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Two down? Two in? Something else?

Posted By: Casper van der Tak
Date: Wednesday, 28 July 2010, at 5:39 a.m.

In Response To: Two down? Two in? Something else? (Timothy Chow)

Very tough. 13/9 13/8 leaves 8 shots now and 2 blots, but a solid position for the future that will not blot a lot after. Two in (I think 10/5 8/4 is slightly best) leaves no shots, but future difficulties on 5s and 6s, so may overall leave a similar amount of shots, maybe more. On the other hand, White need to move, and after 10/5 8/4 his next roll may give up something, and would involve a choice that is not straightforward. For technical reasons and practical reasons (screw up vig) I'd prefer 10/5 8/4 by a small bit over 13/9 13/8.

The other plays to look at involve 6/2*. Those plays leave an immediate 12 shots, a few blots, and don't solve the midpoint problem.

So 10/5 8/4 for me. Technically close I think, in practice probably less close. Nice problem!

Messages In This Thread

• Two down? Two in? Something else?
  Timothy Chow -- Wednesday, 28 July 2010, at 4:24 a.m.
  • Two down? Two in? Something else?
    Casper van der Tak -- Wednesday, 28 July 2010, at 5:39 a.m.
  • Two down? Two in? Something else?
    John O'Hagan -- Wednesday, 28 July 2010, at 5:42 a.m.
  • Two down? Two in? Something else?
    Martin -- Wednesday, 28 July 2010, at 5:51 a.m.
  • Two down? Two in? Something else?
    Christian Munk-Christensen -- Wednesday, 28 July 2010, at 3:51 p.m.
    • Two down? Two in? Something else?
      Barry Silliman -- Wednesday, 28 July 2010, at 4:06 p.m.
  • Rollout: Two down? Two in? Something else?
    Timothy Chow -- Thursday, 29 July 2010, at 2:17 a.m.
    • XG evals
      neilkaz -- Thursday, 29 July 2010, at 3:22 a.m.
      • XG RO agrees
        neilkaz -- Thursday, 29 July 2010, at 3:27 a.m.
        • XG RO agrees
          Timothy Chow -- Thursday, 29 July 2010, at 3:54 a.m.
          • XG RO agrees
            Casper van der Tak -- Thursday, 29 July 2010, at 5:55 a.m.