"The Zizka Method" - book review?

"The Zizka Method" - book review?

Is anybody who has read this willing to share a few insights or maybe a review please?

27 August 2021 at 11:23 AM
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I collect the better BG books (makes no sense to me to buy the 143 "Beginning BG") so I bought it, but I wasn't too impressed. Sure ZZ is an excellent player and his method seems to work for him, but I think there are better books on the market.

Related to psychology: I don't think there is a lot of new stuff in that area what isn't covered in Jacoby&Crawford or Hollands:"BG for people who hate to lose" already.


by BackgammonChess k

If you dont know him, i strongly recommand johnathan Rawson books : "Seven deadly chess sins" and "chess for zebras". First one is highly focused on psychology.

Is it useful in your opinion for BG?


by Robertie k

Currently reading it now. I'll post some thoughts when I finish.

I'm curious. (Modern backgammon is one of my favorite book.)

I read on Reddit that the storytelling method is nothing but the "reading the numbers" method, which is fine for analysis, but difficult to put in practise over the board.

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