At the 2010 Michigan Summer Championships in my first four matches I drew a current or former "Giant of backgammon" and to top it off, I drew 2009 Giant #3, Neil Kazaross in the round of sixteen in the main event. To start, I had to face 1993 Giant #32 Herb Gurland.
23 Jul 2010 - by Stick
GammonVillage correspondent Stick reports from Day 6 of the 2010 World Championships of Backgammon, being held at the Fairmont Hotel in Monte Carlo, Monaco from July 11 to July 20.
23 Jul 2010 - by Stick
Photo essay from Day 6 at the 2010 World Championships of Backgammon in Monte Carlo, courtesy of GammonVillage correspondent Stick.
22 Jul 2010 - by Michael Crane
Michael Crane, Director of the British Isles Backgammon Association (BIBA) reports on the 2010 BIBA World Championships held in the United Kingdom on July 2nd through July 4th, 2010.
18 Jul 2010 - by GammonVillage Staff
After dominating the 25-point final match, Lars Bentzon (DNK) defeated Ricardo Malas (ESP) to become 2010 World Backgammon Champion. The victory came on Sunday, July 18, 2010. UPDATE: Final match online
18 Jul 2010 - by Stick
GammonVillage correspondent Stick reports from Day 5 of the 2010 World Championships of Backgammon, being held at the Fairmont Hotel in Monte Carlo, Monaco from July 11 to July 20.
Snowie 4 Pro analyzes this 21-point semi final match from the 2010 World Championships played between Ricardo Malas and Olivier Decultot.
19 Jul 2010 - by GNU Backgammon
GNU Backgammon analyzes the 25-point Final match from the 2010 World Backgammon Championship played between Lars Bentzon (DNK) and Ricardo Malas (ESP).
14 Jul 2010 - by Snowie 4 Pro
Snowie 4 Pro analyzes this 9-point match from the 2010 Portuguese Backgammon Open played between Frank Simon and Stick.
07 Jul 2010 - by Snowie 4 Pro
Snowie 4 Pro analyzes this 9-point Consolation match from the 2010 Portuguese Backgammon Open played between Miki Suzuki and Stick.
02 Jul 2010 - by Snowie 4 Pro
Snowie 4 Pro analyzes the 11-point Consolation Final match from the 2010 Portuguese Backgammon Open played between Stick and Matt Cohn-Geier.
18 May 2010 - by Snowie 4 Pro
Snowie 4 Pro analyzes the 17-point Championship Final match from the 2010 ABT US Open Backgammon Championship Finals played between Mary Hickey (OH) and Dorn Bishop (CA).
Backgammon is an easy game to learn, but a hard game to play well. Over the years, I have learned several excellent guidelines to checker play that generally guide me to the best moves. I teach all of these to my students, and I know they will be helpful to you as well.
13 Dec 2007 - by Phil Simborg
I have found that the best way for my students to learn backgammon is to break the game down into single, specific areas of play, discuss then independently, and then practice just that area until they get it.
01 Oct 2007 - by Phil Simborg
Backgammon is all about odds. It also is possible to play excellent backgammon without calculating numbers and odds in your head constantly, simply by playing moves that "look" more appealing than others.
28 Sep 2006 - by Phil Simborg
I can help you. If you think you roll badly, or at least worse than your opponents, the truth is: YOU PROBABLY ARE! The reason, however, might surprise you.
28 Mar 2006 - by Michael Strato
Come on in and share your views on these tricky backgammon problems with other members of GammonVillage.
21 Mar 2006 - by Michael Strato
Come on in and share your views on these tricky backgammon problems with other members of GammonVillage.
Here's a good example of how complex backgammon can be. There are two positions in this article where Black holds a 2-cube and is on roll. See if you can guess the proper cube action for both positions. Be prepared to be surprised.
03 Mar 2008 - by Phil Simborg
What I consider one of the most irritating things in backgammon: You are rolling the dice and playing along and having a really nice time, and then all of a sudden your opponent does something extremely irritating and rude. He doubles you!
21 Jan 2008 - by Phil Simborg
One of the many differences between a good backgammon player and a great player is knowing when to play on for the gammon and knowing when to turn the cube. Playing for the gammon also affects checker play.
21 Dec 2007 - by Phil Simborg
I happen to believe that backgammon is a great game, just the way it is. From time to time, however, it is fun to change the game up a bit. Here are some "alternative ways to play that you not only will enjoy, but you will find them to be interesting learning exercises as well.
14 Dec 2007 - by Phil Simborg
Some people say that backgammon is now fully in the computer age. I think these people are right - but they are only right about 97 percent of the time. I believe there are still many plays that the bots simply do not fully understand.
09 Oct 2007 - by Phil Simborg
Phil reveals a backgammon position he uses to teach match equity to his students. Take the quiz and see where you rate.

