Re: 2-1 as an opening move.

Both are acceptable, just depends on your style of play and understanding of
complex positions and backgames. In money play the two are roughly equal.
Match play is a little different.

Slotting 6-5 is more agressive, and is often seen in situations where you
are far behind in a match score (for example, down 4-0 or worse in a race to
7) and winning a gammon is necessary to get back into the match. Bots tend
to play the split 24-23 because they don't understand backgames near as well
as humans do (although it's my understanding that Snowie 4 now prefers the
slot to the split with 2-1 due to it's increased understanding of backgames,
and still splits with 4-1 and 5-1). The slot play, while netting more
gammons, will cause you to play more backgames when the checker gets hit.

Just my 2c.

Nathaniel Gibson
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"Dick Adams" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> The disagreement is as to which is the better 2-1 opening move.
>
> 1) 24-23; 13-12; or
> 2)  6-5;  13-12
>
> Analysis appreciated.
>
> Dick
>