- December 15, 2020
Like an army, backgammon checkers work better when the soldiers are in communication with each other.
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- 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.
- December 1, 2020
If this was an unlimited game this would be a grossly premature double.
- November 24, 2020
This problem looks at the thorny issue of when to advance the last rear checker.
- November 4, 2020
This position is deceptive. Red seems to control the whole board and this looks to be a strong double that White might not be able to take.
- October 30, 2020
Red needs to contain White’s rear checker. Clearly the three must be played 6/3*. The question is how to play the two?
- October 27, 2020
Red has a lot of work to do yet to win from this position so we can quickly ignore the safest play of 16/13, 2/1. The question is which White blot should Red hit and how?