Over the board 14/8 was played but this is the wrong idea in this position. It is safe for the moment but leaves Red with three inflexible stacks of checkers and he is very unlikely to be
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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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If you don’t see a move, you can’t play it!
I had this position in an online match and it didn’t take me long to find 15/12*, 9/3*, 6/3. Two checkers on the bar and a three-point home board.
The match score has a huge influence on back game redoubling decisions.
Backgammon is a game of risk and reward and balancing those two things is at the heart of the game.
A complex position where you need a bot to confirm the best play.
Clearly the six should be used to hit but what about the three?
