Bill Robertie
Bill Robertie Bio and Books
Author Biography - Bill Robertie
Bill Robertie has spent his life playing and writing about chess, backgammon, and now poker. He began playing chess as a boy, inspired by Bobby Fischer's feats on the international chess scene. While attending Harvard as an undergraduate, he became a chess master and helped the Harvard chess team win several intercollegiate titles. After graduation, he won a number of chess tournaments, including the United States Championship at speed chess in 1970. He also established a reputation at blindfold chess, giving exhibitions on as many as eight boards simultaneously.
In 1976 he switched from chess to backgammon, becoming one of the top players in the world. His major titles include the World Championship in Monte Carlo in 1983 and 1987, the Black & White Championship in Boston in 1979, the Las Vegas Tournaments in 1980 and 2001, the Bahamas Pro-Am in 1993, and the Istanbul World Open in 1994.
He has written several well-regarded backgammon books, the most noted of which are Advanced Backgammon (1991), a two-volume collection of 400 problems, and Modern Backgammon (2002), a new look at the underlying theory of the game. He has also written a set of three books for the beginning player: Backgammon for Winners (1994), Backgammon for Serious Players (1995), and 501 Essential Backgammon Problems (1997).
From 1991 to 1998 he edited the magazine Inside Backgammon with Kent Goulding. He owns a publishing company, the Gammon Press (www.thegammonpress.com), and lives in Arlington, Massachusetts with his wife, Patrice.
Poker Books Written by Bill Robertie
- Harrington on Hold'em; Expert Strategy for No-Limit Tournaments: Volume
I: Strategic Play
by Dan Harrington and Bill Robertie - Harrington on Hold 'em; Expert Strategy for No-Limit Tournaments:
Volume II: The Endgame
by Dan Harrington and Bill Robertie - Harrington on Hold 'em; Expert Strategy for No-Limit Tournaments:
Volume III: The Workbook
by Dan Harrington and Bill Robertie - Harrington on Cash Games; How to Win at No-Limit Hold 'em Money Games:
Volume I
by Dan Harrington and Bill Robertie - Harrington on Cash Games; How to Win at No-Limit Hold 'em Money Games:
Volume II
by Dan Harrington and Bill Robertie
