Position 43u, page 124
From The Backgammon Book, by Oswald Jacoby and John R. Crawford

White to play 2-1.

Use the 2 to hit the blot on your four point, and move from the nine to eight point with the 1. Alternatively, it is just about as good a play to make your bar point and leave a blot on your eight point.

6/4*, 9/8
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White rolls 2-1

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2-1: Game BG   Equity
1 9/8, 6/4* W
L
.6312
.3688
.1885
.0751
.0105
.0028
+0.5897 x  *
2 6/4*/3 W
L
.6200
.3800
.1972
.0825
.0115
.0031
+0.5579 (0.0318) 
3 6/5, 6/4* W
L
.6230
.3770
.1925
.0814
.0106
.0031
+0.5536 (0.0361) 
4 13/11, 9/8 W
L
.6252
.3748
.1724
.0712
.0076
.0026
+0.5358 (0.0539) 

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