GammonVillage Newsletter - Vol. 13, #34, 20 Sep 2011

THE GAMMONVILLAGE ARTICLES PUBLISHED FROM SEPTEMBER 14 - 20, 2011.

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Articles

What's Your Game Plan?

Review: What's Your Game Plan? Backgammon Strategy in the Middle Game 19 Sep 2011  -  by Jeb Horton   Jeb Horton gives his review of the new book "What's Your Game Plan? Backgammon Strategy in the Middle Game", by authors and backgammon luminaries Mary Hickey and Marty Storer. Rating:   4.67

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Feature Columnists

Ash Dalvi

Hit in the Outfield or Cover a Board Blot (Part 2) 15 Sep 2011  -  by Ash Dalvi   The factors that contribute to making the correct play when you have a choice between hitting in the outfield (putting a second checker on the bar) or covering a board blot will be examined when the attacker has 2 checkers back. Rating:   5.00

GammonVillage Newsletter - Vol. 13, #30-31, 23 Aug 2011

Feature Columnists

Steve Sax

Winning the Giants of Backgammon Invitational - Part Two 22 Aug 2011  -  by Steve Sax   After edging Neil Kazaross two matches to one, I reached the semi-finals of the first "Giants of Backgammon Invitational" where I would face off against Maryland math instructor Bob Koca. Rating:   5.00

Ash Dalvi

Hit in the Outfield or Cover a Board Blot (Part 1) 18 Aug 2011  -  by Ash Dalvi   When you have hit loose and your opponent stays on the bar, you can sometimes be fortunate enough to have a choice between hitting a second blot in your opponent's outfield and covering your own board blot. Rating:   5.00

Jake Jacobs

I'm Just A Donkey Blues 10 Aug 2011  -  by Jake Jacobs   Last month at Gammon Village I posted the "Singing The Blues Quiz," a set of problems from the Chicago Open. Last week Phil Simborg wrote to me, saying that one of his students had rolled out a couple of my positions, and his answers did not match mine. Rating:   5.00

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Articles

Phil Simborg

Six Positions from the Chouette 11 Aug 2011  -  by Phil Simborg   In Chicago we have a very active group of Open Players who enjoy killing a little of their spare time every afternoon playing chouette. But we spend much time debating on the right play amd trying to convince our partners to make our play. Rating:   5.00

WBF NEWS 5 - cod. OKEU 17, 10 August 2011

GammonLife Newsletter

Greetings GammonLife Newsletter Subscribers!

After being away in Costa Rica for more than three years (taking care of personal family affairs) I am back in Canada and starting to add new articles and other material to GammonLife.com.

I am now also a consultant to GammonPower.com, a new backgammon server being developed and that is expected to launch in 2011. You can read about the many features the software will have at www.gammonpower.com. What I like most about GammonPower is that they will have chouette, online qualifiers to live tournaments and a very low rake. Players will also be able to play money games and matches for micro-limits, as low as 10 cents.

GammonPower will be giving away, to the first 1,000 players that pre-register, a small amount of free cash to play with, as well as entries to free-roll tournaments, so go to www.gammonpower.com and submit your name and email address to be eligible for the free stuff. I hope you will be with me to party on the day GammonPower launches.

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1st Giants of Backgammon Invitational at Chicago Open this Week

Rory Pascar, Director of the Chicago Open Backgammon Tournament, has organized the 1st Giants of Backgammon Invitational Tournament being held this week during the 2011 Chicago Backgammon Open. The event is one-of-a-kind, matching some of best Backgammon players from around the world against each other - 16 top Giants will face off starting May 26. See the list of participants and more info at:
http://www.gammonlife.com/news/giants-backgammon-invitational.htm
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Maintaining Respect

GammonLife Writer Mary Hickey, U.S. Backgammon Open Champion for the past two years, has submitted the 14th article of her Game Plan Selection series on GammonLife. “In backgammon too, if you break up a vital asset, you may never have a chance to recover it.” Read the article at this link:
http://www.gammonlife.com/writers/mary-hickey-backgammon-article-14.htm
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Mary Hickey has also co-authored a new book with Marty Storer called What's Your Game Plan? – The book can be purchased through Carol Joy Cole’s Backgammon Boutique at: http://flintbg.com/boutique.html where you can also get the best prices on backgammon boards, precision dice and other backgammon accessories.


