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42 to play.

Posted By: Timothy Chow
Date: Thursday, 26 August 2010, at 11:33 p.m.

In Response To: 42 to play. (Dmitriy Obukhov)

It doesn't seem that 4/2 can be right when a gammon loss loses the match. The choice seems to be between bar/21 12/10 and bar/21 5/3. The advantage of 12/10 is that it reduces the number of shots (63 would hit anyway but 65 wouldn't) and prepares to safety that blot. The advantage of 5/3 is that it prepares to fill in the gap on the 2 point which could be dangerous later.

I think I will play bar/21 12/10 because an immediate hit is devastating, whereas there might not be a "later" time when the 2-point gap becomes a problem. Black is likely to have either run or crunched by then.

Messages In This Thread

• 42 to play.
  Dmitriy Obukhov -- Thursday, 26 August 2010, at 10:44 p.m.
  • 42 to play.
    Timothy Chow -- Thursday, 26 August 2010, at 11:33 p.m.