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Daily Quiz 4/2/11

Posted By: Stein Kulseth
Date: Saturday, 2 April 2011, at 5:21 p.m.

In Response To: Daily Quiz 4/2/11 (Stick)

1: 13/3*
More men back, anchor, equal board indicates bold play. The main alternative 8/2 6/2 strips, goes after the lesser point, whereas 13/3* plays from the stacked point and puts Black on bar. Must make up for the immediate shots.
2: 13/8 11/7
Nowhere near ready to haul anchor yet, but there is still a clever play available - 13/9 13/8, giving max builder distribution, and still only 7 shots in the outfield (11,12,13,36). However laying 3 blots makes hitting in Black's board with 15,25,35 interesting. The text play gives only one blot, 6 shots, and with the bar point slotted White has 24 rolls to make it vs. only 14 after the clever play. The main alternative seems to be the less aggresive 11/6 13/9 giving only 2 shots, but far less numbers that make the bar point, and not that much more firepower for the inner board points.
Being a little short on ammunition and time, I think White should exploit the assets he has, one of those being the 8pt, and making the bar point makes the 8pt that more valuable.
3: 13/5
Very unclear. White will want to get his back men moving, but 24/18 or 24/16 lets Black hit comfortably, which is a good way to remedy his stacked position. 24/22 leaves an unwanted 8/2 - White has tied up enough checkers on low points.
Then 13/5 remains, and but for not addressing the top of the todo list it looks good, unstacking the heavy point, and starting the valuable 5pt. The blot on 8 is not in much danger, and with Black having a 1pt board White rates to have time to get his back men moving soon enough.
4: 20/13
20/13 is screaming to be played, but can White do better? The alternative seems to be 11/4* taking a chance now in order to lock the game up. Only it isn't locked up - Black may still anchor on 5 if not hitting, and White is far from a lock to make the 4 point even if Black dances, and must then get about getting the back man out. I go with the donkey play here,
5: 6/4* 7/4
Call me a simpleton, but making the point on Black's head seems to weigh up for stripping the 6pt in my eyes.

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