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Post-blitz turnaround cube

Posted By: Casper van der Tak
Date: Wednesday, 30 June 2010, at 6:52 a.m.

In Response To: Post-blitz turnaround cube (Timothy Chow)

I cash this. Perhaps the position is slightly too good, but the Bulgarian anchor keeps gammon wins down, and will retain winning chances. The position, if re-cubed, is a drop. If the blots get send back, Blue would need to play a positional game because of the 4-5 checker back, but a positional game combined with a blitz board does not work. Another reason for doubling now, and not playing on, is that you might get a take.

Put the checkers on the ace back on the 6, and it becomes a different story and I'd take, because Blue can form a prime and roll that home - meaning that it matters less when Blue hits, because he would have a winning front position ready in any case (with the blitz position you need to have the home-board points filled, meaning that most of the time you are not ready).

Messages In This Thread

• Post-blitz turnaround cube
  Timothy Chow -- Tuesday, 29 June 2010, at 9:42 p.m.
  • Post-blitz turnaround cube
    John O'Hagan -- Wednesday, 30 June 2010, at 4:02 a.m.
  • Post-blitz turnaround cube
    Casper van der Tak -- Wednesday, 30 June 2010, at 6:52 a.m.
  • Post-blitz turnaround cube
    neilkaz -- Wednesday, 30 June 2010, at 2:55 p.m.
  • Rollout: Post-blitz turnaround cube
    Timothy Chow -- Thursday, 1 July 2010, at 1:12 a.m.
    • Rollout: Post-blitz turnaround cube
      eXtreme Gammon -- Thursday, 1 July 2010, at 2:20 a.m.