- September 18, 2018
This is a type of position that I often see misjudged.
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- September 10, 2018
Over the board, Red moved 22/16, 8/3 with this 65. This seems logical, escaping one of the rear checkers and moving the blot on his 8-pt to safety.
- September 3, 2018
Match play doubling is still poorly understood.
- August 27, 2018
This is a type of position that I often see misplayed and not only by beginners!
- August 20, 2018
The most common error I see is players not adjusting their play to the score and consistently making money-game decisions.
- August 7, 2018
For this first column Chris starts at the beginning of the game.