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Solutions to

28 Jun 2017
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Solutions

Position 1


Move number 3: Black to play 62

+-13-14-15-16-17-18-+---+-19-20-21-22-23-24-+
| ' ' ' '2X4X|   |3X3X '2O '1O|
|                   | 1X|                   |
|                 | 1 |       6 2       |
|2X '2O '1O '|   |3O2O2O ' '2O|
+-12-11-10--9--8--7-+---+--6--5--4--3--2--1-+

Pip counts: Red 128, Black 134
Position ID: cPcGA0BjOxkAJg Match ID: cAlrAVAACAAA


Annotation

Red is off the board which looks like a good time to attempt to escape his back men. Or is it?

# Ply Move Equity
  1 R 22/16 10/8 +0.127
 
0.4850.2010.003-0.5150.1350.011 +0.052 +0.127
0.0010.0010.000-0.0010.0010.001 0.002 0.005
 
  Full cubeful rollout with var.redn.  
  5040 games, Mersenne Twister dice gen. with seed 537992673 and quasi-random dice  
  Play: 0-ply cubeful [expert]  
  Cube: 0-ply cubeful [expert]  
  2 R 24/16 +0.006 ( -0.121)
 
0.4610.1700.003-0.5390.1210.007 -0.014 +0.006
0.0010.0010.000-0.0010.0010.000 0.002 0.005
 
  Full cubeful rollout with var.redn.  
  5040 games, Mersenne Twister dice gen. with seed 537992673 and quasi-random dice  
  Play: 0-ply cubeful [expert]  
  Cube: 0-ply cubeful [expert]  
  3 R 22/14 -0.075 ( -0.202)
 
0.4370.1800.003-0.5630.1520.013 -0.094 -0.075
0.0010.0010.000-0.0010.0010.000 0.002 0.005
 
  Full cubeful rollout with var.redn.  
  5040 games, Mersenne Twister dice gen. with seed 537992673 and quasi-random dice  
  Play: 0-ply cubeful [expert]  
  Cube: 0-ply cubeful [expert]  
  4 R 22/16 8/6 -0.119 ( -0.246)
 
0.4330.1480.002-0.5670.1260.008 -0.103 -0.119
0.0010.0010.000-0.0010.0010.000 0.002 0.005
 
  Full cubeful rollout with var.redn.  
  5040 games, Mersenne Twister dice gen. with seed 537992673 and quasi-random dice  
  Play: 0-ply cubeful [expert]  
  Cube: 0-ply cubeful [expert]  
  5 2 22/16 6/4 -0.130 ( -0.257)
  0.426 0.162 0.003 - 0.574 0.158 0.013  

 

Position 2


Move number 3: Black to play 66

+-13-14-15-16-17-18-+---+-19-20-21-22-23-24-+
|2O ' '1X4X '|   |4X '2X ' '1O|
|                   |   |                   |
|                 | 1 |       6 6       |
|2X '2O '2O '|   |2O3O2X2O '1O|
+-12-11-10--9--8--7-+---+--6--5--4--3--2--1-+

Pip counts: Red 141, Black 120
Position ID: mOeFAQaZmxkDIA Match ID: cAn7AVAAIAAA


Annotation

Great roll but what to do with it to increase the pressure on Red.

# Ply Move Equity
  1 R 24/18 13/1 13/7 +0.272
 
0.5680.1410.005-0.4320.0840.003 +0.198 +0.272
0.0010.0010.000-0.0010.0010.000 0.002 0.005
 
  Full cubeful rollout with var.redn.  
  5040 games, Mersenne Twister dice gen. with seed 545087882 and quasi-random dice  
  Play: 0-ply cubeful [expert]  
  Cube: 0-ply cubeful [expert]  
  2 R 13/1 8/2(2) +0.193 ( -0.079)
 
0.5480.1220.002-0.4520.0700.002 +0.151 +0.193
0.0010.0010.000-0.0010.0000.000 0.002 0.005
 
  Full cubeful rollout with var.redn.  
  5040 games, Mersenne Twister dice gen. with seed 545087882 and quasi-random dice  
  Play: 0-ply cubeful [expert]  
  Cube: 0-ply cubeful [expert]  
  3 R 13/7(2) 8/2(2) +0.192 ( -0.080)
 
0.5490.1110.002-0.4510.0630.002 +0.147 +0.192
0.0010.0010.000-0.0010.0010.000 0.002 0.004
 
  Full cubeful rollout with var.redn.  
  5040 games, Mersenne Twister dice gen. with seed 545087882 and quasi-random dice  
  Play: 0-ply cubeful [expert]  
  Cube: 0-ply cubeful [expert]  
  4 R 13/1(2) +0.088 ( -0.184)
 
0.5220.1060.002-0.4780.0810.003 +0.066 +0.088
0.0010.0010.000-0.0010.0010.000 0.002 0.004
 
  Full cubeful rollout with var.redn.  
  5040 games, Mersenne Twister dice gen. with seed 545087882 and quasi-random dice  
  Play: 0-ply cubeful [expert]  
  Cube: 0-ply cubeful [expert]  
  5 2 24/18 13/7(2) 8/2 +0.071 ( -0.201)
  0.517 0.138 0.003 - 0.483 0.120 0.006  

 



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