I see this misplayed so often I thought it was time to point readers in the right direction.
This position occurs after Red 53: 8/3, 6/3, White 62: 24/18, 13/11
With double twos the only
Chouette
Money Play. How should Red play 43?
eXtreme Gammon ID: XGID=-aaaBCC-B-A--BAb---bb-bbbA:1:1:1:43:0:0:1:0:10
Answer and Commentary
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