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Daily Quiz 6/9

Posted By: Timothy Chow
Date: Saturday, 11 June 2011, at 2:47 a.m.

In Response To: Daily Quiz 6/9 (Daily Quiz)

1. The standard reference position has Blue's spare on the 5pt instead of the 3pt and then it's D/T with the double being close. In the given position, Blue's 66 65 55 are bad rolls so I think that swings this to ND/T.

2. Difficult. It's normally right not to volunteer a shot in a mutual holding game, but here we have to tear up our board to avoid leaving a shot. Suppose we pay now with 12/6 and White hits. White has an open 4pt and a dead checker and is way behind in the race, so doesn't have an immediate redouble, and Blue has plenty of chances to squeak by, especially since he still has a five-point board. So getting hit now is not a complete disaster. On the other hand, suppose Blue plays 6/2 4/2. What will White do next? My guess is White will try to run off the back anchor, keeping pressure on Blue's outfield point. It seems fairly likely that Blue will be forced to pay next turn, and then the situation will be worse, with Blue's broken board. Tough call but I will pay now. 12/6.

3. Slotting the 6pt is too bold with White having a strong board and no checkers off. It looks to me like the main question is whether to play 13/8, which is better for containment purposes but allows White to hit with 62. Suppose we instead play 18/13; will White hit anyway if she rolls 62? I'm not sure but it at least looks like a viable option, so it looks like 13/8 duplicates White's 62 to some extent. Against 13/8 is the fact that if White enters and hits then Blue will be in big trouble with all those blots lying around. Blue has cube ownership, but still, it looks pretty risky. Another difficult decision but I will chicken out with 18/13.

4. I think Blue needs to step up with 24/21 to prevent White from bringing builders down from the midpoint too freely and getting a strong double. The race is close so Blue will not be unhappy to run the straggler and convert to a race with a big roll. The ace I'm not sure about but I'd try 8/7.

5. We had this problem already in a recent quiz. D/P.

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