By Snowie 4 Pro: Snowie 4 Pro analyzes an exciting backgammon match from the 2008 Portuguese Backgammon Open played between Matvey "Falafel" Natanzon of Israel and François Tardieu of France.
By Jay Bidal: Canadian backgammon expert Jay Bidal continues his column delving into the checker and cube intricacies of match play. The eighth 8-game backgammon match analysis begins with game 1.
By Phil Simborg: Like most serious backgammon players, I want to improve my game. So, like most, I use Snowie and GNUBG to analyze backgammon matches and positions to look at my mistakes. The problem is that most of us don't really learn by looking at our mistakes.
By Snowie 4 Pro: Snowie 4 Pro analyzes the Final of the 2008 Portuguese Backgammon Open played between Matvey "Falafel" Natanzon of Israel and Götz Hildsberg of Germany.
By Mike Corbett: Coaxing useful information out of backgammon positions in which all options yield very similar results may seem futile. This dilemma may not be effectively addressed without making a number of practical assumptions.
By Jake Jacobs: Backgammon is a game where a single pip matters. The three positions today have a couple of things in common. First, they were all recent forwards from Phil Simborg. Second, they all offer Black a chance to use small numbers to hit inside his board.
By Douglas Zare: In backgammon, when 94% of your opponent's checkers get by you, you can still have a commanding advantage, or decent winning chances even with only one obstacle in front of your opponent's last straggler.
By Bart Brooks: I like to look at backgammon as being able to be broken down into sections, let us say like the small pieces of a 1000 piece jigsaw puzzle. While you may not have the whole picture you can surely get a single piece just perfect.
By Steve Sax: From time to time I like to highlight a particular player by showing a variety of interesting positions from a backgammon tournament match we competed in. This month we will take another look at Kit Woolsey as I drew him in the first round of the Super Jackpot in Las Vegas.
By Jay Bidal: Canadian backgammon expert Jay Bidal continues his new column delving into the checker and cube intricacies of match play. The seventh 4-game backgammon match analysis concludes with detailed game statistics.
By Walter Trice: Holding backgammon game positions often lead to races in which standard cube action formulas fail. This month's column shows how to estimate effective pip counts in such positions and use the results to make better cube decisions.
By Jay Bidal: Canadian backgammon expert Jay Bidal continues his new column delving into the checker and cube intricacies of match play. The seventh 4-game backgammon match analysis concludes with game 4.
By Jay Bidal: Canadian backgammon expert Jay Bidal continues his new column delving into the checker and cube intricacies of match play. The seventh 4-game backgammon match analysis continues with game 3.
By Jay Bidal: Canadian backgammon expert Jay Bidal continues his new column delving into the checker and cube intricacies of match play. The seventh 4-game backgammon match analysis continues with game 2.
By Jay Bidal: Canadian backgammon expert Jay Bidal continues his new column delving into the checker and cube intricacies of match play. The seventh 4-game backgammon match analysis begins with game 1.
By Jake Jacobs: I have two stories about settlements - a seldom discussed area of backgammon. (Really I have many more, but two is all I am going to tell you right now, so plan your evening accordingly.)
By Douglas Zare: The initiative of a backgammon position is the equity of the position when you are on roll minus the equity when your opponent is on roll. Studying the initiative is an exercise for understanding backgammon positions better.
By Bart Brooks: Most of us know the general bear off rules when an opponent is on the bar; leave the ends even, preferably the last four checkers so as not to leave a shot with a double roll, and not to open up a slot where he can enter in front of you. However, these smooth plays are not always obtainable in every backgammon game.
By Steve Sax: Last month we looked at competition against an Advanced Level Backgammon player from the perspective of a World Class Backgammon player. This month we will take a look at two Expert Level players and see how they fare against that same player.
