mochy's 10 backgammon quiz in cyprus 2014
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MOCHY’S BACKGAMMO
N PROBLEMS18:00 ~
@ 2nd Merit Open Backgammon
championship 2014
RULES OF THE COMPETITION 20min for 10 problems. Positions are money game with jacoby rule.
Write your answer (A,B,C) in the answer sheet and submit to the desk.
Don’t discuss with friends nor bots!
PRIZE AWARD <Audience> 1st : 150euro 2nd : 50 euro
<Guest Speakers> 1st: 100euro
<Best of all> + 100euro!
GUEST SPEAKERS
Franck Akiko Sabri (France) (Japan) (Turkey)
GUEST SPEAKERS
Bob Wachtel (USA)
photo of Akiko taken by Annick Hasdenteufel
Juergen Orlowski (Germany)
SPONSORS OF THE SEMINAR
Falafel Arda Findikoglu
Marco Fornasir
PROBLEM 1
A, 22/16 8/5B, 13/7 8/5C, 13/4
C: 13/4
PROBLEM 2
A, Bar/24 13/11B, Bar/23 24/23C, Bar/23 6/5
C: BAR/23 6/5
PROBLEM 3
A, 13/9 13/8B, 13/9 6/1*C, 8/3 7/3
C: 8/3 7/3
PROBLEM 4
A, Bar/24 9/3*B, Bar/18
B: BAR/18
PROBLEM 5
A, 20/14 8/3B, 13/7 8/3C, 8/3 8/2
C: 8/3 8/2
PROBLEM 6
A, 22/21 13/9B, 9/5 6/5C, 6/2*2/1
A: 22/21 13/9
PROBLEM 7
A, 20/17 20/15B, 20/15 4/1C, 9/6 9/4
A: 20/17 20/15
PROBLEM 8
A, No double / TakeB, Double / TakeC, Double / Pass
B: DOUBLE / TAKE
PROBLEM 9
A, 24/23 8/5*B, 14/13 8/5*C, 8/5* 5/4
C: 8/5* 5/4
PROBLEM 10
A, 21/16 13/8 6/1(2)B, 21/11 13/8(2)C, 13/3(2)
A: 21/16 13/8 6/1(2)
NEXT ROLL COMPARISON(EQUITY DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A AND B)
636141434233643262545253226555116644213151
-0.2
0
0.2
0.4
0.6
0.8
1
1.2
TIE BREAKER 1
THE BEST PLAY: 13/1* 11/5 8/2*
TIE BREAKER 2
THE BEST PLAY: 7/4 6/4
TIE BREAKER 3
THE BEST PLAY: 24/20 24/22
THANK YOU FOR COMING!