“Three Great Games”
Rollout of Game 2, Position 10b
From Backgammon: the Cruelest Game, by Barclay Cooke and Jon Bradshaw

White doubles to 4.
Should Black take?

White now correctly redoubles. It is a bad emotional take by black — but he takes nonetheless, as happens with even the best of players from time to time.

Rollout 
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White owns 2-cube
White on roll

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Checker play: 3-ply
Cube play: XG Roller
XGID=--cBbBDAC----B-A---bb-bac-:1:1:1:00:0:0:0:0

Cube Action Game BG   Equity
No double W
L
.8652
.1348
.3125
.0114
.0140
.0002
+1.1961 x 
Double Take W
L
.8674
.1326
.3055
.0105
.0148
.0002
+1.9868 +1.0000 (0.1961)  *
Drop +1.0000

  White is too good to redouble  

Three Great Games,” Backgammon: the Cruelest Game

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

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