Article Index

2 away 3 away , An illustration of the importance of adjusting cube strategy at this match score -- by Kit Woolsey

Volatility , A discussion of the importance of volatility for doubling decisions -- by Kit Woolsey

Mec26: a 'new' match equity table , A more accurate match equity table which takes into account higher gammon rates -- by guest expert Albert Silver

Avoiding Burger King , Important tips to cut down on those Whoppers -- by Kit Woolsey

World Championship Final , The full final match of the world championship, with annotations by several experts

Inducing Cube Errors , Ways to get an extra edge by matching cube action with the opponent -- by Kit Woolsey

Inside Bearoff , Some unusual and fascinating bearoff plays -- by guest expert Jean-Luc Seret

Running a Club Evening Tournament , A valuable piece of advice for club owners -- by guest expert Rodney Lighton

Beginners and Bots , Worthwhile tips for playing against those bots -- by guest expert Steve Flanagan

The Squeeze Play , Several interesting positions from the recent Vegas tournament -- by Kit Woolsey

The Ace Point , A look at the pros and cons of making the ace point -- by Kit Woolsey

Fair Settlement in Backgammon Play , An examination of how to calculate settlements quickly and accurately -- by guest expert Ramez Abi-Akar

Alternative Rules to Make the Game Interesting , Some new ideas to liven up backgammon -- by guest expert Phil Simborg

The Racers's Edge , A discussion of guidelines which help make racing plays quick and simple -- by Kit Woolsey

Staying Ahead , A practical analysis of cube decisions when ahead in the match -- by guest expert Lasse H. Madsen

GGraccoon Speaks Out Again , Another interview with everybody's favorite rodent -- by guest expert Mary Hickey

The Random Point , Discussion of how to produce a second blot out of thin air -- by Kit Woolsey

Pro Am 2002 , Some positions and an annotated game from this year's Pro Am -- by Kit Woolsey

Bearing in Safely , An important concept for bearing in against an enemy anchor -- by Kit Woolsey

Back to the 80's , A look at some interesting results from the latest Snowie upgrade -- by guest expert Albert Silver

Duplication , A discussion of the aspects of duplication -- by Kit Woolsey

All About GNU , An explanation of how to use the GNU bot in terms we can understand -- by guest expert Albert Silver

Breaking the Anchor , An examination of the difficult problem of when to break off an anchor -- by Kit Woolsey

The Doubling Rule , A reprint of the original article on Woolsey's law of doubling -- by Kit Woolsey

How to Use Snowie More Efficiently , A discussion on making the most of our favorite bot -- by guest expert Oliver Heuler

Containment , A discussion about the complexities involved after hitting a late shot -- by Kit Woolsey

A Memorial Weekend , Some positions and an interesting game from the Chicago Memorial Day tournament -- by Kit Woolsey

The Squeeze Play , A discussion of an expert technique for getting the most out of a favorable position -- by Kit Woolsey

The Crystal Beaver , An interested annotated game from the finals of the Crystal Beaver tournament in Chicago -- by Kit Woolsey

The European Split , An examination of the question of what to do with that lone back checker -- by Kit Woolsey

OINK OINK! , A discussion of taking risks to get a gammon -- by Kit Woolsey

The Ultimate Pip Count , A reprint of an old Inside Backgammon article illustrating a very precise method to analyze a race -- by Kit Woolsey

Sample Size and Computer Rollouts , A mathematical analysis of what are a sufficient number of trials for computer rollouts -- by guest expert DeWayne Derryberry

A Whopper of a Game , An illustrative game which shows how difficult backgammon can be -- by Kit Woolsey

Sixteen Cube , An exciting series of cube actions from the Las Vegas Open -- by Kit Woolsey

What's Your Game Plan , Examination of how experts form winning game plans. -- by Kit Woolsey

GGraccoon Speaks Out , A live interview with our favorite rodent -- by guest expert Mary Hickey

The Frozen Cube , Discussion of some unusual cube decisions in match play -- by Kit Woolsey

Flow: Optimal Performance in the Here and Now , More philosophies on success in backgammon and life -- by guest expert Mark Driver

