Featuring all-important opening strategies and replies; middle, end, and back game techniques; tournament strategies; and advanced doubling cube play, Backgammon for Serious Players is the one book backgammon enthusiasts need to play like a champion.
| Introduction | p. 9 |
| How to Use This Book | p. 13 |
| Backgammon Tournaments | p. 17 |
| Backgammon Tournaments | |
| Special Rules For Tournament Play | |
| The Major Tournaments | |
| The World Cup | |
| The World Championship | |
| Istanbul | |
| The Bahamas Pro-Am Doubles | |
| Backgammon Notation | p. 27 |
| Game 1: Horan vs. Pauen | p. 35 |
| Opening Strategy | |
| Playing for Flexibility | |
| When to Take a Double | |
| The Gammon Factor | |
| How to Save a Gammon | |
| Summary | |
| Game 2: Snellings vs. Magriel | p. 75 |
| Playing to the Score | |
| Importance of Connectivity | |
| Playing for an Undoubled Gammon | |
| How to Bearoff | |
| Summary | |
| Game 3: Magriel vs. Svobodny | p. 111 |
| Put Your Checkers Where They Belong | |
| Doubling in the Opening | |
| When to Change Plans | |
| Duplication | |
| Back Game Strategy | |
| Creating Shots | |
| Doubling After a Back Game | |
| Bearing Off Strategy | |
| Game 4: Sylvester vs. Snellings | p. 155 |
| Splitting in the Opening | |
| Using Checkers Efficiently | |
| Building a Prime Quickly | |
| Making the Right Moves | |
| Killing Numbers | |
| Grouping Numbers Together | |
| Safety versus Gammon Chances | |
| Game 5: Robertie vs. Harris | p. 193 |
| Which 5-Point? | |
| To Hit or Not to Hit | |
| Bold Play versus Safe Play | |
| Recirculation | |
| Back Game Strategy | |
| Mopping Up | |
| Attacking a Stripped Point | |
| Next Steps | p. 237 |
| Becoming a Better Player | |
| Backgammon On the Internet | |
| Glossary | p. 241 |
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