I agree it's "correct". I don't get why gnubg didn't resign before doubling.
Pushing your logic further, gnubg should not resign after the double/take: the opponent could resign next turn :) :) :) MaX. "Zulli, Louis P" <[email protected]> wrote on 10/04/2009 17:38:42: > It is funny, but isn't it the "correct" play by X? If X doesn't > double, he is certain to lose the match. If X doubles and O passes > (not a likely response!) then X survives. So the "correct" play by X > is to double, which O accepts. Now X has no way to avoid losing the > match, so X resigns. I guess the magnitude of the loss doesn't matter to X. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Massimiliano Maini" <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Friday, April 10, 2009 10:55:45 AM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern > Subject: [Bug-gnubg] Funny quirck > > > Hi all, > > enter this position: 2jbQIBjzAAAAAA:EQH7AEAAEAAA > > GNU Backgammon Position ID: 2jbQIBjzAAAAAA > Match ID : EQH7AEAAEAAA > +-1--2--3--4--5--6-------7--8--9-10-11-12-+ O: gnubg > OO | O X O | | X X | 4 points > OO | O X O | | X | Rolled 66 > OO | O | | | > OO | O | | | > O | | | | > | |BAR| |^ 7 point match > | | | | > | | | | > | | | | > | X X X X | | | > | X X X X X | | X | 2 points > +24-23-22-21-20-19------18-17-16-15-14-13-+ X: MaX (Cube: 2) > > > O takes 4 out and the position is gin given the cube and the score. > If you make gnubg play against himself, X will redouble to 4 > (optional redouble), > O will take and then X will resign. Very funny :) :) > > MaX. > _______________________________________________ Bug-gnubg mailing > list [email protected] http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/bug-gnubg
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