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21S-62S-31 and 32S-62S-31

Posted By: Nack Ballard
Date: Friday, 15 October 2010, at 7:51 a.m.

In Response To: Donkout (Stein Kulseth)

52S-62R-42

But maybe the more important thing is to make sure white has some asset, and the top play is then the one that gets to hit while also grabbing the asset.

You hit the nail on the head. Here, hitting is less valuable than making a strong point, but making a decent point plus hitting is best of all.

For a similar theme, consider the position pair below. How should Blue play 31 in each case?

21S-32S-31

32S-62S-31

For a detailed analysis of these two positions, see Backgammon Openings, pp. 42–43.

Nack

Messages In This Thread

• 3rd roll: 52S-62R-42
  Matt Cohn-Geier -- Thursday, 14 October 2010, at 4:59 a.m.
  • 3rd roll: 52S-62R-42
    Nack Ballard -- Thursday, 14 October 2010, at 5:55 a.m.
    • 51S-62R-42, data
      Nack Ballard -- Friday, 15 October 2010, at 6:15 a.m.
  • 3rd roll: 52S-62R-42
    Stick -- Thursday, 14 October 2010, at 6:43 a.m.
  • 3rd roll: 52S-62R-42
    Christian Munk-Christensen -- Thursday, 14 October 2010, at 10:03 a.m.
  • 3rd roll: 52S-62R-42
    neilkaz -- Thursday, 14 October 2010, at 11:48 a.m.
  • Donkout
    Stick -- Friday, 15 October 2010, at 5:21 a.m.
    • Donkout
      Stein Kulseth -- Friday, 15 October 2010, at 7:05 a.m.
      • 21S-62S-31 and 32S-62S-31
        Nack Ballard -- Friday, 15 October 2010, at 7:51 a.m.
  • 3rd roll: 52S-62R-42
    Matt Cohn-Geier -- Friday, 15 October 2010, at 6:21 p.m.