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Going for backgammon in a one-point match
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> I was playing a 1 point match on FIBS, and I had a chance to get a
> backgammon. My opponent offered a few times to resign at 1 point, but I
> declined, hoping to get the BG.
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> Was this unsporting of me? I felt a little guilty, but a BG chance
> doesn't come up too often.
Yes, I think it was not polite. Your opponent was giving up the entire
match; why try for something your opponent might not care about, hence
might not guard against, or which your opponent might view as pointlessly
humiliating? Would you reject it if your opponent offered to resign a
backgammon? I certainly hope you didn't waste much time doing this.
Go for the backgammon in a 5 point match with the cube on 2, or if you must
do this when it doesn't matter, then try against a bot.
Douglas Zare
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