• Money Game

+-13-14-15-16-17-18-+---+-19-20-21-22-23-24-+
|1O ' '1X '4X '3X ' '1X5O|
|   |
|      |  25  |
|1O '2O1X '3O|1 |1X2O ' ' '4X|
+-12-11-10--9--8--7-+---+--6--5--4--3--2--1-+

Pip counts: White: 154, Red: 155

• Red to play


            • Moves Candidates

B/23 13/8
B/23 6/1
B/20 6/4*

            3-ply, Cubeful

B/23 6/1 -0.007
    47.8%   18.5%  0.6%    52.2%   14.0%   0.6%
B/23 13/8 -0.094 ( -0.087)
    46.1%   16.3%  0.5%    53.9%   15.0%   0.7%
B/20 6/4* -0.145 ( -0.137)
    45.0%   16.1%  0.9%    55.0%   16.8%   1.1%


        • After Red has played B/23 6/1                                                                    • After Red has played B/23 13/8


+-13-14-15-16-17-18-+---+-19-20-21-22-23-24-+
|1O1O '1X '4X '3X ' '1X5O|
|   |
|      |      |
|2O '2O1X '2O|   |1X2O ' ' '4X|
+-12-11-10--9--8--7-+---+--6--5--4--3--2--1-+


+-13-14-15-16-17-18-+---+-19-20-21-22-23-24-+
|1O1O '1X '4X '3X ' '1X4O|
|   |
|      |      |
|1O '2O1X '3O|   |1X3O ' ' '4X|
+-12-11-10--9--8--7-+---+--6--5--4--3--2--1-+
                                                                    Pip counts: White: 154, Red: 148



B/23 13/8 leaves a blot on Red's ace-point and this blot will cause Red too many awkward problems later on.
Instead, Red should cover the blot and play for an attacking game.













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