One More Number

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This position chills to +1 3/8.

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One more number


White can play to a position worth +1/2 (chilling to +1 1/2).

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White plays first

The key point now is a.


Black can play to a position worth +2 1/4 (chilling to +1 1/4).

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Black plays first


To evaluate the Black follower, let's look at its Black and White followers.

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Black plays twice

B3 reverses to a position worth +3 (chilling to +1).


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White responds

W4 reverses to a position worth +1 1/2. (The chilled value is the same, since each player has made the same number of plays.)


The Black follower, chilled, is

                    { 1 | 1 1/2} = 1 1/4

So the original position, chilled, is

                    { 1 1/4 | 1 1/2} = 1 3/8

--BillSpight


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