- August 17, 2021
Back games can be horrendously difficult and this one certainly isn’t easy.
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Back games can be horrendously difficult and this one certainly isn’t easy.
When in doubt, hit is a well-known backgammon maxim.
This is all about understanding Red’s game plan.
The age-old saying in backgammon is, “when in doubt, hit”.
Over the board Red chose the very safe bar/21(2)*. This was a blunder.
Red is playing a perfectly timed 2-3 back game. Unexpectedly White has left him an early shot. Should Red hit that shot or should he bide his time?
A fairly common type of problem. Do you blitz or not?