Red’s position is better than it looks despite White’s four-point home board. The race is equal and White has three blots. The key plan for Red is to escape his rear checkers.
Basic Blitz
Money Play. Should Red double? If doubled, should White take?
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Answer and Commentary
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I think most players know the modern backgammon tactic, the Double Falcon, which is defined as follows: “to voluntarily expose two blots in front of an opponent’s stripped