nordic final, match 2 (Daniel Murphy)

For the first position, I chose Larsen's play. We've all been taught since childhood to prime a backgame, and why should this position be any different? Thus 13/7(2). Leaving too many shots gives Blue some chances to win going forwards so I play 22/10 with the last two 6's.

For the second position, I chose 13/8/5. Blue's timing isn't excellent but it's not atrocious, so it seems better to let White rush forwards than to slow him down by hitting. Falafel's strategy might be correct but I think it's too easy for Blue to re-enter against a 3-point board, and once those checkers are back there it's not so easy to recirculate them when White has a 5-prime. Nor is it that easy to force White to hit blots without collapsing in the process.

For the third position, I don't double. I don't see any market losers.

Messages In This Thread

• From Nordic final, match 2
  Daniel Murphy -- Monday, 5 April 2010, at 10:30 p.m.
  • From Nordic final, match 2
    Timothy Chow -- Monday, 5 April 2010, at 10:56 p.m.
    • From Nordic final, match 2
      Stick -- Tuesday, 6 April 2010, at 2:08 a.m.
      • From Nordic final, match 2
        Timothy Chow -- Tuesday, 6 April 2010, at 2:23 a.m.
  • From Nordic final, match 2
    Chase -- Monday, 5 April 2010, at 11:53 p.m.
    • From Nordic final, match 2
      Timothy Chow -- Tuesday, 6 April 2010, at 12:34 a.m.
  • From Nordic final, match 2
    Joe Russell -- Tuesday, 6 April 2010, at 1:01 a.m.
  • From Nordic final, match 2
    Casper van der Tak -- Tuesday, 6 April 2010, at 7:52 a.m.
    • From Nordic final, match 2
      Casper van der Tak -- Tuesday, 6 April 2010, at 8:05 a.m.
  • From Nordic final, match 2
    misja -- Tuesday, 6 April 2010, at 9:02 a.m.