Game #14
Open Division Final
San Mateo, California
19 October 1997
11 Point MatchOdis Chenault (Blue) vs. Tom Henson (White)
Score: 8 - 9Analysis by Elliott Winslow
This occasion is a bittersweet one. A few months after this match, Tom Henson circled from the Chouette of Life, passing away at the cruelly young age of 27. For me, it was especially painful; I felt I was getting to know him, and was enjoying what I knew. Hearing about past dark adventures, I might have thought of my own past, but in any case it left no impression; Tom was clearly a positive, industrious guy, and his backgammon was getting better too. This match is a fortunate record. As for Odis, if and when he gets a computer and looks here, he can kick himself for the plays he made, but also can feel good about getting to the finals and losing to a worthy opponent.
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The game was recorded on tape and transcribed by Richard McIntosh.
Rollouts were made by Richard McIntosh, using JellyFish Analyzer 3.0. Rollout results show equities for the player on move. Candidate plays were better than or within 0.100 equity of the actual plays, evaluated at level 7.
Parameter values for rollouts on moves were:
- level 5
- 7776 games (36x216)
- horizon 7
- seed 1019
Standard deviations of equity estimates were between 0.002 and 0.009, generally 0.004.
Parameter values for level 5 rollouts on cube decisions were:
- level 5
- 23328 games (36x648)
- full game
- seed 1019
- settlement limit 0.550
Standard deviations of equity estimates were between 0.005 and 0.007, generally 0.007.
Parameter values for level 6 rollouts on cube decisions were:
- level 6
- 1296 games (36x36)
- full game
- seed 1019
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