Great site for BG Training and learning

In addition to playing friends in person -- or on websites like Dailygammon -- check out this site (below).  This backgammon training site will give you positions and situations and ask you to move.  You will learn the optimal move (based on GNU, I believe) -- and be graded (using the ELO scoring system).

Over time, you should see patterns of weakness that should help improve your overall game.  Enjoy!

http://www.bgtrain.com/

Opening Moves -- Revisited

We've posted on our z-gammon blog about opening moves in the past -- but think it is worth mentioning again. In particular, when you read about a suggested opening move, try and think about the strategy behind the move.

Check out these articles and links on backgammon opening moves.

GNU Rollouts by Tom Keith (Cubeless)

http://www.bkgm.com/openings/rollouts.html

Comments by Kazaross (Cubeful)

http://www.bkgm.com/rgb/rgb.cgi?view+1325

Snowie Rollouts by R Cerutti

http://www.bkgm.com/rgb/rgb.cgi?view+650

Kit Woolsey on Opening Moves:

http://www.bkgm.com/rgb/rgb.cgi?view+682

Phil Simborg on Opening Moves

http://www.bkgm.com/articles/Simborg/Openings/