Phil Simborg's Video Lessons

Phil Simborg in front of a backgammon board rolling dice through a baffle box.

Teaching pro Phil Simborg, along with other visiting top players, helps us demystify the complex as well the basic.

Phil Simborg is a full-time backgammon-playing and teaching professional. He is the lifeblood of the Backgammon Learning Center and volunteers much of his time to bringing new, young players into the game.

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Phil helps us understand this 6-3 decision at double match point.

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Perry Gartner share his though process for an interesting 6-2 checker play.

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Phil analyzes the proper game plan with this 6-2 checker decision.

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Phil analyzes this entering 2-6 and gives us a lesson in using XG!

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MCG gives us a fantastic analysis of this 6-1 checker decision.

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Mary Hickey gives us a fantastic analysis of a tricky 6-1 decision.

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David Presser joins Phil to help with a difficult 6-1 checker play.

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Phil uses a comparative analysis to find the best play with this 6-1.

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Stick Rice joins Phil to give us a thorough analysis of an interesting 5-4

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Phil gives us a lesson in the Most Common Variation Approach with this 5-4

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Matt Cohn Geier takes a look at a late game containment play.

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Matt Cohn Geier analyzes an interesting early game decision.