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Carol Joy Cole Joins List of US Open Backgammon Winners

By Tournament Director Bill Davis: Tournament Co-Director Bill Davis reports on the 2009 US Backgammon Open, held from June 4 through June 7, 2009 outside of Washington DC.

Gammon Save

By Stick: Having already covered Double Match Point and Gammon Go the next logical step is the flip side of the gammon go coin commonly known as Gammon Save or GS.

Beyond The Obvious

By Douglas Zare: Douglas Zare's encounter with the largest EMG checker play blunder he's ever seen reminds him of some advanced plays involving casual players in live backgammon clubs.

Delving Into Match Play - Match 18 - Game 4

By Jay Bidal: Canadian backgammon expert Jay Bidal continues his column delving into the checker and cube intricacies of match play. This 11-game backgammon match analysis, the 18th in his series, continues with game 4.

Delving Into Match Play - Match 18 - Game 3

Battle of the GammonVillage Writers: Sax vs. Rice

By Steve Sax: When I suggested to "Stick" Rice that he come out to L.A. to compete in the Los Angeles Backgammon Open and Super 32, I knew there was a fair chance I would have to play him at some point in the tournament.

Step Up or Leap Out?

By Walter Trice: A common backgammon checker play decision is whether to split a pair of back men, intending to relink them later, or to run one of them into the opponent's outfield. We examine some factors that influence this choice, and introduce a third possibility.

Delving Into Match Play - Match 18 - Game 2

Uli Koch Wins 2009 Backgammon In London Open

By Tournament Director Mike Main: Tournament Director Mike Main reports from the 2009 Backgammon In London Open, held in London, England from May 29 to May 31, 2009.

Delving Into Match Play - Match 18 - Game 1

Arnaud Mattern: French Kiss Between Backgammon Leather and Poker Felt

By Frank GroÃŸe: GammonVillage interviews Arnaud Mattern, a professional backgammon and poker player from France, now living in London. Mattern, who entered the poker world in the year 2004, has three first place-finishes to his credit.

Making Live Tournaments More Fun and Successful

By Phil Simborg: I go to a lot of live backgammon tournaments. Most of the time I only go if the location and timing are convenient for me. What keeps me and others from going to many or most of the tournaments? Here are some obvious reasons.

King Of Backgammon

By Jake Jacobs: Jake Jacobs reports on the 2009 Japan Open, held during the "Golden Week" of four national Japanese holidays. Backgammon players take advantage of Golden Week by running a tournament to crown the King of Backgammon.

2009 Las Vegas Consolation Finals - Stick vs. Ray Fogerlund - Game 1

By Stick: Stick annotates his own match from the Consolation Finals of the 2009 Las Vegas American Backgammon Tour (ABT) event, which he played against Ray Fogerlund.

Gnu Backgammon vs. Snowie Openings, Part 3

By Douglas Zare: This is the third and final part of our survey of responses to opening rolls according to Gnu Backgammon and Snowie, judged by long rollouts.

Delving Into Match Play - Match 17 - Detailed Statistics

By Jay Bidal: Canadian backgammon expert Jay Bidal continues his column delving into the checker and cube intricacies of match play. This 8-game backgammon match analysis, the 17th in his series, concludes with detailed statistics.

Delving Into Match Play - Match 17 - Game 8

Delving Into Match Play - Match 17 - Game 7

Backgammon Against a 'World' Champion; Joe Russell

By Steve Sax: This month, we will take a look at the player who won the World Backgammon Championship in Monte Carlo 20 years ago this summer. I remember it quite well as it was my first time there.

NAI (Not Artificial Intelligence)

By Phil Simborg: I am not a bot. I am not Snowie, nor GNUBG, nor any other backgammon computer program. Fortunately, most of my opponents are not as good as the bots either.

2009 Ohio State Backgammon Championship Play - Stick vs. Mary Hickey - Game 1

By Stick: Stick annotates his own match from the Semi-Finals of the Championship Division of the 2009 Ohio State American Backgammon Tour (ABT) event, which he played against Mary Hickey.

Backgammon Bar Point Slotting Problems

By Walter Trice: This month's column is a continuation of last month's discussion of the common dilemma of 13/7 or 24/18. The old school told us, especially in the opening, to "forget the race and play for position." What is the modern way?

All We Need

By Jake Jacobs: Jake Jacobs spins a backgammon tale containing the three important literary elements: a brilliant play, a stupid play, and incredible luck.

Match Equity Doubling Quiz

By Phil Simborg: This is a great backgammon quiz that illustrates why you have to apply match equity and take points, the price of gammons and maybe even some mysticism when you are considering the cube at different scores.

