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Checker play

Posted By: Casper van der Tak
Date: Saturday, 5 June 2010, at 7:08 a.m.

In Response To: Checker play (Chuck Bower)

I am pretty sure I would play 13/8 7/3 without much thinking over the board. Thinking about it: You are waiting for a good roll (usually a double, or hitting a shot, until time to wait for this is over) to run from the anchor, ahead in the race in a mutual holding game. In order to wait, you need playability, so you like your spares in places whether they can usefully move. You also want to build a board, in case of a future exchange of hits. If you keep your spare on the mid, say play 7/2 6/2, then you next roll can be awkward (63, 54 for example). 13/8 7/3 prepares to build the board, and puts spares in good places.

The third check on Black's 21 is interesting. When that moves, you may have a chance to hit and break with a tempo.

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