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Tino Road Position From:   Arthur Address:   MENAREUS@webtv.net Date:   24 April 2005 Subject:   TINO ROAD POSITION Forum:   rec.games.backgammon Google:   25905-426B1E5B-145@storefull-3233.bay.webtv.net Has anyone heard of the Tino Road Position and if so what is it and what does it look like? Thanks Arthur Fotis  writes: This is the famous Tino Road Position (from the excellent book "In the game until the end: Winning in Ace-point endgames" by Bob Wachtel). Money game: X to play +24-23-22-21-20-19------18-17-16-15-14-13-+ O: A player | O O O | | O O O | | O O O | | O O O | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |BAR| |v (Cube: 1) XX | | | | XX | | | | XX | | | | XXX | X | | | XXX | O X | X | O O | +-1--2--3--4--5--6-------7--8--9-10-11-12-+ X: B player As Bob says, this position is the "specialty of the upbeat Australian expert Tino Lechich. For many years Tino took on all comers in this position allowing them to be Black, White, or to switch back and forth. Tino usually won from both sides!" Then the book gives some of Tino's tips (an A4 page and a half). I hope this helps. Fotis Tino Lechich  writes: The cube should not be in the middle. O owns the cube in the prop. Money game: X to play +24-23-22-21-20-19------18-17-16-15-14-13-+ O: A player | O O O | | O O O | (Cube: 2) | O O O | | O O O | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |BAR| |v XX | | | | XX | | | | XX | | | | XXX | X | | | XXX | O X | X | O O | +-1--2--3--4--5--6-------7--8--9-10-11-12-+ X: B player   Did you find the information in this article useful?           Do you have any comments you'd like to add?

 

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