Phil explains the importance of game plan when deciding checker plays.
Phil Simborg's Video Lessons
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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Bob Wachtel joins Phil to analyze contact positions at the end of an ace point game.
Phil made the "gingerbread man" play, but is it correct?
Phil shows us a cube decision at 5-away 2-away where he got very lucky.
Phil shows us the best way to study containment cube and checker play.
Phil uses a 5-1 position to show us the best way to learn from XG.
Phil teaches us how to vary a position and learn from it.
Phil teaches us how to improve our early game play.
Phil analyzes the last decision in his match with Herb Roman.
Phil teaches us how to avoid talking ourselves out of the right play.
Phil shows us when it is correct to hit twice in the early game.
Phil walks through variations in a hitting from the bar position.