tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4886491474303385529.post2564642990602939514..comments2023-04-22T09:22:21.628-07:00Comments on the dorbel daily: Last Man Standing and Friends.dorbelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13383981659478145403noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4886491474303385529.post-17208275107620517062012-01-16T19:57:02.769-08:002012-01-16T19:57:02.769-08:00I came a bit late, but these cube decisions are co...I came a bit late, but these cube decisions are covered pretty well in Robertie's <i>501 Positions</i>, where he points out that the "within 5" rule has to be modified when we get down to such a low number of checkers, because White has fewer opportunities to catch up.<br /><br />One thing Robertie doesn't discuss (and which is very much underdiscussed in general, in my opinion) is the beavering strategy. I knew that the first position was ND/T but I didn't know that it was a beaver. So in a chouette I would have erred by failing to beaver.Timothy Chowhttp://alum.mit.edu/www/tchownoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4886491474303385529.post-55149692906024305092012-01-16T11:49:24.223-08:002012-01-16T11:49:24.223-08:00Note that the second position is not just a pass, ...Note that the second position is not just a pass, it's a pretty huge pass. gnu 2-ply rollout pegs taking as a double whopper - an even bigger error than failing to cube.ah_clemnoreply@blogger.com