In the below position, 13/7(2) is the obvious DMP play, but we can
try to get more gammons by blitzing (which I wrongly did).
Stick's DMP rule (as I understand it) says to make the DMP play here,
and it is right for a wide class of positions similar to this one.
It's a good rule for this position type. But there are other types of position, which I gave in another thread, where the DMP rule gives less satisfaction than a conversation with Noam Chomsky about politics
and linguistics.

Paul

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X:Daniel O:eXtremeGammon


Score is X:4 O:1. Unlimited Game, Jacoby Beaver
+13-14-15-16-17-18------19-20-21-22-23-24-+
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| O | | X X X X | | 2 |
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+12-11-10--9--8--7-------6--5--4--3--2--1-+
Pip count X: 139 O: 118 X-O: 4-1
Cube: 2, X own cube
X to play 33

1. XG Roller+ 13/7(2) eq:+1.144
Player: 82.60% (G:34.83% B:2.46%)
Opponent: 17.40% (G:4.08% B:0.09%)

2. XG Roller+ 13/10(2) 4/1*(2) eq:+0.936 (-0.208)
Player: 69.76% (G:40.58% B:1.72%)
Opponent: 30.24% (G:10.30% B:0.46%)

3. 4-ply 13/10(2) 13/7 eq:+1.119 (-0.025)
Player: 83.23% (G:32.99% B:2.20%)
Opponent: 16.77% (G:3.88% B:0.11%)

4. 2-ply 13/10(3) 7/4 eq:+0.884 (-0.260)
Player: 71.30% (G:29.28% B:2.01%)
Opponent: 28.70% (G:7.59% B:0.16%)

5. 2-ply 13/4 7/4 eq:+0.870 (-0.274)
Player: 70.69% (G:30.97% B:2.05%)
Opponent: 29.31% (G:8.70% B:0.20%)


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