Position 74, page 131
From Backgammon, the Cruelest Game, by Barclay Cooke and Jon Bradshaw

Should Black
double to 2?

Black is 9 pips behind, it is his roll and he has a mandatory double.

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Centered cube
Black on roll

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XGID=------B-----------------c-:0:0:1:00:0:0:0:0

Cube Action Game BG   Equity
No double W
L
.6705
.3295
.0000
.0000
.0000
.0000
+0.3807 (0.1646) 
Double Take W
L
.6705
.3295
.0000
.0000
.0000
.0000
+0.5453 +0.5453 x  *
Drop +1.0000

  Black should double and White should take  

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