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Play 11: go after 3rd checker?

Posted By: Timothy Chow
Date: Friday, 11 March 2011, at 6:54 p.m.

In Response To: Play 11: go after 3rd checker? (leobueno)

Making the 5pt is clear, especially at DMP, since priming is the way to win this game. Then the next priority is to prevent White from making a second anchor. 2/1* is the direct approach; the alternative is 21/20. I'm not sure which I prefer; probably I would play 21/20 and just hope that White rolls a 3 and not a 1. Breaking the 2pt is fancy and we don't mind having our checkers recirculated to interfere with White's timing; however, now White might anchor on either the 1pt or the 2pt (unless we keep trying to attack and cover on the 1pt and 2pt). Difficult for me to weigh the two alternatives, but 21/20 leads to a simpler game where I'm less likely to blunder.

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