Game 5, move 9: ah_clem 6-3

[diane]

might be obvious..but you can think about it..

[ah_clem]

I don't know that this is obvious.  Hitting on the 17 is the "obvious" play, but deliberately falling behind in order to play a backgame might be better, and by abandoning the anchor on the two I have less chance to get a second anchor.  That said, I lack the timing for a backgame and still have a good chance to win going forward.  Ususally it's better to try to go forward if you can rather than play a backgame, so I'll go with the "obvious" play.  But I'm far from sure it's right.

bar/22 23/17*