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well timed acepoint game
Posted By: Marv Porten In Response To: well timed acepoint game (Keene)
Date: Sunday, 29 August 2010, at 6:49 p.m.
Very interesting position. I think that the main objective is to force Brown to move the checkers now on his 5, 6, and 7 points down to his 1 and 2 points in order to get them out of play. To keep Brown moving, I don't want to hit his blots (now on his 5 and 7 points), and I'm not going to cover the blot on my 2-point. I won't mind if my blot on the 2-point is hit (I can recirculate it while Brown's checkers are forced to move), and I'm not troubled by the possibility of Brown establishing a 1-2 backgame, because either event leads to Brown putting his six free checkers out of play. I want to slot my 8-point to establish a full prime from my 3-point to my 8-point as soon as possible so that Brown's nine checkers are locked into my homeboard while his other six checkers are moving. If my plan works, I might be able to trap Brown off my 2-point later (if he's made the 2-point) in order to improve my chances of winning a gammon or backgammon. But even if I don't get the opportunity to successfully trap Brown, by forcing Brown to put six checkers out of play I've almost certainly locked up a win, with the only issue being whether I win 2, 4 or 6 points. My move, therefore, is 12/8 16/15.
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