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 O O |
| X | | O O O |
| | | O O O |
| | | O O |
| | | O |
| |BAR| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | X X |
| O | | X X X X X |
| O | | X X X X X |
+12-11-10--9--8--7-------6--5--4--3--2--1-+
Pip count X: 94 O: 66 X-O: 0-0
Cube: 1
X to play 43
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 O O |
| X | | O O O |
| | | O O O |
| | | O O |
| | | O |
| |BAR| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | X X |
| O | | X X X X X |
| O | | X X X X X |
+12-11-10--9--8--7-------6--5--4--3--2--1-+
Pip count X: 94 O: 66 X-O: 0-0
Cube: 1
X to play 43
X would like to keep his rear checker where it is for maximum contact,
but to do that, he has to compromise his position in some other way.
According to XG, O's weak board gives X the license to leave a blot
on his midpoint. Compare with the variant below.
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 O O |
| X | | O O O O |
| | | O O O |
| | | O O |
| | | |
| |BAR| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | X X |
| O | | X X X X X |
| O | | X X X X X |
+12-11-10--9--8--7-------6--5--4--3--2--1-+
Pip count X: 94 O: 67 X-O: 0-0
Cube: 1
X to play 43