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Luck in chess / Bill Robertie Position

Posted By: Philippe Michel
Date: Saturday, 17 January 2015, at 8:49 p.m.

In Response To: Luck in chess / Bill Robertie Position (Wolfgang)

Unlimited game, Jacoby rule

GNUbg	4
You	9
Position ID: DwAAoAYAAAAAAA Match ID: UwkAAAAAAAAA

• You doubles

This is position 365 from _Advanced Backgammon_, 2nd edition.

Robertie recounts that he met this position three times and Blue lost 16 points every time. He was on the unlucky side of it twice but on the other one the third time, when the stakes were highest.

Messages In This Thread

• Backgammon more of a "game of skill" now than in the past?
  Timothy Chow -- Sunday, 11 January 2015, at 8:45 p.m.
  • Backgammon more of a "game of skill" now than in the past?
    trichard -- Sunday, 11 January 2015, at 10:14 p.m.
    • Backgammon more of a "game of skill" now than in the past?
      Mick Z -- Monday, 12 January 2015, at 12:30 a.m.
    • Backgammon more of a "game of skill" now than in the past?
      Colin Owen -- Monday, 12 January 2015, at 6:20 a.m.
  • Backgammon more of a "game of skill" now than in the past?
    Casper Van der Tak -- Sunday, 11 January 2015, at 10:24 p.m.
    • +1:-) *NM*
      garyo -- Monday, 12 January 2015, at 2:02 p.m.
  • Backgammon more of a "game of skill" now than in the past?
    Bob Koca -- Monday, 12 January 2015, at 12:13 a.m.
  • Attempt at clarification
    Timothy Chow -- Monday, 12 January 2015, at 5:25 p.m.
    • Attempt at clarification
      Bob Koca -- Monday, 12 January 2015, at 7:15 p.m.
      • Attempt at clarification
        Taper_Mike -- Monday, 12 January 2015, at 8:09 p.m.
        • Attempt at clarification
          Jakob Garal -- Monday, 12 January 2015, at 9:50 p.m.
          • Attempt at clarification
            Taper_Mike -- Monday, 12 January 2015, at 11:13 p.m.
        • Attempt at clarification
          Casper Van der Tak -- Monday, 12 January 2015, at 10:48 p.m.
          • Attempt at clarification
            Tom Keith -- Monday, 12 January 2015, at 11:42 p.m.
        • Attempt at clarification
          Jakob Garal -- Tuesday, 13 January 2015, at 1:57 p.m.
          • Attempt at clarification
            Timothy Chow -- Tuesday, 13 January 2015, at 5:15 p.m.
          • Attempt at clarification
            Casper Van der Tak -- Tuesday, 13 January 2015, at 5:55 p.m.
        • Luck in chess
          Chuck Bower -- Tuesday, 13 January 2015, at 6:24 p.m.
          • Luck in chess / Bill Robertie Position
            Wolfgang -- Saturday, 17 January 2015, at 4:36 p.m.
            • Luck in chess / Bill Robertie Position
              Philippe Michel -- Saturday, 17 January 2015, at 8:49 p.m.
              • That's great!
                Wolfgang -- Saturday, 17 January 2015, at 9:19 p.m.
          • Links to Interviews with Jake Jacobs & Kent Goulding
            Taper_Mike -- Wednesday, 21 January 2015, at 6:16 a.m.
    • Attempt at clarification
      Stick -- Monday, 12 January 2015, at 8:47 p.m.
    • Attempt at clarification--the answer is obvious
      Phil Simborg -- Wednesday, 14 January 2015, at 8:37 a.m.
      • Attempt at clarification--the answer is obvious
        Albert Steg -- Wednesday, 14 January 2015, at 1:34 p.m.
  • Backgammon more of a "game of skill" now than in the past?
    Chuck Bower -- Monday, 12 January 2015, at 5:47 p.m.
    • Backgammon more of a "game of skill" now than in the past?
      Bob Koca -- Monday, 12 January 2015, at 7:36 p.m.
      • Backgammon more of a "game of skill" now than in the past?
        Chuck Bower -- Tuesday, 13 January 2015, at 6:38 p.m.
  • Backgammon more of a "game of skill" now than in the past?
    Jakob Garal -- Monday, 12 January 2015, at 6:28 p.m.
  • Backgammon more of a "game of skill" now than in the past?
    ah_clem -- Monday, 12 January 2015, at 9:38 p.m.
  • Backgammon more of a "game of skill" now than in the past?
    Daniel Murphy -- Tuesday, 13 January 2015, at 5:23 p.m.
    • Backgammon more of a "game of skill" now than in the past?
      Albert Steg -- Tuesday, 13 January 2015, at 6:58 p.m.
  • Backgammon more of a "game of skill" now than in the past?
    Albert Steg -- Tuesday, 13 January 2015, at 6:15 p.m.
    • Backgammon more of a "game of skill" now than in the past?
      Timothy Chow -- Tuesday, 13 January 2015, at 10:54 p.m.