- February 21, 2022
Backgammon is a game of risk and reward and balancing those two things is at the heart of the game.
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Each week, author Chris Bray lends his sharp insight and easy-to-understand analysis to help you improve your game.
Chris is the author of multiple backgammon books, including Backgammon for Dummies, and is the backgammon columnist for The Times of London.
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- February 14, 2022
A complex position where you need a bot to confirm the best play.
- February 7, 2022
Clearly the six should be used to hit but what about the three?
- January 24, 2022
Red is losing this game and needs to take action to turn things round.
- January 18, 2022
This was the most difficult problem I encountered last year and nearly everybody gets it wrong.
- January 4, 2022
The keys to this position are determining the correct game plan and maintaining communications.
- December 21, 2021
Taking a tempo from your opponent in the opening is a fundamental backgammon tactic.