04.23
Backgammon – 3 General Plans
In astonishingly simple terms, there are three basic tactics employed. You must be agile enough to switch strategies quickly as the course of the match unfolds.
The Blockade
This consists of building a 6-deep wall of pieces, or at a minimum as thick as you might achieve, to lock in the competitor’s checkers that are on your 1-point. This is considered to be the most adequate tactic at the begining of the match. You can assemble the wall anyplace inbetween your eleven-point and your 2-point and then move it into your home board as the match continues.
The Blitz
This involves closing your home board as fast as as you can while keeping your competitor on the bar. e.g., if your opponent tosses an early two and moves one checker from your one-point to your 3-point and you then toss a 5-5, you are able to play 6/1 6/1 eight/three 8/3. Your opponent is now in serious difficulty since they have two pieces on the bar and you have closed half your inner board!
The Backgame
This plan is where you have two or higher checkers in your competitor’s home board. (An anchor is a position consisting of at least two of your pieces.) It would be played when you are decidedly behind as it much improves your opportunities. The best areas for anchors are near your competitor’s smaller points and either on adjoining points or with a single point separating them. Timing is essential for a powerful backgame: besides, there’s no point having two nice anchors and a complete wall in your own home board if you are then required to break apart this straight away, while your opponent is shifting their pieces home, considering that you do not have any other additional checkers to shift! In this situation, it is better to have checkers on the bar so that you are able to preserve your position up till your competitor provides you an opportunity to hit, so it can be a great idea to try and get your opposer to get them in this case!
No Comment.
Add Your Comment