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2021 - Position 86
XGID=-ABBABB--a---B-----ccCccb-:1:1:1:31:0:0:3:0:10 Unlimited Games. How should Red play 31? When in doubt, hit. But does that apply...

Chris Bray
May 10, 20211 min read


2021 - Position 85
XGID=-B-BCACb-----B---bccbBa-b-:0:0:1:54:0:0:3:0:10 Unlimited Games. How should Red play 54? Should Red make a run for it with 21/16, 5/1...

Chris Bray
May 7, 20211 min read


2021 - Position 84
XGID=-B-B--CbD---cB---bbdbB----:0:0:1:22:0:0:2:0:10 Unlimited Games. How should Red play 22? On initial evaluation XG likes 13/9(2) but...

Chris Bray
May 6, 20211 min read


2021 - Position 83
XGID=aa---bE-CB--bD-aAc-e------:1:-1:1:22:0:0:2:0:10 Unlimited Games. How should Red play 22? 6/4(2) is very clear but what about the...

Chris Bray
May 5, 20211 min read


2021 - Position 82
XGID=---ABbC-B--AcD---cbeB-----:0:0:1:62:0:0:2:0:10 Unlimited Games. How should Red play 62? In a close race it is often right to block...

Chris Bray
May 4, 20211 min read


2021 - Position 81
XGID=---a-BCDCaA-d----d-e----AA:0:0:1:22:0:0:2:0:10 Unlimited Games. How should Red play 22? Purity goes a long way in backgammon. The...

Chris Bray
Apr 30, 20211 min read


2021 - Position 80
XGID=---b-BCBC-A-dB---d-e-A--A-:0:0:1:66:0:0:2:0:10 Unlimited Games. How should Red play 66? A lesson in connectivity and duplication....

Chris Bray
Apr 29, 20211 min read


2021 - Position 79
XGID=-aDBC-------aa--a-bbcbb--A:0:0:1:21:4:4:0:5:10 Match Play. Double Match Point. How should Red play 21? To hit or not to hit? If Red...

Chris Bray
Apr 28, 20211 min read


2021 - Position 78
XGID=-b--BBD-B---dD-a-d-d--A---:1:-1:1:42:2:1:0:5:10 Unlimited Games. How should Red play 42? Rule 1: When ahead in the race, race. Even...

Chris Bray
Apr 27, 20211 min read


2021 - Position 77
XGID=-E-----------------bb-bceA:0:0:1:00:3:0:0:5:10 Match Play. Red leads 3-0 to 5. Should Red double? If doubled, should White take? If...

Chris Bray
Apr 26, 20211 min read
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