- November 19, 2018
This is a basic double five early blitz. Everybody should know the correct doubling actions both here and in many other closely related positions.
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- November 12, 2018
This is not the time for timidity (it rarely is in backgammon)
- October 29, 2018
This type of position occurs frequently – White was happily bearing off and looking forward to two points when he left a shot and got hit.
- October 16, 2018
Over the board Red chose 24/22(2), 13/9. Was he correct?
- October 8, 2018
Rely on general principles to guide a third roll.
- October 8, 2018
Three checkers on the bar is normally a recipe for a swift drop
- October 1, 2018
Before the advent of the bots this roll would have been played bar/21*, 8/6 and nobody would have known that they were making a big error.