- September 12, 2023
This position was meant to be easy, but it didn’t turn out that way.
It should be obvious that 18/10 is not the right idea. Blue won’t be favourite to get a shot next turn and he is way behind
Basic Bear-off Redouble
Match Play. 2-2 to 7. Should Blue redouble to 4. Should White take?
eXtreme Gammon ID: XGID=-CB------------------baa--:1:1:1:00:2:2:0:7:10
Answer and Commentary
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- September 6, 2023
This position came up in a teaching session. After a group discussion 8/3 was chosen as the move to be played.
Hitting on the 10-pt was correctly deemed to be too loose while makes the