At first sight this position looks innocuous, and few would give much though to redoubling. Red still has a. lot of work to do and White has a five-point home board. Even so the redouble
Deep Thought
Match Play. Red trails 2-4 to 5. How should Red play 44?
eXtreme Gammon ID: XGID=-aAABBBB-A-------bbcBcbbB-:1:-1:1:44:2:4:0:5:10
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When you can do two do things instead of one it is normally right to do so. Red trails in the race, even after playing this roll. Thirdly Red is outboarded in the position. Finally, he leads