- April 9, 2024
There are a number of bear-off positions that everybody should know because they recur frequently and learning them is a lot quicker than trying to work things out from first principles
Blitz Doubling Reference
Money Game. Should Red double? If doubled, should White take?
eXtreme Gammon ID: XGID=aB-Ba-C-A---dEa--c-e----B-:0:0:1:00:0:0:3:0:10
Answer and Commentary
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- Tagged: Basic Beginners, Doubling Decision
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- April 2, 2024
As this is a quiz you can probably guess that 9/4*, 8/4 won’t be the answer!
This is a difficult problem, as are most containment positions. You must look at the immediate problem but