Nackgammon , Some ideas on strategies for this very popular backgammon variant -- by Kit Woolsey

Quantifying Backgammon Skill , A discussion of making the most of the neural nets to evaluate your own backgammon skill -- by guest expert Chuck Bower

Chouette is Hell , More thoughts and philosophies about backgammon -- by guest expert Phil Simborg

When God is Wrong , Several positions which Snowie's 3-ply evaluation got wrong according to Snowie's own rollouts -- by Kit Woolsey

A[N accel]erated Pipcount ***Finally ready*** , A new easy and efficient method of getting the pipcount -- by guest expert Nack Ballard

Classic Backgammon Revisited , A review of Jeremy Bagai's excellent new book -- by guest expert Marty Storer

Only a 4-cube , An example of how a bit of carelessness with the cube can throw away an evening's hard work -- by Kit woolsey

Dice Counting: An Alternative to Pip Counting , A description of how to maintain a running pip count -- by guest experts Grant and Jackie Hoffman

Winning Magick , More excellent and interesting backgammon philosophy -- by guest expert Mark Driver

Backgammon Mathematics , A description of the common types of mathematical calculations used in backgammon -- by Kit Woolsey

Reference Positions , An thorough analysis of a prototype five-point holding game and its variations -- by Kit Woolsey

GammOnLine Project Part II -- Snowie Parameter Settings , A continuation is the series about understand and making the most of Snowie options -- by guest expert Chuck Bower

Ramblings , Some amusing yet meaningful thoughts about backgammon -- by guest expert Phil Simborg

Peever's errors vs. Kit Woolsey , An examination of some crucial positions from an interesting match -- by guest expert Paul Weaver

The Art of War: The Tau of Backgammon , Some interesting writings showing the comparisons between war and backgammon -- by guest expert Mark Driver

The Most Common Error , A look at the biggest mistake made by players of all levels -- by Kit Woolsey

Priming vs. Splitting in the Opening , An examination of a common early game problem -- by guest expert Alex Zamanian

The Pro-Am Tournament , A great game from the finals of the Pro-Am tournament -- by Kit Woolsey

Saving Sixes , A close look at a common type of problem -- by Kit Woolsey

GammOnLine project status report , An different kind of analysis of bot rollouts -- by guest expert Chuck Bower

Extra Shots , An analysis of a recurring type of backgammon problem -- by Kit Woolsey

Understanding Uncertainty , A description of statistical considerations involving rollouts -- by guest expert Chuck Bower

Snowie Equities , An examination of the match equities used by Snowie -- by Kit Woolsey

Playing for the Gammon , A discussion of some important factors in the playon decision -- by Kit Woolsey

Count your Pipples , An extremely accurate race counting technique which can be used over the board -- by guest expert Jean-Luc Seret

A History of Backgammon , An excellent discussion of the past and present of our favorite game -- by guest expert Mark Driver

More Than One Way to Win , An analysis of a common evaluation problem -- by guest expert Alex Zamanian

Using the Bots , A discussion of how to get the most from Snowie -- by Kit Woolsey

The Great White Unicorn , An analysis of a real live double/beaver position -- by guest expert Dorn Bishop

Practical Backgammon , A discussion of use of reference positions -- by guest expert Hank Youngerman

How to Study Your Own Matches , An article showing how one can improve one's game -- by guest expert Mary L. Hickey

Taking a Big Step Forward , An in-depth study of an opening roll and the consequences -- by guest expert Alex Zamanian

Creating Problems , A descripton of inducing errors by your opponent -- by Kit Woolsey

A position from Jemimah's Past , An interesting backgammon puzzle -- by guest expert Stein Kulseth

My first 64-cube -- Solution , Solution to last month's puzzle -- by guest expert Stein Kulseth

Panic City , A descripton of the pressure of high-level tournament play -- by guest expert Steve Clark

My First 64-Cube , An interesting backgammon puzzle -- by guest expert Stein Kulseth

Jemimah Plays Nackgammon... Not! -- Solution , Solution to last month's puzzle -- by guest expert Stein Kulseth

Quick Jolt , An exciting sequence of moves from a tournament match -- by guest expert Jake Jacobs

