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three variations

Posted By: Nack Ballard
Date: Thursday, 24 March 2011, at 8:57 a.m.

In Response To: three variations (Chuck Bower)

The higher White's (Opp's) point, the stronger White's prime and the better Blue's race; for both reasons, it is less questionable for Blue to move the back checkers.

As a matter of course, 9 to 15 pips down (before the play) and facing ten checkers in the zone, I'm not inclined to split or run in any of the four implied positions, but the variant with White owning her 5pt (which could be legally arrived at by 61P-44P-62) should be the closest decision -- I'd give that one serious thought.

Readers who have Backgammon Openings may benefit from reviewing 54S-31P-31 versus 54S-44P-31 on pages 74 and 75.

Nack

Messages In This Thread

• 61P-55P-62?
  Justin N. -- Tuesday, 22 March 2011, at 4:31 a.m.
  • 61P-55P-62?
    Stick -- Tuesday, 22 March 2011, at 5:30 a.m.
    • 61P-55P-62?
      Turz -- Tuesday, 22 March 2011, at 9:19 a.m.
    • 61P-55P-62 and 61P-66O-62
      Nack Ballard -- Thursday, 24 March 2011, at 8:50 p.m.
      • to Stein or Stick (for Stick's opening theory)
        pontiac -- Thursday, 8 December 2011, at 10:57 a.m.
        • to Stein or Stick (for Stick's opening theory)
          Nack Ballard -- Thursday, 8 December 2011, at 1:12 p.m.
        • to Stein or Stick (for Stick's opening theory)
          Martin Sterel -- Thursday, 8 December 2011, at 1:36 p.m.
        • to Stein or Stick (for Stick's opening theory)
          Michael Nielsen -- Thursday, 8 December 2011, at 1:45 p.m.
        • to Stein or Stick (for Stick's opening theory)
          Timothy Chow -- Thursday, 8 December 2011, at 4:00 p.m.
          • to Stein or Stick (for Stick's opening theory)
            pontiac -- Thursday, 8 December 2011, at 4:26 p.m.
          • Proposed rewording
            Nack Ballard -- Thursday, 8 December 2011, at 5:05 p.m.
            • Proposed rewording
              pontiac -- Thursday, 8 December 2011, at 6:36 p.m.
            • Proposed rewording
              Stick -- Thursday, 8 December 2011, at 7:59 p.m.
            • Proposed rewording
              christian munk-christensen -- Friday, 9 December 2011, at 4:50 p.m.
              • Proposed rewording
                Martin Sterel -- Friday, 9 December 2011, at 7:28 p.m.
                • Proposed rewording
                  christian munk-christensen -- Friday, 9 December 2011, at 9:03 p.m.
                  • Proposed rewording
                    Stick -- Friday, 9 December 2011, at 9:23 p.m.
                    • Proposed rewording
                      christian munk-christensen -- Friday, 9 December 2011, at 9:58 p.m.
  • 61P-55P-62?
    Sam Pottle -- Tuesday, 22 March 2011, at 5:56 a.m.
    • three variations
      Chuck Bower -- Tuesday, 22 March 2011, at 7:49 p.m.
      • three variations
        Stick -- Wednesday, 23 March 2011, at 4:33 a.m.
      • three variations
        Nack Ballard -- Thursday, 24 March 2011, at 8:57 a.m.
  • 61P-55P-62?
    Stein Kulseth -- Tuesday, 22 March 2011, at 6:53 a.m.
  • 61P-55P-62?
    Christian Munk-Christensen -- Tuesday, 22 March 2011, at 7:13 a.m.
  • 61P-55P-62?
    Nack Ballard -- Thursday, 24 March 2011, at 8:38 a.m.
    • Striping the midpoint
      mtuhtan -- Thursday, 24 March 2011, at 8:45 a.m.
      • Midpoint and 7pt: relationship
        Nack Ballard -- Thursday, 24 March 2011, at 8:06 p.m.
        • Midpoint and 7pt: relationship - thank you!! *NM*
          mtuhtan -- Thursday, 24 March 2011, at 8:49 p.m.
          • Midpoint and 7pt: relationship - thank you!! *NM*
            6stones -- Friday, 25 March 2011, at 8:50 a.m.