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Cubes from my match
Posted By: Timothy Chow In Response To: Cubes from my match (Stick)
Date: Saturday, 21 August 2010, at 6:25 p.m.
I don't understand these positions very well so I'll probably be way off, but that's how one learns...
Number One: If Yellow escapes successfully then Yellow will be in excellent shape. The chances of this happening look good enough for Yellow to take, though I'm not sure. On the other hand if Black rolls well and Yellow rolls poorly (not too unlikely) then I suspect Yellow will have to pass. D/T.
Number Two: With five checkers off, Black would have a take even with one checker closed out. There is some risk of having a second checker sent back but it's not all that easy for Yellow to pick up that second checker. On top of that, Black has some chances of escaping immediately. I would take. I'm not quite sure about the double. If Yellow runs off the anchor and Black rolls a 1, has Yellow lost her market? Not totally sure. This might technically be a double but I would roll on. ND/T.
Number Three: For money this looks like an easy take and perhaps not a double. I don't have a good sense for how much the score influences things but I would guess that it's still a take, but gammonish enough to be a clear double. D/T.
Number Four: Checking to see if we've all learned Stick's rule? Black can certainly be gammoned here. The bar-point gap is very dangerous and Black is quite likely to leave a double direct shot. It's true that if Black clears the outside point then he's probably lost his market, but at this score I think Black just has to live with the fact that he'll often leap from ND to D/P or TG in a single turn. ND/T.
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