When you can do two do things instead of one it is normally right to do so. Red trails in the race, even after playing this roll. Thirdly Red is outboarded in the position. Finally, he leads
Hold that Anchor
Unlimited Games. How should Red play 53?
eXtreme Gammon ID: XGID=-dB-B-DC---B---bba-bbBb---:1:-1:1:53:0:0:2:0:10
Answer and Commentary
Bray’s Learning Curve — A Great Member Benefit
Bray’s Learning Curve is a USBGF online series by author Chris Bray. Each week Chris lends his sharp insight and easy to understand analysis to help you improve your game.
Visit the USBGF Facebook page every Monday to challenge yourself with an interesting backgammon position and join in the lively discussion. Return to usbgf.org on Tuesday to view the answer with commentary.
More Bray's Learning Curve
A nice easy one this week. After all it is a beginner’s problem.
“Two on the bar, better by far” is an old backgammon adage and it has stood the test of time.
Despite the lack