I am the first to admit that I got this wrong over the board. It seemed to be clear to step up with 24/22 and then play 10/7, safetying the blot on the 10-pt.
That move turns out to be a double
Not Good Enough Too Good to Double
Money Play. Should Red double? If doubled, should White take?
Match Play. Red leads 4-0 to 7. Should Red double? If doubled, should White take?
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Match Play. Red leads 4-0 to 7. Should Red double? If doubled, should White take?
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This position occurs after Red 54: 24/20, 13/8 White 21: 13/11, 6/5* and I played it incorrectly for years believing that bar/23, 6/5 gave White a good four which she didn’t have anywhere