Position 43c, page 124
From The Backgammon Book, by Oswald Jacoby and John R. Crawford

White to play 4-4.

Hit his blot on your four point with the two men on your eight point. Then, either move two men from the black twelve point to your nine point or move one man all the way to your five point.
8/4*(2), 13/9(2)
8/4*(2), 13/5  *
8/4*(2), 6/2(2) x
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4-4: Game G  BG   Equity
1 8/4*(2), 6/2(2) W
L 		.7261
.2739 		.2955
.0415 		.0276
.0017 		+0.9854 x 
2 13/9(2), 8/4*(2) W
L 		.7117
.2883 		.2714
.0452 		.0230
.0014 		+0.9663 (0.0191) 
3 20/16(2), 8/4*(2) W
L 		.7187
.2813 		.2392
.0502 		.0177
.0019 		+0.9538 (0.0316) 
4 13/5, 8/4*(2) W
L 		.6982
.3018 		.2738
.0490 		.0221
.0018 		+0.9365 (0.0489)  *
5 20/16, 13/9, 8/4*(2) W
L 		.6885
.3115 		.2589
.0640 		.0254
.0030 		+0.8620 (0.1234) 

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