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Mar 10
1 min

2021 - Position 47

XGID=--BBABBA----ab-B---dbdCb--:1:1:1:42:0:0:3:0:10 Money Play. How should Red play 42? Bray’s Law states that you should never...

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Chris Bray

Mar 9
1 min

2021 - Position 46

XGID=-----bE-CAA-eC---c-e---AA-:0:0:1:65:0:0:3:0:10 Money Play. How should Red play 65? I think most people would get this one right. Red...

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Chris Bray

Mar 8
1 min

2021 - Position 45

XGID=-BaB-BB-B-B-b-bb---dCbb---:0:0:1:21:2:2:0:3:10 Match Play. DMP. How should Red play 21? Red needs to challenge White’s outer board...

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Chris Bray

Mar 5
1 min

Backgammon - The Final Wind - 2nd Edition

As of this morning I have released a second edition of the final book in my "Wind" series, "Backgammon - The Final Wind". This edition...

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Chris Bray

Mar 5
1 min

2021 - Position 44

XGID=aa-CC-C-C-AA----c--bbbAbb-:1:1:1:00:0:0:3:0:10 Money Play. Should Red redouble? If redoubled, should White take? This position came...

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Chris Bray

Mar 4
1 min

2021 - Position 43

XGID=-caCEB-----a---------bcbc-:1:-1:1:31:2:0:0:5:10 Match Play. Red leads 2-0 to 5. How should Red play 31? Both 4/off and 5/2*, 3/2 win...

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Chris Bray

Mar 3
1 min

2021 - Position 42

XGID=--Cb-BBBBB-------A-bbceAa-:1:1:1:00:2:0:0:7:10 Match Play. Red leads 2-0 to 7. Should Red redouble? If redoubled, should White take?...

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Chris Bray

Mar 2
1 min

2021- Position 41

XGID=---BaCC-C--A-A---cBbcbbb--:1:1:1:53:3:1:0:5:10 Match Play. Red leads 3-1 to 5. How should Red play 53? Is it better to lose quietly...

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Chris Bray

Mar 1
1 min

2021 - Position 40

XGID=-a--b-ECC-CA---aa--bcc-b--:0:0:1:00:1:1:0:5:10 Match Play. 1-1 to 5. Should Red double? If doubled, should White take? Despite only...

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Chris Bray

Feb 26
1 min

2021 -Position 39

XGID=-a--BBCC---acB-b-cBe-----A:0:0:1:00:0:0:3:0:10 Unlimited Games. Should Red double? If doubled, should White take? Red is marginally...

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