Watching elite backgammon players

Cye · #1 07-13-2006, 02:13 PM

There has been a lot of talk recently about backgammon, particularly about which are the best opening moves and general bg strategy.

If you didn't know, it the backgammon world championships are taking place in monte carlo this week.

You can watch some of the world's best players by going to truemoneygames and downloading the software.

I have just watched a fantastic match between Paul Magriel and Sven Rumcker that went down to the wire.

Lots of good learning there if you're interested.

amulet · #2 07-13-2006, 03:05 PM

i love reviewing matches between top players. thegammonpress.com sells many matches between world class players, they are extreamly inexpensive.

GrahamW · #3 07-13-2006, 03:14 PM

Thanks for the heads up, I'm off to download it now!

Cye · #4 07-13-2006, 03:22 PM

The next match is at 11 o'clock European time.

It's between Lawrence Powell and Mike 'Falafel'.

The magriel match was awesome - 19 point game that went all the way.

I will sleep soon

2/325Falcon · #5 07-16-2006, 05:09 PM

I watched some of the final match. It was educational for a n00b like me.

ImBen · #6 07-16-2006, 10:01 PM

Are these matches archived?

Robertie · #7 07-17-2006, 08:38 AM

You can get a huge selection of classic matches between top players at www.thegammonpress.com. They're available either in printed form or as Snowie matches with Snowie analysis attached.

Cye · #8 07-19-2006, 08:08 AM

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Are these matches archived?

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Yes. You can find all these matches in the truemoneygames client software. You can also export the game files and analyse the matches with Snowie and other bg software.

ImBen · #9 07-21-2006, 04:08 AM

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Are these matches archived?

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Yes. You can find all these matches in the truemoneygames client software. You can also export the game files and analyse the matches with Snowie and other bg software.

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Are the videos of these matches archived?

Cye · #10 07-21-2006, 04:38 AM

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There will be a full DVD of the event available shortly, and prehaps a 10 minute clip that can be posted on youtube or something similar.

PM me for details, or I'll put the info here when I have it.