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Reminds me of this position from a "cameron" quiz

Posted By: Timothy Chow
Date: Sunday, 20 February 2011, at 8:30 p.m.

In Response To: 54S-11e-41U-64 and 54S-11e-31V-64 (Nack Ballard)

I'm reminded of this slightly strange position from the 2003 "Cameron" quiz (reproduced below) where it wasn't obvious to me what the right play was, even though the bots think it's obvious.

Match to 5, White leads 1-0
Blue to play 64

White	162
Blue	148
GNUBg Id: jAfnASiM58gBEg:QQm6ABAAAAAA XGID=-aaB--D-C--AdCc----d-AbA--:1:-1:1:64:0:1:0:5:8

Messages In This Thread

• 54S-11S-41U-64
  Stick -- Saturday, 19 February 2011, at 1:21 p.m.
  • 54S-11S-41U-64
    christian munk-christensen -- Saturday, 19 February 2011, at 1:31 p.m.
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    higonefive -- Saturday, 19 February 2011, at 5:23 p.m.
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    Timothy Chow -- Saturday, 19 February 2011, at 5:29 p.m.
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    neilkaz -- Saturday, 19 February 2011, at 5:42 p.m.
  • 54S-11e-41U-64 and 54S-11e-31V-64
    Nack Ballard -- Saturday, 19 February 2011, at 9:24 p.m.
    • 54S-11e-41U-64 and 54S-11e-31V-64
      David Rockwell -- Sunday, 20 February 2011, at 12:18 a.m.
    • Reminds me of this position from a "cameron" quiz
      Timothy Chow -- Sunday, 20 February 2011, at 8:30 p.m.
      • 64P-32D-51S-64 and variant
        Nack Ballard -- Monday, 21 February 2011, at 8:18 p.m.
  • 54S-11S-41U-64
    fomalhaut -- Saturday, 19 February 2011, at 9:33 p.m.