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Daily Quiz 5/15
Posted By: Timothy Chow In Response To: Daily Quiz 5/15 (Stick)
Date: Sunday, 15 May 2011, at 9:50 p.m.
1. With all the boldness indicators, the first play I looked at was 23/18 8/6. However, this does leave us open to a bunch of double hits, so let's look further. I don't see any other 5 that I like better. But 24/22 is a nice-looking 2, anchoring against White's stacks and cutting down on the exposure. I'll try 24/22 23/18.
2. The candidates seem to be 7/6 7/5 and 7/5 6/5. Paying later with 7/5 6/5 obviously postpones the triple shot; it also may force White to give up something on her turn, since she has no spares to play. If we pay now with 7/6 7/5, will White turn the cube? If she does, I think we have an easy take, even though our gammon wins will be meaningless. White has 9 misses and is far from guaranteed to win even if she hits. Tough decision but I think I'll pay now with 7/6 7/5. It gives us a much more flexible position, so that if we're missed we're doing very well. If we're hit, we may hit back and lose very little.
3. 6/4*(2) looks clear for the first two 2's. Then there are various choices for the last two 2's, but I like the simple 13/11(2), building structure and getting ready to prime if Blue tries a backgame.
4. We're leaving a double shot at least, so I think 6/5* is clear. If we hit only one checker then it gives White a bunch of hit-and-cover rolls. Despite leaving a triple shot, I'll try 6/5* 6/4*. If we're hit back we'll at least have a shot at White's home-board blot. At DMP we can afford to play more boldly.
5. The choice seems to be between 18/10 and 10/5 8/5. This is a difficult choice. The 5pt is the 5pt and provides us with good protection against a blitz, but 10/5 8/5 strips the 8pt and provides less outfield coverage if White tries to escape. I play 18/10 here but am not confident.
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