Game #9
Open Division Final
San Mateo, California
18 May 1997
11 Point MatchDaniel Murphy (Black) vs. Kit Woolsey (White)
Score: 3 - 2Analysis by Steve Clark
Each of the finalists of the May BGBB tourney finals has made a point of sharing his analytical backgammon insights with grateful students of the game. Daniel Murphy, Captain of the FIBS City Challenge San Francisco team and a recent semi-finalist in David Escoffery's FIBS Spring Tourney, is well-known for his informative and cogent, and frequently evocative, postings to rec.games.backgammon. Kit Woolsey has authored many articles and books on backgammon, is one of the co-authors of MatchQuiz, and is remembered fondly by all of us privileged to have been present at his in-person or on-FIBS match commentaries.
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The game was recorded on tape by Richard McIntosh, and transcribed by Steve Clark.
Rollouts were made by Richard McIntosh, using JellyFish Analyzer 2.02. 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 518
Standard deviations of equity estimates were between 0.002 and 0.007.
Parameter values for rollouts on cube decisions were:
- level 5
- 23328 games (36x648)
- full game
- seed 518
- settlement limit 0.550
Standard deviations of equity estimates were between 0.004 and 0.006.
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