501 Essential Backgammon Problems - by Bill Robertie (Paperback)

Name: 501 Essential Backgammon Problems - by Bill Robertie (Paperback)
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This comprehensive backgammon supercharges intermediate players with powerful concepts used by professional money players and champions!
About the Author: Bill Robertie is the author of 15 books on chess and backgammon.
384 Pages
Games, Backgammon

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About the Book

"This powerful classic by a two-time world champion teaches the expert and pro concepts used by world-class money players and champions! This comprehensive backgammon supercharges intermediate players with powerful concepts used by professional money players and champions! Readers learn everything from the general principles underlying expert play to advanced concepts like back play, holding games and one man back. Advanced strategic chapters cover connectivity, priming games, containment games, breaking anchor, action doubles, late game blitzes, post-blitz turnaround, ace point games, the concepts of profitable doubles and much more in the 31 hard-hitting chapters. With the help of hundreds of game-action diagrams 501 Essential Problems transform readers into thinking, aggressive pro-level players. A must-buy for every serious backgammon player!"--bookdepository.com.

Book Synopsis

This comprehensive backgammon supercharges intermediate players with powerful concepts used by professional money players and champions! Readers learn everything from the general principles underlying expert play to advanced concepts like back play, holding games and one man back. Advanced strategic chapters cover connectivity, priming games, containment games, breaking anchor, action doubles, late game blitzes, post-blitz turnaround, ace point games, the concepts of profitable doubles and much more in the 31 hard-hitting chapters. With the help of hundreds of game-action diagrams 501 Essential Problems transform readers into thinking, aggressive pro-level players. A must-buy for every serious backgammon player!

About the Author

Bill Robertie is the author of 15 books on chess and backgammon. He is the world's best backgammon player and the only two-time Monte Carlo World Championship. He was the former editor and co-publisher of Inside Backgammon, the game's foremost backgammon magazine. He is also a chess master, winner of the U.S. Speed Chess Championship, and a best-selling author of some of the best beginning chess books ever written

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Dimensions (Overall): 8.6 Inches (H) x 5.8 Inches (W) x 1.1 Inches (D)

Weight: 1.0 Pounds

Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up

Number of Pages: 384

Genre: Games

Sub-Genre: Backgammon

Publisher: Cardoza Publishing

Format: Paperback

Author: Bill Robertie

Language: English

Street Date: April 26, 2022

TCIN: 1006245799

UPC: 9781580423908

Item Number (DPCI): 247-40-7345

Origin: Made in the USA or Imported

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Q: What type of diagrams are included in the book?

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A: The book includes hundreds of game-action diagrams to illustrate the concepts discussed.
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Q: What is the suggested age for readers of this book?

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A: The suggested age for readers is 22 years and up.
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Q: What skills does the book aim to improve?

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A: The book aims to improve strategic understanding and gameplay for intermediate backgammon players.
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