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Backgammon Books
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Backgammon for Winners
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AUTHOR:
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Bill Robertie
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YEAR:
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1993
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PUBLISHER:
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Cardoza Publishing
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CITY:
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New York, NY
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ISBN:
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0-940685-42-6
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BINDING:
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Softcover
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PAGES:
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94
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SIZE:
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21 cm high, 14 cm wide
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OTHER
EDITIONS:
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Second Edition, 1995
Third Edition, 2002
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READERS
COMMENTS:
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"The best beginners' book in print (short of Magriel, which is actually a bit more) that I know of is Robertie's Backgammon for Winners."—Walter Trice, August 1998
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"Be sure to get the second edition (blue cover) [now third edition], which adds a
lengthy backgame chapter."—Carl Tait, August 1998
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CONTENTS:
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I. Introduction
II. The Basics of Play: Introduction, The Players, The Equipment, The Backgammon Board, How to Set Up the Board, The Direction of Movement, How to Move the Pieces, Doubles, Points, Blots, Entering from the bar, The Opening Roll, The Object of the Game, Bearing Off, The Doubling Cube
III. Dynamic Openings: Introduction, Winning Goals, Four Key Opening Goals
IV. The Opening Moves: The Blocking Rolls (3-1, 4-2, 5-3, 6-1), Lover's Leap (6-5), The Bar-Point Split Plays (6-2, 6-3, 6-4), The Building Plays (5-4, 4-3, 5-2, 3-2), The Slotting Rolls (2-1, 4-1, 5-1)
V. Sample Game 1—Winning Strategy: Sample Game 1, Doubling Guidelines, Duplication Strategy, Sample Game Summary
VI. Sample Game 2—The Blitz: Backgammon Notation, The Blitz, Sample Game 2
VII. More Backgammon Play: Chouettes, Clubs and Tournaments, Making Further Progress
VIII. Glossary
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COVER:
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Bill Robertie, the world's best backgammon player and only two-time champion, shows you the basics of playing and winning at backgammon.
Step-by-step, you'll learn the basics of setting up a board, how to move and conquer blots, and how to play a dynamic offense that will give you an advantage right from the opening roll. Robertie reveals his inside tips and strategies in this easy-to-read and straightforward book on winning at backgammon!
"Easy-to-Read and Informative, This Book Will Make You a Better Backgammon Player."
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ABOUT THE
AUTHOR:
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Bill Robertie is the world's best backgammon player and the only two-time winner of the Monte Carlo World Championships. He is the author of four advanced books on winning at backgammon and the co-publisher of Inside Backgammon, the world's foremost backgammon magazine. He's also a chess master and a winner of the U.S. Speed Chess Championship.
His club and tournaments winnings have allowed him to travel the world in style. Robertie makes his home in Arlington, Massachusetts.
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BY THE SAME
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The 1981 World Championship of Backgammon
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1982: William Robertie, Arlington, MA
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Advanced Backgammon
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1984: William Robertie, Arlinton, MA
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Reno 1986
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1987: William Robertie, Arlington, MA
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Advanced Backgammon, Volume 1
Positional Play
Second Edition
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1991: The Gammon Press, Arlington, MA
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Advanced Backgammon, Volume 2
Technical Play
Second Edition
Bill Robertie
1991: The Gammon Press, Arlington, MA
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Learning from the Machine
Bill Robertie versus TD-Gammon
Bill Robertie
1993: The Gammon Press, Arlington, MA
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Backgammon for Serious Players
Tips from the World's Best Player
Bill Robertie
1997: Cardoza Publishing, New York, NY
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501 Essential Backgammon Problems
Bill Robertie
2000: Cardoza Publishing, New York, NY
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Modern Backgammon
Bill Robertie
2001: The Gammon Press, Arlington, MA
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Backgammon for Serious Players
Strategies from a World Champion
Second Edition
Bill Robertie
2003: Cardoza Publishing, New York, NY
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