Happy Rolls,

Michael Strato
Editor - GammonLife.com
 

Backgammon Newsletter - Vol. 13, #17-18, 10 May 2011

Jake Jacobs

Denmark Versus The World 10 May 2011  -  by Jake Jacobs   For the past two years the Nordic Open has held an event called "Denmark versus the World." Two teams, one with seven Danes, the other, with seven players from anywhere else, compete. Rating:   5.00

Douglas Zare

The Backgammon Pentathlon 03 May 2011  -  by Douglas Zare   Backgammon match play is like a pentathlon from track and field. An athlete training for a pentathlon usually concentrates on one of the five events at a time, perhaps running one time, and then throwing a javelin another. Rating:   4.75

GammonVillage Magazine surađuje sa Dubrovnik Backgammon Open 2011 turnirom gdje će najbolje plasiranim igračima uz novčane nagrade biti dodijeljene, među ostalim, i dvije jednogodišnje pretplate na GammonVillage Magazine. Zahvaljujemo se glavnom uredniku GammonVillage Magazina, Melu Dragicevicu na podršci. Više informacija na Dubrovnik Backgammon Forumu.

Backgammon Newsletter - Vol. 13, #16, 26 Apr 2011

Articles

Phil Simborg

Reductionism is the Key to Understanding Backgammon 20 Apr 2011  -  by Phil Simborg   The reductionism process applies to understanding the deeper, underlying reasoning behind all of our backgammon decisions. Like the scientist, conduct blind studies and experiments and see if you can truly find a direct cause and effect. Rating:   5.00

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Feature Columnists

Stick

Mythbusters 4: Midpoint 25 Apr 2011  -  by Stick   This month's myth to be potentially busted is 'Don't break the midpoint'. We all know at some point the midpoint has to go or we'd get gammoned every game but under what circumstances is it ok to let go of that point? Rating:   5.00

GammonVillage Magazine surađuje sa Dubrovnik Backgammon Open 2011 turnirom gdje će najbolje plasiranim igračima uz novčane nagrade biti dodijeljene, među ostalim, i dvije jednogodišnje pretplate na GammonVillage Magazine. Zahvaljujemo se glavnom uredniku GammonVillage Magazina, Melu Dragicevicu na podršci. Više informacija na Dubrovnik Backgammon Forumu.

GammonVillage Magazine Newsletter - Vol. 13, #11-13, 05 Apr 2011

THE GAMMONVILLAGE ARTICLES PUBLISHED FROM MARCH 16 - APRIL 5, 2011.

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News

John O'Hagan

Tournament Report - 2011 ABT Ohio State Backgammon Championships 31 Mar 2011  -  by Mary Hickey   Mary Hickey reports on the 2011 ABT Ohio State Backgammon Championships held in Cleveland, Ohio on March 24 through March 27, 2011. Rating:   3.29

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Articles

Ash Dalvi

The Ash Dalvi 13 Count (Part 1) 29 Mar 2011  -  by Ashutosh Dalvi   I am not good at mental arithmetic. So, I have tried to devise something easier. I noticed that in almost every pip count, I would be multiplying by 13 at some stage due to checkers on the mid point. This gave me an idea. I'm calling it "The Ash Dalvi 13 Count". Rating:   3.92

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Feature Columnists

Steve Sax

Mochy's Backgammon Fundraiser in the Wake of the Tragedy in Japan 22 Mar 2011  -  by Steve Sax   Our friend "Mochy" who is currently in Japan came up with the idea to raise money for the half a million refugees who are currently homeless due to the terrible tragedies which have befallen our East Asian ally. Rating:   4.89

Stick

Mythbusters 3: The 22 Point Anchor 25 Mar 2011  -  by Stick   This month we will take a look at 22 point anchor cubes. I've heard this myth expressed many different ways so you may have your own version of it. Roughly the myth we're looking at today is 'most 22 point anchor games are takes'. Rating:   4.64

Douglas Zare

Post-Crawford Redoubles 01 Apr 2011  -  by Douglas Zare   A lot of match equity is at stake in each game after the Crawford game, and also on large cubes, but the backgammon literature says little about the intersection of these situations. This column fills that appropriate gap. Rating:   4.33

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Tutorials - Bot

John O'Hagan

2011 ABT Ohio State Backgammon Championships Final Match - John O'Hagan vs. Greg Merriman - Game 1 05 Apr 2011  -  by Snowie 4 Pro   Snowie 4 Pro analyzes the first of two 11-point Final matches from the 2011 ABT Ohio State Backgammon Championships played between John O'Hagan and Greg Merriman. Rating:   5.00

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GammonVillage Magazine surađuje sa Dubrovnik Backgammon Open 2011 turnirom gdje će najbolje plasiranim igračima uz novčane nagrade biti dodijeljene, među ostalim, i dvije jednogodišnje pretplate na GammonVillage Magazine. Zahvaljujemo se glavnom uredniku GammonVillage Magazina, Melu Dragicevicu na podršci. Više informacija na Dubrovnik Backgammon Forumu.