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!