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It might seem clear here to play 19/16, 18/16 to block White’s sixes from her 16-pt. That is the obvious move, and it is what was played over the bo…

Back games can be horrendously difficult and this one certainly isn’t easy.

A very complex problem.

Over the board Red chose the very safe bar/21(2)*. This was a blunder.

There are a huge number of possible moves with Red’s double threes as there often are with small doubles.

This position is taken from Steiger (Red) versus Magriel (White) at Monte Carlo 1985.

This is a tricky position. I think if you play on automatic you will choose 24/22, 16/11.

Small numbers often cause a problem in backgammon because they give you so much choice.

This 42 is a very poor roll for Red. Every move weakens his position.