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(A) Cash game, center cube.
(B) Tournament match, double match point.
(C) Tournament match, Black trails 3-4 to 5, Crawford Game.
(D) Tournament match, Black leads 4-3 to 5, Crawford Game.
(a) Assume you are Black, you are a very strong player, and you are playing another very strong player. Should Black double in this position? If Black doubles, should White take or drop?
(b) Same question, but now you are Black playing a weak player.
Black on roll owning a 2-cube, leading 11-3 in a 15-point match.
Black’s Pip Count = 100
You’re playing a 15-point match, and you’ve got a very comfortable lead, 11-3. You were doubled to two early on, and you took. Now you’ve broken contact, and you’ve got a big lead in the race, 26 pips.
You’d like to redouble, but you don’t know exactly when it’s right to do so. Clearly it’s right at some point, but – are you there yet?
