Blot Placement Theory, explained by Grandmaster Marc Olsen
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- čas přidán 24. 08. 2024
- This video explains where to put your blots (lone checkers) when you are forced to do so. Backgammongalaxy.com is the biggest and most respected backgammon server for online play and home of the grandmasters.
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This is EXACTLY the stuff I need to hear in order to improve. Thank you!!!
Glad it was helpful!
These short tutorials are great. Thanks Marc.
Glad you like them!
The classy music, the classy the board and the classy play. Galactic! Nice video ! :)
One love from Jamaica, Marc's explanations are always well done, respect all the time for your lessons Marc!
Thanks Kenroy!!! I hope to meet you in person at a live tournament one day!
Love these videos, thank you so much for your tips!
You are so welcome! If you like and subscribe then we will keep up the good work! :)
Great video ! Lots of people tend to underestimate the value of the mid-point by breaking it very quickly. We have to take advantage of it.
Absolutely!
Clears up a bit of my faulty thinking with blots, thank you!
Glad it helped!
So helpful, Marc! Thanks!
Great series of videos recently, appreciate you guys taking the time to make these. It's also visually a lot easier to learn from you using real checkers on a real board vs online etc. Looking forward to more!
Thanks a lot for the support and for watching our content :-)
Another great video GM Olsen! Thank you!
Thanks again Russ!
There is also one other thing to think about when leaving a blot, if you can try duplicating.
Let say your opponent needs a certain number to escape. Leave them a blot with that number. Or maybe you already have a blot, leave the same number to hit both blots.
Not sure if I explained that as well as I could have but hopefully you get what I mean :-)
Great comment Rufus! Duplication is a very important concept, and we will probably make a video covering it in the future!
@@BackgammonGalaxy good idea and yes it is very important and make a bad roll not so bad
Thank you ! I learned something !
great studff Marc. Too many beginners develope candlesticks playing too safe early on and then wonder why they get "bad rolls" after there is nothing left to play but doubles :) Keep em comin!
It’s me. I am beginners!
👍😎🎲🎲 Thanks Marc always good stuff 💰👊
nice fireplace
Thanks Arios! :) Marc's wife agrees!
Thank you.
Fireplace, jazz, backgammon. Add shisha and it would be perfect. And thanks for the great tutorials.
When playing the computer, he is brutal on indirect hits.
Nice one
Thanks 🔥
I got it right yay :) nice instructional video, can i constructively suggest that videos are shot from the point of view of a player bearing off to the right, as in Galaxy board format? ie so I would show this from blue's point of view, mirroring the board
A really good point! We will be sure to take that into consideration in the next series of videos. Thanks Patrick!
Hi, Marc. Good Morning! Your channel is very top, thank you very much for the tips you give us. I'm starting in backgammon and bought one with Paulo Venâncio, here in Brazil, very similar to what you have. Very good.
Could you help me about backgammon watch? Are they the same for chess? I did not find this information. Thank you very much.
Thank for the support Clayton :) And good luck with your new amazing board! As for backgammon clocks, the ZMF-II clock is very nice. It is also used for chess and is very silent. If you want something that's more tactile, then the LEAP PQ9907S is very good. Hope that helps!
Great video. Just ordered your book! Can I ask who makes the board and checkers you're using there?
Just found out - it's the Neptune board from Backgammon Galaxy :) Why are all the beautiful boards outside my rather humble budget? :(
Backgammon Galaxy will have an "economy luxury board" coming out very soon! Remember to follow our facebook page facebook.com/backgammongalaxy and our newsletter!
If there’s a choice, but I have to leave a blot, I sometimes I choose the blot furthest from my hime board. I figure that if it gets hit, I lose fewer pips in the race. Is this a valid concept? (I’m still a newb at BG)
This is indeed also a concept! You are absolutely right. But it's more important to put your your blots in front of your opponent's stripped points (points without any spare checkers on it), so that he has to break his valuable asset (the made point) if he wants to hit you.
@@BackgammonGalaxy Thanks so much for your responses! My rating is inching upwards…
I would like to know more about the rules at BACKGAMMON GALAXY? Can you please explain how this rule is a new ruling system and how it is legal to implement this rule as a new standard of play......this is the response from BACKGAMMON GALAXY when I questioned why when I lose a match I receive the penalty of lowering my ranking score and when I win a match from a higher ranked player I do NOT get rewarded any ranking points:
*The Galaxy Rating system (GR), is a new and innovative system of ranking players, and the way it works: To win GR from your opponent, you have to win both the match AND the error rate battle (the two crowns). If you win one, but not the other, it's a GR draw.*
Seems like a scam to keep higher ranked players UP and lower ranked players DOWN......
I've always thought a 'lovers leap' was the best play with a 5 & 6. Is it now considered better play to bring builders to the 7 & 8 points?
points 18 and 19 are blocked
@@shenandoraluxury-yacht8050 Ahh, of course! didn't notice that.
Can we have something on opening roles please. Great vids BTW.
there arlready is. also you can watch the entire beginner mistakes tutorial series here: czcams.com/play/PL4fhZXAGchzJsFcqsWsE8X7dHxirKS02t.html
try this: czcams.com/play/PL4fhZXAGchzKPBHZWC7jAuhT-vW-FPhrI.html
Can you tell me what constitutes a grand master does one need to get certain rating
On backgammon galaxy you become a grand master when your rating gets to 2400.
There are several federations. For live play it is the BMAB federation (Backgammon Masters Awarding Body) who gives the titles. On Backgammon Galaxy it is achieved by reaching 2400 in GR.
@@BackgammonGalaxy Chess has similar rating points for GM. However an IM, International Master must complete I believe 3 norms before getting the title of GM even if he or she has a 2400 rating.
Could you do a clip on how the rating system works on the site how does your rating go up or down how many points does your rating go up say when you defeat a player 200 points higher than you
@@katewild2194 - Kate, just join and play, it's absolutely free and there is nothing to download or install on your device. It is far and away the best place to play BG online.
rating calculations are complex and I (and most people) cannot begin to explain it, BUT. You begin with a rating of 1500, if you win a match, your rating goes up (provided you play better than your opp). How much it goes up depends on who you play, if you beat a player ranked say 200 above you, your rating goes up a lot more than if you beat an equally ranked player. Similarly if you are outplayed and lose to a lower ranked player you will lose more rating points than if you lose to a higher rated player.
The beauty of Galaxy is not just the great user interface but you get FREE XG analysis, which shows all your errors. No other BG site offers this so join up.
Let's talk about game fixing theory!
Congratulations on the Backgammon Galaxy upgrade. I can’t logon now so I’ve stopped playing there. Massive screwup.
I have to say that THERE ARE SO MANY VARIABLES IN THIS GAME BECAUSE OF THE ROLLS OF THE DICE, what the system is programed that is a correct move may NOT BE depending on the roll of the dice..... THE CORRECT MOVE MAY BE TO LEAVE AN EXPOSED CHECKER but only a FOOL will leave an exposed checker if it can be covered/paired. THE RULES HERE ARE A MATTER OF OPINION and that is exactly what it is....AN OPINION!!!! THERE ARE NO RULES THAT A PLAYER HAS TO FOLLOW EXACT MOVEMENTS ACCORDING TO EACH ROLL OF THE DICE. IT COMES DOWN TO A WIN IS A WIN, AND A LOSS IS A LOSS. ERROR BATTLES is a made up strategy for winners to stay winners and beginners/losers not to advance......kind of what is going on today in politics. HAS BACKGAMMON TURNED INTO A POLITICAL GAME?