- August 20, 2024
This position occurs after Red starts with a 61 (13/7, 8/7) and White replies with double aces (8/7(2), 6/5(2). How should Red now play this 32?
White has the start of a prime while Red
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Match Play. 2-2 to 7. How should Red play 63?
eXtreme Gammon ID: XGID=a--BACBB-----Ba---bbbbcCb-:1:1:1:63:2:2:0:7:10:1
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- August 13, 2024
Red has an excellent position for the Crawford Game. At this score Red should be playing gammon save and the fact that Red holds the opponent’s golden point plays perfectly to that plan.