Texas Backgammon Championship QUIZ CHALLENGE (by Phil Simborg)

DUPLICATE BACKGAMMONQUIZ

MOCHY VS. MCG!San Antonio, 2014

Presented by Phil SimborgUSBGF Teaching Pro

Scoring

5 points for the best answer 1-3 points for 2nd or 3rd best answer

depending on how close to the best answer: .03 or less, 3 points .031 to .05, 2 points .051 to .07, 1 point

NOTE: 90 SECOND time limit per move.

1. Money, Red to play 6-4

RED: 21/11

WHITE: 23/17 21/17

BLUE: 13/7 11/7

Pip Count:

Blue 164

Red 184

1. Answer: Red—5 pointsWhite 2, Blue 2

2. Blue trails 5A/1A Crawfordand Blue to play 2-1 from the bar

RED: Bar/23 5/4

WHITE: Bar/23 8/7

BLUE: Bar/23 24/23

Pip Count:

Blue 164

Red 128

2. Answer: Red—5 pointsWhite 3, Blue 2

3. DMP, Red to play 6-3

RED: 20/17* 8/2*

WHITE: 20/17* 17/11

BLUE: 20/14 14/11

Pip Count:

Blue 132

Red 109

3. Answer: Blue 5, White 2

4. Blue trails 5A/3A to play 6-2

RED: 13/11 13/7

WHITE: 24/22 13/7

BLUE: 24/18 13/11

Pip Count:

Blue 163

Red 152

4. Answer: Red—5 pointsBlue 2

5. 7A/7A Red to play 6-2

RED: 13/7 11/9*

WHITE: 11/5 7/5

BLUE: 24/18 11/9*

Pip Count:

Blue 115

Red 141

5. Answer: White– 5 points

6. 5A/5A Red to play 6-5

RED: 20/15 20/14

WHITE: 20/9

BLUE: 8/2 7/2

Pip Count:

Blue 103

Red 165

6. Answer: RedPoints: Red 5

7. 11A/11A Red to play 5-1

RED: 10/5 6/5

WHITE: 24/23* 6/1*

BLUE: 24/23* 7/2

Pip Count:

Blue 127

Red 106

7. Answer: Blue—5 pointsRed 2, White 1

8. Red leads 4A/5A, play 6-2

RED: 9/1*

WHITE: 22/14

BLUE: 9/3 5/3

Pip Count:

Blue 109

Red 123

8. Answer: Blue—5 PointsRed 2

9. 5A/5A Blue to play 5-4

RED: 9/4* 8/4

WHITE: 18/14* 14/9

BLUE: 18/14* 9/4*

Pip Count:

Blue 157

Red 162

9. Answer: White—5 points

10. 5A/5A Red to play 4-4

RED: 13/5 7/3(2)

WHITE: 13/9 8/4 6/2(2)

BLUE: 13/5 6/2(2)

Pip Count:

Blue 112

Red 92

10. Answer: Blue—5 PointsRed 2, White 1

Tie Breaker

If your name is Bob Koca and it is DMP and you are playing Malcolm Davis and he has 9 checkers on your ace point and you are on roll, what are the odds of your losing this match?