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Backgammon Problem #355
Analyzed by Jake Jacobs in the Jul/Aug Point |
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| Money Game. BLACK TO PLAY 6-4. | ||||||||
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| This problem arose in a money game. I don’t know the details, but let’s imagine it came up in a chouette. Depending upon who is the Captain it is easy to imagine a set of flying fingers grabbing the back man, lifting it over the prime, sliding it onto the 11-point so fast it skids halfway to Skokie; and before you can say: “Hey Carter, could we look at that?” the Box is rolling boxes and Carter is asking why you were trying to interrupt his flow.
Carter is a fine player, and running with the back man looks like a fine play. You have a six-prime, after all, with five of your opponent’s men trapped behind it. Meanwhile, you have one man behind her less impressive prime, and 6-4 allows you to escape cleanly. But looking for a second play can’t hurt, so let’s see if there is a Plan B. |
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Read Jake's complete analysis in the Jul/Aug POINT. Order HERE.
