Consider the play of Black's roll 62s late in a backgame. Thoughts over the board. The first question is: Should Black break a backgame anchor now? If not, only deuces are embarrassing for White. But if Black breaks the 23pt anchor, deuces for White are still as dangerous but threes are bad too -- double…
dumping a backgame
The position below is offered more as a novelty than as a puzzle to be solved. In the game, although Black played poorly, at no stage did White have enough of an advantage to consider a cube. Until now. For orientation, White's home board is at the top left and Black's is at the bottom…
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