Backgammon Quiz: A Game of Percentages

By Phil Simborg: This quiz contains six key backgammon positions that you can reference to improve your game. I have shown these to several top and world class players, and most get 4-5 right. See how you do.

Tournament Report - 2009 Atlanta Spring Classic Backgammon Championships

By Mary Hickey: Mary Hickey reports from the Atlanta Spring Classic Backgammon Championships, held in Atlanta, Georgia from May 1 to May 3, 2009.

Gnu Backgammon vs. Snowie Openings, Part 2

By Douglas Zare: Gnu Backgammon and Snowie are both very strong, but in about 15% of responses to the opening roll, they disagree with each other, or with rollouts. Let's continue our survey, using long Gnu Backgammon rollouts as the referee.

Risk Assessment at the Nevada State Backgammon Tournament

By Steve Sax: Steve Sax presents twelve interesting backgammon positions he encountered during his play at the 2009 Nevada State Backgammon Tournament.

3 Man Team Backgammon Event: Report and Quiz

By Phil Simborg: Phil Simborg reports from the innovative 3-Man Team Backgammon event held Saturday, April 11th in Northbrook IL. See if you would make the same plays.

2009 Las Vegas Backgammon Championship Final - Shinichiro Kaneko vs. John O'Hagan - Game 1

By Snowie 4 Pro: Snowie 4 Pro analyzes the final 15-point match from the 2009 Las Vegas ABT Backgammon Championships played between Shinichiro Kaneko and John O'Hagan.

Gammon Go

By Stick: This month we continue our journey through match play with another score usually found near the end of the match: gammon go, otherwise known as GG.

Backgammon Tournament Quiz

By Phil Simborg: Today's backgammon quiz by Phil Simborg contains cube play problems he encountered at the 2009 American Backgammon Tour event in Ohio.

Backgammon Bear Off Quiz

By Phil Simborg: Today backgammon tournament player and teacher Phil Simborg offers another tricky quiz containing 6 difficult bear-off positions. See how many you can get correct!

Which Bar Point to Slot?

By Walter Trice: A common backgammon checker play choice, especially in the opening phase of the game, is whether to use a six to slot the player's own bar point (13/7) or the opponent's (24/18). Experts play many of these sixes differently now than 20 years ago as a result of strategic insights.

Delving Into Match Play - Match 17 - Game 6

Delving Into Match Play - Match 17 - Game 5

Delving Into Match Play - Match 17 - Game 4

Delving Into Match Play - Match 17 - Game 3

Delving Into Match Play - Match 17 - Game 2

Delving Into Match Play - Match 17 - Game 1

2009 Ohio State Backgammon Championship Final - Neil Garvie vs. Mary Hickey - Game 1

By Snowie 4 Pro: Snowie 4 Pro analyzes the final 11-point match from the 2009 Ohio State ABT Backgammon Championships played between Neil Garvie and Mary Hickey. *UPDATED WITH NEW ROLLOUTS*

Jon Barnes Wins 2009 British Backgammon Association British Open

By Tournament Director Michael Crane: Michael Crane, Director of the British Isles Backgammon Association (BIBA) reports on the 2009 British Open held in the United Kingdom on April 3, 4 and 5, 2009.

Tournament Report - 2009 Ohio State Backgammon Championships

By Mary Hickey: Mary Hickey reports from the Ohio State Backgammon Championships, held in Cleveland, Ohio from April 3 to April 5, 2009.

Backgammon Easter Eggs

By Jake Jacobs: Easter is just around the corner, and digging around in my mailbox I have found some Backgammon Easter eggs for all of you. These all came from the Easter Bunny himself. Almost.

Cube Quiz

By Phil Simborg: Here's a neat little backgammon quiz with some excellent reference positions that are great to keep in mind in future money games and matches.

Gnu Backgammon vs. Snowie Openings, Part 1

By Douglas Zare: Gnu Backgammon and Snowie are both extremely strong backgammon players. Some types of positions are better understood by one bot than the other. Which bot understands the opening better?

2009 ABT Midwest Backgammon Championship Final - Julius High vs. Adam Bennett - Game 1

By Snowie 4 Pro: Snowie 4 Pro analyzes the final 15-point match from the 2009 Midwest ABT Backgammon Championships played between Julius High and Adam Bennett.

Delving Into Match Play - Match 16 - Detailed Statistics

By Jay Bidal: Canadian backgammon expert Jay Bidal continues his column delving into the checker and cube intricacies of match play. This 7-game backgammon match analysis, the 16th in his series, concludes with detailed statistics.

Delving Into Match Play - Match 16 - Game 7

Delving Into Match Play - Match 16 - Games 5 and 6