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Chris Bray
12 minutes ago1 min read
2024 - Position of the Week 8
XGID=--B-BBC-aB-----b---cBbbeB-:1:1:1:41:0:2:0:5:10 Match Play. Red trails 0-2 to 5. How should Red play 41?
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Chris Bray
4 days ago1 min read
2024 - Position of the Week 7 Solution
Red needs to clear his mid-point to bring the game home. 13/10(3) doesn’t work because there is no sensible fourth three. 8/5(2), 8/2...
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Chris Bray
7 days ago1 min read
2024 - Position of the Week 7
XGID=-aBCB-BbC----C----acabbba-:0:0:1:33:2:0:0:9:10 Match Play. Red leads 2-0 to 9. How should Red play 33?
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Chris Bray
Dec 101 min read
2024 - Position of the Week 6 Solution
White’s 33-pip lead in the race and five-point home board are very significant factors. For money this would be a borderline redouble,...
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Chris Bray
Dec 81 min read
2024 - Position of the Week 6
XGID=-a---BECCA-------aAcc-bcb-:1:1:1:00:0:0:0:5:10 Match Play. 0-0 to 5. Should Red redouble? If redoubled, should White take? Note:...
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Chris Bray
Dec 21 min read
2024 - Position of the Week 5 Solution
It is just too easy to play 13/10*/4*, 7/4 and put two checkers on the bar. It looks obvious but it isn’t. This an occasion when “two on...
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Chris Bray
Nov 291 min read
2024 - Position of the Week 5
XGID=-aa-BBBB----cEa--c-db---B-:0:0:1:51:3:3:0:9:10 Match Play. Red leads 3-2 to 9. How should Red play 33?
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Chris Bray
Nov 251 min read
2024 - Position of the Week 4 Solution
The vast majority of players will swiftly move bar/23, 20/18(2)*, 13/11* and pick up their dice without any more ado. In doing so they...
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Chris Bray
Nov 231 min read
2024 - Position of the Week 4
XGID=---a--D-C--adD---badB-b-AA:0:0:1:22:4:5:0:7: Match Play. Red trails 4-5 to 7. How should Red play 22?
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Chris Bray
Nov 181 min read
2024 - Position of the Week 3 Solution
There are four candidate plays: (a) 24/23, 13/8; (b)7/2*/1*; (c) 24/18 and (d) 13/7. We can quickly dismiss (a) because it gives White...
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