It's hard to prove anything with so few pegs on the board. Anyway, after |7.q7, I would think White's natural next move would be to try to block p12 from reaching the bottom, which would simultaneously make White's path up the left side less certain.
As of |6.s4, this is typical of an opening pattern I've noticed that has been very successful for Maciej, and which I employed successfully against korubko in Championship 25. The pattern is: (first move in corner or edge) (j 10/15 or swap, j/p 10) 2-6 block, Achilles defense, beam defense, beam defense, with possible intervening wasted moves.
If |4.o8 is actually a winning move, then a 2-6 block on a j/p 10/15 peg may be inadvisable.
But, as I said, it's hard to prove anything. There is a lot of empty space, and this pattern is deep. Good luck to anyone who decides to plumb the depths ;-)
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2011-03-03 at 00:16,
Thierry Pertuy
said:
Hi. Sorry for the question but in David's sequence, why does 11.h8 threatens n3 ? Can't see it...:-(
|7.q7 8.q4 9.o6 10.n4 11.h8 (threatening N3) 12.l5 13.f12 looks good for white.
As of |6.s4, this is typical of an opening pattern I've noticed that has been very successful for Maciej, and which I employed successfully against korubko in Championship 25. The pattern is: (first move in corner or edge) (j 10/15 or swap, j/p 10) 2-6 block, Achilles defense, beam defense, beam defense, with possible intervening wasted moves.
If |4.o8 is actually a winning move, then a 2-6 block on a j/p 10/15 peg may be inadvisable.
But, as I said, it's hard to prove anything. There is a lot of empty space, and this pattern is deep. Good luck to anyone who decides to plumb the depths ;-)