Poll
Question: 
WHITE is on roll ahead 1-0 in a 3-point match. What is the best decision?
WHITE is on roll ahead 1-0 in a 3-point match. What is the best decision?
Option 1: No cube
Option 2: Cube, pass
Option 3: Cube, Take, Redouble
Option 4: Cube, Take, Hold
Title: Cube 101 - Cube at 2 away?
Post by: sixty_something on January 25, 2008, 12:08:43 PM
Post by: sixty_something on January 25, 2008, 12:08:43 PM
this position occurred in the finals of a late night fnTourney between RickrinSF (red) and me (white) .. we both thought we made the right decision, one of us did the other a big blunder
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Position ID: Z/YMAAzhdgcBBg Match ID: cAlgAAAACAAA
The forceps of our minds are clumsy forceps, and crush the truth a little in taking hold of it.
-- H. G. Wells , 1903 English author, historian, & utopian (1866 - 1946)
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Position ID: Z/YMAAzhdgcBBg Match ID: cAlgAAAACAAA
The forceps of our minds are clumsy forceps, and crush the truth a little in taking hold of it.
-- H. G. Wells , 1903 English author, historian, & utopian (1866 - 1946)
Title: Re: Cube 101
Post by: Tomawaky on January 25, 2008, 05:53:55 PM
Post by: Tomawaky on January 25, 2008, 05:53:55 PM
No Cube for me. :blink:
Tell me it is not a cube ;)
Tell me it is not a cube ;)
Title: Re: Cube 101
Post by: adrian on January 25, 2008, 07:54:36 PM
Post by: adrian on January 25, 2008, 07:54:36 PM
I also lured the fish and ended with the bait in my mouth. :yes:
Title: Re: Cube 101
Post by: Tom on January 26, 2008, 12:43:17 AM
Post by: Tom on January 26, 2008, 12:43:17 AM
Correct me if I am wrong, you should never (ok very rarely) offer the cube when you are up 2a-3a
It changes the dynamics from you being ahead to winner take all.
Tom
It changes the dynamics from you being ahead to winner take all.
Tom
Title: Re: Cube 101
Post by: webrunner on January 26, 2008, 09:41:12 AM
Post by: webrunner on January 26, 2008, 09:41:12 AM
i voted cube-take
Title: Re: Cube 101 - at 2 away
Post by: blitzxz on January 30, 2008, 07:02:57 AM
Post by: blitzxz on January 30, 2008, 07:02:57 AM
"Correct me if I am wrong, you should never (ok very rarely) offer the cube when you are up 2a-3a"
You should double in big race lead with no contact (except anchor). And then it's almost always pass. But in this position there is still contact so, no cube. That's my rule. Correct me someone if I'm wrong.
You should double in big race lead with no contact (except anchor). And then it's almost always pass. But in this position there is still contact so, no cube. That's my rule. Correct me someone if I'm wrong.