Simborg
Joined: 17 Aug 2006
Posts: 408
Location: Chicago
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Match to 5, white is losing 0-3; black holds a 2 cube, and white to play 3-2.
Gammons are very important to white, so lots of people think that hitting the second checker would be best here. You actually get more gammons simply by covering your blot and making the valuable 5 point.
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