Douglas Zare's encounter with the largest EMG checker play blunder he's ever seen reminds him of some advanced plays involving casual players in live backgammon clubs.
Canadian backgammon expert Jay Bidal continues his column delving into the checker and cube intricacies of match play. This 11-game backgammon match analysis, the 18th in his series, continues with game 4.
Having already covered Double Match Point and Gammon Go the next logical step is the flip side of the gammon go coin commonly known as Gammon Save or GS.
Canadian backgammon expert Jay Bidal continues his column delving into the checker and cube intricacies of match play. This 11-game backgammon match analysis, the 18th in his series, continues with game 3.
When I suggested to "Stick" Rice that he come out to L.A. to compete in the Los Angeles Backgammon Open and Super 32, I knew there was a fair chance I would have to play him at some point in the tournament.
A common backgammon checker play decision is whether to split a pair of back men, intending to relink them later, or to run one of them into the opponent's outfield. We examine some factors that influence this choice, and introduce a third possibility.
Canadian backgammon expert Jay Bidal continues his column delving into the checker and cube intricacies of match play. This 11-game backgammon match analysis, the 18th in his series, continues with game 2.
GammonVillage interviews Arnaud Mattern, a professional backgammon and poker player from France, now living in London. Mattern, who entered the poker world in the year 2004, has three first place-finishes to his credit.
Jake Jacobs reports on the 2009 Japan Open, held during the "Golden Week" of four national Japanese holidays. Backgammon players take advantage of Golden Week by running a tournament to crown the King of Backgammon.
I go to a lot of live backgammon tournaments. Most of the time I only go if the location and timing are convenient for me. What keeps me and others from going to many or most of the tournaments? Here are some obvious reasons.
Canadian backgammon expert Jay Bidal continues his column delving into the checker and cube intricacies of match play. This 11-game backgammon match analysis, the 18th in his series, begins with game 1.
Stick annotates his own match from the Consolation Finals of the 2009 Las Vegas American Backgammon Tour (ABT) event, which he played against Ray Fogerlund.
Canadian backgammon expert Jay Bidal continues his column delving into the checker and cube intricacies of match play. This 8-game backgammon match analysis, the 17th in his series, concludes with detailed statistics.
Canadian backgammon expert Jay Bidal continues his column delving into the checker and cube intricacies of match play. This 8-game backgammon match analysis, the 17th in his series, concludes with game 8.
I am not a bot. I am not Snowie, nor GNUBG, nor any other backgammon computer program. Fortunately, most of my opponents are not as good as the bots either.
Canadian backgammon expert Jay Bidal continues his column delving into the checker and cube intricacies of match play. This 8-game backgammon match analysis, the 17th in his series, continues with game 7.
This month, we will take a look at the player who won the World Backgammon Championship in Monte Carlo 20 years ago this summer. I remember it quite well as it was my first time there.
Stick annotates his own match from the Semi-Finals of the Championship Division of the 2009 Ohio State American Backgammon Tour (ABT) event, which he played against Mary Hickey.
The "Art of Reconciliation" Exhibition at the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library in Washington DC features sixty backgammon boards incorporated into individual works of art. The exhibition runs until May 18, 2008.
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