What about the other bar point?

XGID=--a--bE-CA--eD---bAe--A---:0:0:1:54:0:0:0:0:10

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 X | | O X |
| X O | | O |
| X | | O |
| X | | O |
| | | O |
| |BAR| |
| O | | X |
| O | | X |
| O X | | X |
| O X | | X O |
| O X X | | X O O |
+12-11-10--9--8--7-------6--5--4--3--2--1-+
Pip count X: 155 O: 174 X-O: 0-0
Cube: 1
X to play 54

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On Wednesday, July 12, 2023 at 2:27:28 PM UTC-3, ah....Clem wrote:

What about the other bar point?

XGID=--a--bE-CA--eD---bAe--A---:0:0:1:54:0:0:0:0:10

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 X | | O X |
| X O | | O |
| X | | O |
| X | | O |
| | | O |
| |BAR| |
| O | | X |
| O | | X |
| O X | | X |
| O X | | X O |
| O X X | | X O O |
+12-11-10--9--8--7-------6--5--4--3--2--1-+
Pip count X: 155 O: 174 X-O: 0-0
Cube: 1
X to play 54

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X is confortably ahead in the race and making the 4th doesn't add that much to the position, therefore: 18/9

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On 7/12/2023 1:27 PM, ah....Clem wrote:

What about the other bar point?

XGID=--a--bE-CA--eD---bAe--A---:0:0:1:54:0:0:0:0:10

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  X |   | O        X       |
 | X           O    |   | O                |
 | X                |   | O                |
 | X                |   | O                |
 |                  |   | O                |
 |                  |BAR|                  |
 | O                |   | X                |
 | O                |   | X                |
 | O           X    |   | X                |
 | O           X    |   | X  O             |
 | O        X  X    |   | X  O        O    |
 +12-11-10--9--8--7-------6--5--4--3--2--1-+
Pip count  X: 155  O: 174 X-O: 0-0
Cube: 1
X to play 54

I don't think that stripping the 8pt to make a point behind O's anchor
is the right idea here, when X has those blots on the other side of the
board. X is well ahead in the pip count and Magriel's criteria suggest
a safe play. For me, the choice is between 22/18 9/4 and 18/9. I would probably play 18/9 over the board, following the principle that one
should race when ahead in the race.

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XG prefers making the bar point over the four point, but much more
strongly prefers making the nine point.


XGID=--a--bE-CA--eD---bAe--A---:0:0:1:54:0:0:0:0:10

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 X | | O X |
| X O | | O |
| X | | O |
| X | | O |
| | | O |
| |BAR| |
| O | | X |
| O | | X |
| O X | | X |
| O X | | X O |
| O X X | | X O O |
+12-11-10--9--8--7-------6--5--4--3--2--1-+
Pip count X: 155 O: 174 X-O: 0-0
Cube: 1
X to play 54

1. XG Roller++ 18/9 eq:+0.341
Player: 59.24% (G:13.04% B:0.44%)
Opponent: 40.76% (G:9.04% B:0.26%)

2. XG Roller++ 22/18 13/8 eq:+0.220 (-0.121)
Player: 56.02% (G:11.57% B:0.35%)
Opponent: 43.98% (G:8.99% B:0.29%)

3. XG Roller++ 9/4 8/4 eq:+0.191 (-0.150)
Player: 54.76% (G:14.04% B:0.49%)
Opponent: 45.24% (G:10.83% B:0.35%)

4. XG Roller++ 22/18 9/4 eq:+0.190 (-0.151)
Player: 55.54% (G:10.87% B:0.31%)
Opponent: 44.46% (G:9.38% B:0.30%)

5. XG Roller++ 13/9 13/8 eq:+0.154 (-0.186)
Player: 54.09% (G:13.43% B:0.49%)
Opponent: 45.91% (G:11.24% B:0.37%)


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