Backgames can be very interesting. Unfortunately, we don't get to seefull-fledged Backgame. in action very often in serious Play The backgameis usually a last resort, and is generally avoided by the expert player ifat all possible. It is usually too easy for a competent opponent to ruinthe timing of ones backgame. I recently played the following game on GamesGrid. It was a very long and complexbackgame, which involved just about all the problems which can occur whenplaying or defending against a backgame. I thought it would be an interstinggame to annotate so the readers can see what an expert is thinking about whenplaying a backgame. I make no claim that either my plays or my analyses areaccurate. These positions are extremely difficult, and the proper approachis often very unclear. Bots usually won't help us in these positions, foras well as the bots handle most ordinary positions they often do notunderstand the timing considerations or what the proper goals are fortricky backgames. We are on our own. Click HERE to start the game. Click HERE for a list of the moves.

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