“Three Great Games”
Rollout of Game 1, Position 5b
From Backgammon: the Cruelest Game, by Barclay Cooke and Jon Bradshaw

White to play 4-3.

White moves the blot from his 8 point and covers his own 4 point, and starts his 3 point by moving off his 6 point. He is still leaving the blot on his 9 point to try to tempt black to break the vital 5 point.

8/4, 6/3  *
23/20, 8/4 x
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White rolls 4-3

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4-3: Game BG   Equity
1 23/20, 8/4 W
L
.4865
.5135
.0808
.0672
.0025
.0027
−0.0374 x 
2 9/6, 8/4 W
L
.4633
.5367
.0903
.0891
.0020
.0036
−0.1285 (0.0911) 
3 8/4, 6/3 W
L
.4492
.5508
.0927
.0932
.0021
.0035
−0.1824 (0.1450)  *

Three Great Games,” Backgammon: the Cruelest Game

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

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