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Re: [Bug-gnubg] Strange gnubg hint
From: |
Jim Segrave |
Subject: |
Re: [Bug-gnubg] Strange gnubg hint |
Date: |
Sun, 30 Jan 2005 09:56:03 +0100 |
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Mutt/1.4.1i |
On Sun 30 Jan 2005 (02:12 +0100), Schigolch wrote:
> Hello,
> still fairly new to gnubg, I wonder about gnubg's advice
> for X to move 21/16 6/5 (followed by 21/16 4/3,
> 21/16 3/2, 21/16 2/1) in this position:
>
> GNU Backgammon Position ID: rwEAAO62gQIEAA
> Match ID : 8ImmAEAAEAAA
> +13-14-15-16-17-18------19-20-21-22-23-24-+ O: oooo
> | X | | X O O O | OO 4 points
> | | | O O | OO
> | | | O | OO
> | | | O | O
> | | | | O
> v| |BAR| | 5 point match (Cube: 1)
> | | | |
> | | | |
> | | | X X |
> | | | X X X X X | Rolled 51
> | X | | X X X X X | 2 points
> +12-11-10--9--8--7-------6--5--4--3--2--1-+ X: You
>
> 6/5 etc. improves my opponent's chances for a gammon
> considerably and is clearly not the best move for
> me?! Is there something
> wrong with my dbs or any setting?
> Thanks for any advice!
> Dankwart
>
> I use:
> on disk: 1 sided bearoff db gen. by gnubg 15*6, reads 0
> in mem: 1 sided bearoff db gen. by gnubg 15*6, reads 1738045
> on disk: 2 sided bearoff db gen. by gnubg 8*6, reads 5569
> in mem: 2 sided bearoff db gen. by gnubg 6*6, reads 451
>
> Still don't understands what it means exactly, but it may
> give you a clue...
The simple answer is that X has lost the match and no move is going to
change that. X can save himself from a gammon or a backgammon, but
with no contact and a pip count deficit of 91 to 12, X is going to
lose. If it were gnubg playing, it would offer to resign a gammon.
--
Jim Segrave address@hidden