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Nack, Ain't You Got Nuttin Better To Do?

Posted By: Timothy Chow
Date: Thursday, 7 July 2011, at 10:27 p.m.

In Response To: Nack, Ain't You Got Nuttin Better To Do? (Casper van der Tak)

Casper asked:

I am left wondering whether solving such puzzles does something for your BG skills.

I would say no. I've tried a few of these BG retrograde analysis puzzles (and even got one recently that Nack missed), but mostly I'm generalizing from my experience with chess, where I have spent a sizable amount of time solving retro problems. I can say confidently that solving retro problems does nothing for your OTB chess. Now, in BG, the situation is slightly different, because there are so many ways to reach any given position that to make the problem interesting, it's necessary to specify that the sequence be well-played. That means that BG retro problems have a little bit more to do with actual BG play, but only slightly. It's still not going to help your BG playing.

Having said that, I can imagine creating some BG puzzles involving forward visualization that might help with actual playing.

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• Interesting Eighth Roll 51
  Paul Weaver -- Thursday, 7 July 2011, at 2:49 a.m.
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    John O'Hagan -- Thursday, 7 July 2011, at 3:38 a.m.
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      rory -- Thursday, 7 July 2011, at 3:51 a.m.
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        John O'Hagan -- Thursday, 7 July 2011, at 3:56 a.m.
      • Interesting Eighth Roll 51
        Casper van der Tak -- Thursday, 7 July 2011, at 7:24 a.m.
  • 65R-62S-63Z-41H-43S-32H-52H-51
    Nack Ballard -- Thursday, 7 July 2011, at 6:03 a.m.
    • Well Done, Nack!
      Paul Weaver -- Thursday, 7 July 2011, at 6:19 a.m.
      • Do you mean *this position?
        Nack Ballard -- Thursday, 7 July 2011, at 2:25 p.m.
        • Nack, Ain't You Got Nuttin Better To Do?
          Paul Weaver -- Thursday, 7 July 2011, at 4:53 p.m.
          • Nack, Ain't You Got Nuttin Better To Do?
            Casper van der Tak -- Thursday, 7 July 2011, at 5:12 p.m.
            • Nack, Ain't You Got Nuttin Better To Do?
              Stick -- Thursday, 7 July 2011, at 5:14 p.m.
              • Nack, Ain't You Got Nuttin Better To Do?
                Casper van der Tak -- Thursday, 7 July 2011, at 5:32 p.m.
                • Nack, Ain't You Got Nuttin Better To Do?
                  Stick -- Thursday, 7 July 2011, at 5:42 p.m.
                  • Nack, Ain't You Got Nuttin Better To Do?
                    Casper van der Tak -- Thursday, 7 July 2011, at 5:54 p.m.
            • Nack, Ain't You Got Nuttin Better To Do?
              Timothy Chow -- Thursday, 7 July 2011, at 10:27 p.m.
              • Solving backgammon sequences
                Nack Ballard -- Friday, 8 July 2011, at 6:41 a.m.
                • Solving backgammon sequences
                  Casper van der Tak -- Friday, 8 July 2011, at 7:19 a.m.
                • Solving backgammon sequences
                  christian munk-christensen -- Friday, 8 July 2011, at 7:51 a.m.
                  • Solving backgammon sequences
                    Stick -- Friday, 8 July 2011, at 8:05 a.m.
                  • Solving backgammon sequences, example
                    Nack Ballard -- Saturday, 9 July 2011, at 5:00 a.m.
                    • Solving backgammon sequences, example
                      Casper van der Tak -- Saturday, 9 July 2011, at 7:56 a.m.
                    • Solving backgammon sequences, example
                      mtuhtan -- Saturday, 9 July 2011, at 8:57 a.m.
                    • Solving backgammon sequences, example
                      christian munk-christensen -- Saturday, 9 July 2011, at 3:51 p.m.
  • Interesting Eighth Roll 51
    Stick -- Thursday, 7 July 2011, at 11:41 a.m.
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    Nack Ballard -- Thursday, 7 July 2011, at 2:57 p.m.