tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-923586183701099812.post7710439508876449597..comments2024-02-20T02:12:40.325-05:00Comments on $$$ BIG MONEY BILL $$$: Chris Yep game 1 - another backgameBillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09053676057810990707noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-923586183701099812.post-23891389839428182882013-10-29T23:23:25.420-04:002013-10-29T23:23:25.420-04:00You are right as usual Tim. I was too harsh on th...You are right as usual Tim. I was too harsh on the hit pay. <br /><br />I'm generally too lazy for rollouts.Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09053676057810990707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-923586183701099812.post-85453479458918035832013-10-28T23:56:31.499-04:002013-10-28T23:56:31.499-04:00Good problems...very difficult! In the second pro...Good problems...very difficult! In the second problem, I don't think that not hitting is as obvious as you seem to imply. Hitting wins more gammons, after all, and may roll out on top at some scores. The extra gammons are also a strong consideration in the fourth position. In the third position, there are several other candidates to consider; in particular, I looked at 23/11* and 20/11* 5/2 as well, and was leaning towards 23/11*. Hitting on our side of the board tends to be better in backgames than hitting on the opponent's side because it usually hurts his timing more. Finally, I'd recommend doing full rollouts of these rather than taking XGR++ as gospel.Timothy Chowhttp://alum.mit.edu/www/tchownoreply@blogger.com