Position 8, page 68
From The Backgammon Book, by Oswald Jacoby and John R. Crawford

White to play 6-5.

Move one back man from black one point to black twelve point. This move is so obvious that virtually no explanation is needed: you have gotten one of your back men halfway home safely, and are off to a strong running game.

In backgammon circles the move is sometimes called “lover’s leap.”

24/13
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White rolls 6-5

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XGID=-b----E-C---eE---c-e----B-:0:0:1:65:0:0:0:0

6-5: Game BG   Equity
1 24/13 W
L
.5295
.4705
.1211
.1232
.0060
.0037
+0.1032 x  *
2 24/18, 13/8 W
L
.5093
.4907
.1359
.1354
.0070
.0051
+0.0338 (0.0694) 

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