Backgammon Online

06-May-2014
06:27 PDT

Your play with the 52 (move 25) is the wrong one.

Moving 5/off 4/2 leaves you with 19 rolls that win next time (25 52 26 62 35 53 36 63 45 54 46 64 56 65 22 33 44 55 and 66) or 52.8%, while your play 5/off 5/3 only leaves 17 (34 43 35 53 36 63 45 54 46 64 56 65 22 33 44 55 and 66) or just 48.2%.

Generally you want to leave 2 checkers like this as far apart as possible, so 4 and 1 instead of 2 and 3 etc, but the 5:2 split is the exception, better than 6:1 which only has 15 'outs' - if you have the choice.

Not that it made any difference in the end in this game as your 51 was no use either way.

Also Artin should have recubed before rolling the 21.

18-May-2014
16:27 PDT

http://zooescape.com/backgammon.pl?v=202&gid=2026637

and

http://zooescape.com/backgammon.pl?v=202&gid=2047754

Is there counselling available?

18-May-2014
16:49 PDT

my AD at move 46 from the bar when only the 12 points were covered was a particularly nice touch as I was 2:1 favourite to hit.

In the other game my AD at move 45 also fanned on the 1,2 and 3 points.

18-May-2014
22:59 PDT

hahahah
he rolled couple of AD turns and got doubles also and when u rolled AD u were blocked  

08-Jun-2014
22:25 PDT

http://zooescape.com/backgammon.pl?v=200&gid=2080011


Played only 2 starting moves and when forced turns ended game was also over for me  

I think starting 2 moves were TEXT BOOK...no problem with that but.........

09-Jun-2014
03:45 PDT

it wouldn't have happened if you slotted the 5 point with the opening 51.  

There was also a better play at move 17 with the 14 which would have made the 66 play safely. It often pays to look out for that.

Here's another 'perfect' blitz, opponent only able to make opening move.

http://zooescape.com/backgammon.pl?v=200&gid=2081914&p1=guthers&p2=zuluwarrior

30-Jun-2014
01:31 PDT

http://zooescape.com/tournament.pl?t=108&r=5


All players in the final round are winners  

18-Nov-2015
11:11 PDT

Chwasqasahmed asked me to post our game result.. he said it is one of the weirdest games he ever played. Just one move and lost the game ... Take a look at this link- http://zooescape.com/backgammon.pl?v=200&gid=2883972

Tough luck, C!

16-Feb-2016
04:26 PDT

http://zooescape.com/backgammon.pl?v=200&gid=2984507

My opponent didn't even get s look in through no fault of theirs!

13-May-2016
13:02 PDT

http://zooescape.com/backgammon.pl?v=200&gid=3144628