The win here is fairly straightforward if you see the moves but it’s a good example of how to think in the endgame. What is the win here?
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Answer: 8J CoHEIR/CaHIER are the only wins. Cooper has three places to play outs, and although they are close to each other, you cannot quite block all of them. 2L TAIN, N1 TINA, and M5 HAINT/HIANT are far enough apart from each other that there is no use in attempting to play a block. Therefore, you must instead try to make a high scoring play that outruns the outs. CoHEIR/CaHIER are the only plays that are enough to outrun N1 TINA and therefore are the only wins.
