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Backgammon Problem #337
Analyzed by Mary Hickey |
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Chicago Open Doubles semifinals tied at 3-3 to 7. Phil & Randee Simborg (White) double Bill Davis & Nora Luna Righter (Black). SHOULD BLACK TAKE?
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| Let’s start by all of us agreeing this is a huge take for money and a close double if it is one at all. No dissenters, right? Good! And I’m pretty sure we can also agree that the 4-away, 4-away score isn’t early enough in a match to be “just like money.” At that score, White has a clear double, and your noble editor Bill Davis and his partner Nora Luna Righter faced the difficult decision regarding the take playing Black in a recent doubles match. | |||||||||
