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I never asked for perfection

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by: peps...@gmail.com - Wed, 31 Aug 2022 23:12 UTC

The following position seems to be an ultra-marginal D/T but it
Axelises to a take.
Despite the wrong verdict, I really like Axelisation here.
The difference is 1 1/3 which is only wrong by 2/3 of a point.
And, in practice, for a position this marginal, dropping would be
absolutely fine.
I like it that, for an ultra-marginal position, the final score is
so close to 2, even though the coin toss landed on the wrong side.

Paul

XGID=-CBBB-D---B------abdcc-b--:1:1:1:00:0:0:3:0:10
X:Daniel O:eXtremeGammon

Score is X:0 O:0. Unlimited Game, Jacoby Beaver
+13-14-15-16-17-18------19-20-21-22-23-24-+
| O O | | O O O O |
| O | | O O O O |
| | | O O O |
| | | O |
| | | |
| |BAR| |
| | | |
| | | X |
| | | X X | +---+
| X | | X X X X X | | 2 |
| X | | X X X X X | +---+
+12-11-10--9--8--7-------6--5--4--3--2--1-+
Pip count X: 65 O: 77 X-O: 0-0
Cube: 2, X own cube
X on roll, cube action

Analyzed in 4-ply
Player Winning Chances: 78.01% (G:0.00% B:0.00%)
Opponent Winning Chances: 21.99% (G:0.00% B:0.00%)

Cubeless Equities: No Double=+0.560, Double=+1.120

Cubeful Equities:
No redouble: +0.863 (-0.124)
Redouble/Take: +0.987
Redouble/Pass: +1.000 (+0.013)

Best Cube action: Redouble / Take

eXtreme Gammon Version: 2.10

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