Tag: Bear-off
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Michy’s “Endgame Techniques,” on Closeout positions
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[39:45] This is one lesson in a seminar series on how to bear-off checkers, following Michy’s “Endgame Techniques” book. This specific lesson focuses on how the opponent’s checkers influence what play we should make.
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Solving the race in backgammon by Art Benjamin
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[48:48] A technical lecture on cube actions in different race conditions. Includes some original research on a new method (the “variance method”) to figure out cube decisions that is 95% accurate (albeit mathematically cumbersome).
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Rules of Thumb for Bearing Off by Phil Simborg
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[1:14:55] A lecture with many tips and tricks on bearing off by Phil Simborg.
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An in-depth study of (money) bear-off cube actions by Joseph Heled
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[30:58] A comparison of the different effective pip count methods for bear-off cubes.
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Bearing Off Safely by Dan Rovira
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[5:46] A short lesson on bearing off from the Backgammon is Beautiful Youtube channel.
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Non-Contact Positions by Masayuki “Mochy” Mochizuki
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[22:03] How to best bear your checkers into your homeboard and on how to best bear them off.