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62S-32S-51@-61 and 21S-32S-21@-61

Posted By: Nack Ballard
Date: Monday, 14 February 2011, at 4:41 a.m.

In Response To: 4th roll positions aren't helping my ER (Chuck Bower)

62S-32S-51@-61

21S-32S-21@-61

Hitting looks clear to me in the left-hand position above. However, I offer the right-hand variant, where White's anchor is pushed back (from her 18pt to her 22pt). Now what?

Diagrammed below is a tangentially related position which is analyzed on the bottom half of page 52 in Backgammon Openings:

62S-32S-31

In the above (useful reference) position, hitting is tied with making the 5pt.

The other positions analyzed on pages 52 and 53 (62S-32Z-31 and 62S-32$-31, diagrammed below) are noteworthy as well. Can you guess in which one you are supposed to make the 5pt and in which one you are supposed to hit?

62S-32Z-31

62S-32$-31

If you don't have the book, you can find Julian Fetterlein's analysis of the right-hand position here.

Nack

Messages In This Thread

• 4th roll positions aren't helping my ER
  Chuck Bower -- Monday, 14 February 2011, at 2:34 a.m.
  • 4th roll positions aren't helping my ER
    Stick -- Monday, 14 February 2011, at 2:49 a.m.
    • 4th roll positions aren't helping my ER
      Dmitriy Obukhov -- Monday, 14 February 2011, at 3:37 a.m.
      • you mean this?
        Chuck Bower -- Monday, 14 February 2011, at 6:35 p.m.
        • you mean this?
          Timothy Chow -- Tuesday, 15 February 2011, at 3:12 p.m.
        • Rollout
          Chuck Bower -- Tuesday, 15 February 2011, at 4:13 p.m.
  • 62S-32S-51@-61 and 21S-32S-21@-61
    Nack Ballard -- Monday, 14 February 2011, at 4:41 a.m.
    • 62S-32S-51@-61 and 21S-32S-21@-61
      Ian Shaw -- Monday, 14 February 2011, at 2:02 p.m.
      • 62S-32S-51@-61 and 21S-32S-21@-61
        Nack Ballard -- Sunday, 20 February 2011, at 12:11 a.m.
  • I had a nice lunch at BK yesterday
    neilkaz -- Monday, 14 February 2011, at 3:50 p.m.
  • (another) variant
    Chuck Bower -- Monday, 14 February 2011, at 6:27 p.m.
    • 32S-63H-41V-31V-53@-65R-54H-42S-41H-21H-52@-61
      Nack Ballard -- Monday, 14 February 2011, at 8:31 p.m.
    • (another) variant -- Rollout
      Chuck Bower -- Tuesday, 15 February 2011, at 8:38 p.m.
      • (another) variant -- Rollout
        Nack Ballard -- Tuesday, 15 February 2011, at 9:40 p.m.
  • Rollout
    Stick -- Tuesday, 15 February 2011, at 7:04 p.m.
    • Rollout
      Nack Ballard -- Tuesday, 15 February 2011, at 7:16 p.m.
      • Rollout
        Stick -- Tuesday, 15 February 2011, at 8:09 p.m.
        • What's in a name?
          Nack Ballard -- Tuesday, 15 February 2011, at 9:19 p.m.
        • Rollout
          Sam Pottle -- Wednesday, 16 February 2011, at 1:55 a.m.
      • Rollout
        Chuck Bower -- Tuesday, 15 February 2011, at 8:56 p.m.