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In this instance, there is little point in black’s making his bar point, since white already occupies his 5 point. The sound tactical play in this position is for black to ignore his blots and to move his double 1’s from white’s 1 point to the 3 point.

This is another illustration of a player attempting to lure the enemy off his own valuable 5 point. It is true that black is giving his opponent options, which under normal circumstances he should not do, but in this situation he has little choice. We realize that few players would make this seemingly bold move, but not only is it the more conservative play, it is also correct.

24/22(2)

24/21, 10/9

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Money play Centered cube Black rolls 1-1 1296 games with VR Checker play: 3-ply Cube play: XG Roller

XGID=-----bE-CAA-eC---c-e----B-:0:0:1:11:0:0:0:0

	1-1:		Game	G	BG	Equity
1	24/21, 10/9	W L	.4695 .5305	.0797 .1191	.0031 .0034	−0.1388
2	24/23, 24/22, 10/9	W L	.4598 .5402	.0733 .1205	.0026 .0035	−0.1883	(0.0495)
3	24/22, 10/9, 8/7	W L	.4562 .5438	.0942 .1349	.0038 .0054	−0.1951	(0.0563)
4	24/23, 10/9, 8/6	W L	.4478 .5522	.0783 .1354	.0028 .0045	−0.2420	(0.1032)
5	24/22(2)	W L	.4300 .5700	.0911 .1285	.0032 .0059	−0.2891	(0.1503)

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Backgammon, the Cruelest Game (1974), by Barclay Cooke and Jon Bradshaw