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52S-52D-42@-54 at -4-2

Posted By: Nack Ballard
Date: Wednesday, 25 August 2010, at 8:11 p.m.

In Response To: 52S-52D-42@-54C-53 (Casper van der Tak)

52S-52D-42@-54 at -4-2

But is the play correct? Should it not be something more adventurous at the score?

Dunno, hadn't thought about it. As long as the Nactation is correct... :)

For money or almost any other score, it looks like John's (White's) chosen C (Cross, 24/20 11/6) would have been clear.

At John's actual score of -4-2 (or at GG), he might have tried o (outer, 11/7 8/3) or c (cross, 24/20 8/3) or R (Run, 24/15) or maybe you have some other swashbuckling move in mind, but I doubt his (admittedly stodgy) C play can be far wrong (if wrong at all) even at the score.

C surely wins the most games, so for it to be right to make some other play (which is possible) John would presumably have to generate a lot of gammons by virtue of (a) tempting Gregg off the anchor with 20/14* (so that he doesn't get blocked by a covered 11pt or 7pt) -- a tightrope strategy because Gregg can choose not to hit, and/or (b) slotting his board to build it faster at the expense of exposing a shot with poor immediate tactical counterplay and/or failing to set his own back checkers in motion.

Nack

Messages In This Thread

• 52S-52D-42@-54T-53
  Gregg Cattanach -- Tuesday, 24 August 2010, at 12:44 p.m.
  • 52S-52D-42@-54T-53
    Casper van der Tak -- Tuesday, 24 August 2010, at 1:14 p.m.
  • I Hit Twice
    Paul Weaver -- Tuesday, 24 August 2010, at 2:11 p.m.
    • AtS??
      Casper van der Tak -- Tuesday, 24 August 2010, at 2:27 p.m.
      • AtS??
        Paul Weaver -- Tuesday, 24 August 2010, at 2:33 p.m.
        • AtS??
          Casper van der Tak -- Tuesday, 24 August 2010, at 3:02 p.m.
          • RO for money started
            storm -- Tuesday, 24 August 2010, at 3:11 p.m.
            • RO for money started - Change to GG.
              storm -- Tuesday, 24 August 2010, at 4:14 p.m.
    • I Hit None
      neilkaz -- Tuesday, 24 August 2010, at 2:47 p.m.
  • 52S-52D-42@-54T-53
    John O'Hagan -- Tuesday, 24 August 2010, at 2:41 p.m.
  • 52S-52D-42@-54T-53
    storm -- Tuesday, 24 August 2010, at 2:51 p.m.
    • 52S-52D-42@-54C-53
      Nack Ballard -- Wednesday, 25 August 2010, at 3:44 a.m.
      • 52S-52D-42@-54C-53
        Casper van der Tak -- Wednesday, 25 August 2010, at 6:12 a.m.
        • 52S-52D-42@-54 at -4-2
          Nack Ballard -- Wednesday, 25 August 2010, at 8:11 p.m.
          • 52S-52D-42@-54 at -4-2
            Casper van der Tak -- Thursday, 26 August 2010, at 1:32 a.m.
  • 52S-52D-42@-54T-53
    johnk -- Tuesday, 24 August 2010, at 4:15 p.m.
  • 52S-52D-42@-54T-53
    Keene -- Tuesday, 24 August 2010, at 6:47 p.m.
  • 52S-52D-42@-54C-53
    Nack Ballard -- Wednesday, 25 August 2010, at 5:42 a.m.
  • Rollout: 52S-52D-42@-54C-53 at GG
    storm -- Sunday, 29 August 2010, at 4:23 a.m.