by Frank Frigo | Mar 20, 2023 | Featured Problems
Brown trails yellow 2-3/7 and faces a difficult early game decision with this 6-3 roll. There are many excellent choices for brown that must be compared and contrasted. Before addressing the candidate plays and their respective merits, it is important to consider...
by Frank Frigo | Mar 20, 2023 | Featured Problems
As brown I was leading yellow 5-2/7 and had this tricky 4-2 roll to play. It should be readily apparent that yellow is poised to complete a six-prime, and brown needs to urgently address this threat. It may seem natural for brown to step up to yellow’s 5-point with...
by Frank Frigo | Jan 24, 2023 | Featured Problems
Cube Decision: Brown on roll with the score tied 2-2 to 5 points and holding a 2 cube. Brown is in an advantageous position with one of yellow’s checkers stuck back on the 23-point (brown’s 2-point), spare checkers guarding the outfield and an anchor that is...
by Frank Frigo | Jan 9, 2023 | Featured Problems
Brown trails Yellow 3-4/5, and must play 6-1 This week’s problem comes from a critical moment during the last game of a 5-point match. Brown has survived the Crawford game and immediately cubed in this game making this effectively a double-match-point or “DMP”. ...
by Frank Frigo | Dec 24, 2022 | Featured Problems
This fascinating decision arose during the opening game of a 5-point match I recently played against XG (extremegammon.com). XG is a must for any serious student of the game as it provides you with a world-class opponent 24/7 along with amazing analytical insights....
by Frank Frigo | Dec 7, 2022 | Featured Problems
This week’s problem illustrates how challenging an early game decision can be, especially when we are dealing with doubles. In this case, Black has rolled double 5’s and has many interesting choices. Among the most important considerations for black are the race,...
