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.
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| Introduction | |
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| How to Use This Book | |
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| Backgammon Tournaments | |
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| Backgammon Tournaments | |
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| Special Rules For Tournament Play | |
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| The Major Tournaments | |
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| The World Cup | |
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| The World Championship | |
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| Istanbul | |
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| The Bahamas Pro-Am Doubles | |
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| Backgammon Notation | |
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| Game 1: Horan vs. Pauen | |
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| Opening Strategy | |
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| Playing for Flexibility | |
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| When to Take a Double | |
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| The Gammon Factor | |
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| How to Save a Gammon | |
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| Summary | |
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| Game 2: Snellings vs. Magriel | |
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| Playing to the Score | |
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| Importance of Connectivity | |
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| Playing for an Undoubled Gammon | |
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| How to Bearoff | |
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| Summary | |
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| Game 3: Magriel vs. Svobodny | |
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| Put Your Checkers Where They Belong | |
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| Doubling in the Opening | |
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| When to Change Plans | |
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| Duplication | |
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| Back Game Strategy | |
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| Creating Shots | |
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| Doubling After a Back Game | |
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| Bearing Off Strategy | |
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| Game 4: Sylvester vs. Snellings | |
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| Splitting in the Opening | |
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| Using Checkers Efficiently | |
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| Building a Prime Quickly | |
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| Making the Right Moves | |
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| Killing Numbers | |
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| Grouping Numbers Together | |
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| Safety versus Gammon Chances | |
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| Game 5: Robertie vs. Harris | |
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| Which 5-Point? | |
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| To Hit or Not to Hit | |
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| Bold Play versus Safe Play | |
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| Recirculation | |
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| Back Game Strategy | |
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| Mopping Up | |
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| Attacking a Stripped Point | |
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| Next Steps | |
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| Becoming a Better Player | |
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| Backgammon On the Internet | |
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| Glossary | |
