On 8/26/2022 9:52 AM, Timothy Chow wrote:
No cows were harmed in the making of this backgammon position.
XGID=-bBD-DC-----b-B----b-bbbc-:1:-1:1:51:0:0:0:0:10
X:Player 1 O:Player 2
Score is X:0 O:0. Unlimited Game +13-14-15-16-17-18------19-20-21-22-23-24-+
| X | | O O O O O | +---+ | X | | O O O O O | | 2 | | | | O | +---+
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| |BAR| |
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| | | X X | | | | X X X | | O | | X X X X O |
| O | | X X X X O | +12-11-10--9--8--7-------6--5--4--3--2--1-+
Pip count X: 82 O: 107 X-O: 0-0
Cube: 2, O own cube
X to play 51
14/9 is forced. I count four shots to hit on either the 9 or 8 points,
11 to hit on the 13, and 12 to hit on the 14.
Perhaps it's worth the extra shot to unstack the three point, but I'm unconvinced, so 14/9 14/13.
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