Jemimah plays Nackgammon ... not! , An interesting backgammon puzzle -- by guest expert Stein Kulseth

Jemimah's Beaver Creek Double -- Solution , Solution to last month's puzzle -- by guest expert Stein Kulseth

The Blitz , Analysis of interesting blitz cube decisions -- by Kit Woolsey

Jemimah's Beaver Creek Double , An interesting backgammon puzzle -- by guest expert Stein Kulseth

Post-Crawford Doubling , A look at cube use after the Crawford game -- by guest expert Matt Reklaitis

The Pro-Am Tournament , Diary of the Pro-Am tournament -- by Kit Woolsey

Clocks in Backgammon , A discussion of the use of clocks at backgammon tournaments -- by Kit Woolsey and others

Anatomy of a Back Game , A detailed analysis of an actual complex back game -- by Kit Woolsey

Variance Reduction , Answers to questions about variance reduction -- by guest expert David Montgomery

Shoot the Chouette , An amusing story about a chouette tournament -- by guest expert Jake Jacobs

The Other Side of the Board , A look at the Big Picture -- by Kit Woolsey

Variance Reduction , A description of an important rollout tool -- by guest expert David Montgomery

Barry Fisk and the Early Cube , An amusing and instructive story -- by guest expert Stein Kulseth

The Worst Move in the World, Results of Worst Move contest -- by Kit Woolsey

Computers and Rollouts , A history and analysis of our favorite bots -- by Kit Woolsey

The Worst Move in the World, A GammOnLine contest -- by Kit Woolsey

The Great Prime Problem -- Solution, The solution to last month's puzzle -- by guest expert Bill Davis

Lifeline of a Back Game , A key tip for playing and defending against back games -- Kit Woolsey

Initial Doubles , An in-depth analysis of a common early doubling decision -- by guest expert Hal Heinirch

The Great Prime Problem, An amusing story and a challenging backgammon puzzle -- by guest expert Bill Davis

Viva Las Vegas , A diary of the Vegas tournament at the end of October -- by Kit Woolsey

Breaking Up Is Hard To Do , A technical play which comes up all the time -- by Kit Woolsey

Practical Backgammon , Doubling Windows and Special Doubling Situations. The fifth in a series of articles for beginning and intermediate players -- by guest expert Hank Youngerman

Crawford and Beyond , An analysis of checker play at double match point and other post-Crawford scores -- by Kit Woolsey

Practical Backgammon , Match Equity and Doubling Windows. The fourth in a series of articles for beginning and intermediate players -- by guest expert Hank Youngerman

Doubling Theory , A high-level analysis of the theoretical question of when to double -- by Kit Woolsey

Enough Rope , Article from August 1999 HOOSIER BG Newsletter. An excellent review of GammOnLine -- by guest expert Chuck Bower

Simborg's Laws , Amusing yet all to true laws of backgammon -- by guest expert Phil Simborg

Rankings and Ratings , An analysis of methods of ranking backgammon players -- by guest expert Chuck Bower

Five Point Match , A full discussion of all posible match scores in a five point match -- by Kit Woolsey

Practical Backgammon , Doubling Theory. The third in a series of articles for beginning and intermediate players -- by guest expert Hank Youngerman

History of Backgammon , A 20th century history and status report on backgammon -- by guest expert Chuck Bower

When In Rome , A sound theme for incorporating the race into your strategy -- by Kit Woolsey

Practical Backgammon , Dice roll facts and doubling odds; the absolute basics you really should understand but may not! The second in a series of articles for beginning and intermediate players -- by guest expert Hank Youngerman

Scientific Steaming , A study in the art of steaming -- by guest expert David Montgomery

Threading the Needle , An article on integrating checker play with cube ownership -- by Kit Woolsey

Practical Backgammon , Thoughts on the tools that an intermediate player needs to be able to compete with the big boys - and what you don't need. The first in a series of articles for beginning and intermediate players -- by guest expert Hank Youngerman

Positioning the Cue Ball , An article on preparation and flexibility -- by Kit Woolsey

Enough Rope , Article from August 1999 HOOSIER BG Newsletter. An excellent review of GammOnLine -- by guest expert Chuck Bower