Gnubg -- 2-ply or 3-ply

From game 1:

    GNU Backgammon  Position ID: 4HPkQRDgM/IAWA
                    Match ID   : cIntAQAAAAAA
    +24-23-22-21-20-19------18-17-16-15-14-13-+  O: mpetch
    | X              O |   |    O        O  X |  0 points
    | X              O |   |    O           X |
    |                O |   |    O           X |
    |                O |   |                X |
    |                O |   |                  |
    |                  |BAR|                  |v 15 point match (Cube:
1)
    |                X |   |                  |
    |                X |   |                O |
    |                X |   |                O |
    |                X |   |    X           O |  Rolled 33
    |    O           X | X | O  X        X  O |  0 points
    +-1--2--3--4--5--6-------7--8--9-10-11-12-+  X: Monty

(A) or (B) ?

(A) bar/22 24/21 13/7*
(B) Or bar/22 13/7* 11/8

    GNU Backgammon  Position ID: WG8HgAOYczMLAA
                    Match ID   : MIHmAQAAAAAA
    +-1--2--3--4--5--6-------7--8--9-10-11-12-+  O: mpetch
    |          O  X  O |   |    O  O     O    |  0 points
    |          O  X  O |   |    O  O     O    |  Rolled 51
    |             X  O |   |    O             |
    |                  |   |                  |
    |                  |   |                  |
    |                  |BAR|                  |^ 15 point match (Cube:
1)
    |                  |   |                  |
    |                X |   |                  |
    |                X |   |    X             |
    |          X     X |   | X  X           O |
    |          X  X  X |   | X  X        O  O |  0 points
    +24-23-22-21-20-19------18-17-16-15-14-13-+  X: Monty

(A) or (B) ?

(A) 14/8
(B) 14/9 4/3

    GNU Backgammon  Position ID: NPNmBgBm3QaAAw
                    Match ID   : cAngAQAAAAAA
    +24-23-22-21-20-19------18-17-16-15-14-13-+  O: mpetch
    |       O  O  X  O |   |    O  O     O    |  0 points
    |          O  X  O |   |    O  O     O    |
    |             X    |   |    O             |
    |                  |   |    O             |
    |                  |   |                  |
    |                  |BAR|                  |v 15 point match (Cube:
1)
    |                  |   |                  |
    |                  |   |                  |
    |                X |   |                  |
    |    X     X     X |   | X  X           O |  On roll
    |    X     X  X  X |   | X  X           O |  0 points
    +-1--2--3--4--5--6-------7--8--9-10-11-12-+  X: Monty

(A) or (B) ?

(A) 8/5 4/3
(B) 8/5 6/5

    GNU Backgammon  Position ID: e5sBgAO2OTMDAA
                    Match ID   : MAHgAQAAAAAA
    +-1--2--3--4--5--6-------7--8--9-10-11-12-+  O: mpetch
    |    O  O  O  X  O |   |    O     O     O |  0 points
    |    O  O  O  X  O |   |    O     O     O |  On roll
    |             X  O |   |                  |
    |                  |   |                  |
    |                  |   |                  |
    |                  |BAR|                  |^ 15 point match (Cube:
1)
    |                  |   |                  |
    |    X             |   |                  |
    |    X             |   |                  |
    | X  X  X  X     X |   |                  |
    | X  X  X  X     X |   |                  |  0 points
    +24-23-22-21-20-19------18-17-16-15-14-13-+  X: Monty

(A) or (B) ?

(A) 8/3 8/2
(B) 12/1