• Money Game Equities

			24/21 13/9	+0.249
			W: 55.8%    WG: 16.2%    LG: 10.7%   CL: +0.172    CF: +0.249
			24/20 13/10	+0.243 ( -0.006)
			W: 55.8%    WG: 17.2%    LG: 11.5%   CL: +0.176    CF: +0.243
			13/9 13/10	+0.233 ( -0.016)
			W: 55.2%    WG: 17.4%    LG: 11.9%   CL: +0.161    CF: +0.233
			24/21 6/2*	+0.226 ( -0.023)
			W: 55.1%    WG: 16.6%    LG: 11.0%   CL: +0.160    CF: +0.226
			24/20 24/21	+0.193 ( -0.056)
			W: 55.1%    WG: 15.4%    LG: 11.2%   CL: +0.147    CF: +0.193
			13/10 6/2*	+0.178 ( -0.071)
			W: 53.9%    WG: 17.6%    LG: 12.2%   CL: +0.133    CF: +0.178

            Play: 0-ply/expert, Cube: 2-ply/world class, pruned, Full, 1296 games

Hitting loose on the 2-point doesn't look necessary.  Blue has the stronger inner-board which argues for the contact, but White isn't threatening too much, so the value of the tempo gain goes down. The middle-eastern double-split does nothing for the offense. Blue needs to develop the stack of checkers on his mid-point. Bringing two checkers from the mid-point gives White a lot of indirect shots, while Blue does nothing with his back checkers.  Blue should be better off working on both sides of the board. 13/9 puts a builder on the 9-point, which is better placed for offensive purposes (it can bear down on the 3-point) than a builder on the 10-point. 24/21 duplicates White's 2's and avoids coming under the gun of White's checker on the 11-point. In addition, if Blue splits to the 20-point and makes the golden anchor, his 6's are blocked if White simply makes his 11-point. 24/21 13/9 stands out in this position. [030805/ Build: 0.14]