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  • What's the best way to play an opening 62?

    From Peter@21:1/5 to All on Thu Aug 5 16:09:28 2021
    What's the best way to play an opening 62? He timorously enquired,
    recognizing that there may be more than one answer.
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  • From pepstein5@gmail.com@21:1/5 to Peter on Fri Aug 6 02:28:02 2021
    On Thursday, August 5, 2021 at 4:09:31 PM UTC+1, Peter wrote:
    What's the best way to play an opening 62? He timorously enquired, recognizing that there may be more than one answer.

    The reason "there may be more than one answer" is that the question is
    so vague. I think that opening theory is well enough understood, so that
    there is a single answer when the question is precise.
    If you mean money play, then it's 24/18 13/11. There are likely to be other scores where different plays are correct.

    Paul

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  • From Timothy Chow@21:1/5 to peps...@gmail.com on Fri Aug 6 08:19:30 2021
    On 8/6/2021 5:28 AM, peps...@gmail.com wrote:
    On Thursday, August 5, 2021 at 4:09:31 PM UTC+1, Peter wrote:
    What's the best way to play an opening 62? He timorously enquired,
    recognizing that there may be more than one answer.

    The reason "there may be more than one answer" is that the question is
    so vague. I think that opening theory is well enough understood, so that there is a single answer when the question is precise.
    If you mean money play, then it's 24/18 13/11. There are likely to be other scores where different plays are correct.

    At gammon go (trailing 2-away Crawford), XG narrowly
    prefers 13/5 to 24/18 13/11.

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    Tim Chow

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  • From Peter@21:1/5 to Peter on Fri Aug 6 16:54:50 2021
    Peter wrote:
    What's the best way to play an opening 62?  He timorously enquired, recognizing that there may be more than one answer.

    My thanks to peps and Dr Chow.

    --
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    Abraham Lincoln at Gettysburg

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  • From pepstein5@gmail.com@21:1/5 to Peter on Fri Aug 6 10:27:49 2021
    On Friday, August 6, 2021 at 4:54:52 PM UTC+1, Peter wrote:
    Peter wrote:
    What's the best way to play an opening 62? He timorously enquired, recognizing that there may be more than one answer.
    My thanks to peps and Dr Chow.

    Part of the point of signing an email is to specify how you want others to refer to you.

    Paul

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  • From Peter@21:1/5 to peps...@gmail.com on Fri Aug 6 19:11:55 2021
    peps...@gmail.com wrote:
    On Friday, August 6, 2021 at 4:54:52 PM UTC+1, Peter wrote:
    Peter wrote:
    What's the best way to play an opening 62? He timorously enquired,
    recognizing that there may be more than one answer.
    My thanks to peps and Dr Chow.

    Part of the point of signing an email is to specify how you want others to refer to you.

    Paul


    My thanks to Paul and Tim Chow.

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    Abraham Lincoln at Gettysburg

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  • From J R@21:1/5 to Tim Chow on Thu Aug 19 03:00:32 2021
    On Friday, August 6, 2021 at 8:19:33 AM UTC-4, Tim Chow wrote:
    On 8/6/2021 5:28 AM, peps...@gmail.com wrote:
    On Thursday, August 5, 2021 at 4:09:31 PM UTC+1, Peter wrote:
    What's the best way to play an opening 62? He timorously enquired,
    recognizing that there may be more than one answer.

    The reason "there may be more than one answer" is that the question is
    so vague. I think that opening theory is well enough understood, so that there is a single answer when the question is precise.
    If you mean money play, then it's 24/18 13/11. There are likely to be other scores where different plays are correct.
    At gammon go (trailing 2-away Crawford), XG narrowly
    prefers 13/5 to 24/18 13/11.

    ---
    Tim Chow

    Might as well include 4a 2a.

    Stick

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