- January 12, 2021
This game is in its infancy and the game plans for both players have yet to be defined.
Bray's Learning Curve
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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Every Monday Chris posts an interesting backgammon position on our Facebook page. We encourage you to join in the lively discussion and return here to our website on Tuesdays to read his extended analysis.
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- January 5, 2021
This 42 is a very poor roll for Red. Every move weakens his position.
- December 29, 2020
It should be clear Red has a huge double, due to the volatility of the position. Now the difficult part, should White take or drop?
- December 22, 2020
Early on in one’s match playing career you learn the difference between playing unlimited games and playing matches.
- December 20, 2020
A simple question: do you close the home board or run out with one checker to avoid crashing with small numbers on subsequent rolls?
- December 15, 2020
Like an army, backgammon checkers work better when the soldiers are in communication with each other.
- December 8, 2020
In this position Red has to balance making new points with an element of safety.
- December 7, 2020
When to double after an early double fives.