It is necessary for advanced players to get Snowie, or Jellyfish, or GNUBG. It means that you must have a bot as a tool in order to continually control your play and to be vigilant to possible errors and weaknesses that may appear in your game.

In fact every match or game I play online I use Snowie that helps me to see the errors I’ve made. In spite of the fact that, I am a highly-ranked player, I often play with some errors. I look to learn what the error is and I attempt to understand why my play is wrong. Moreover, I try to remember my mistake and the rule how to avoid the same arror in the future. In the case when I can’t understand what in my play is wrong, I roll out the position, and if I’m still wrong, then I resort to the help of one of the best players in the world. I send a copy of it to him and ask to clarify why I am wrong.

I have been doing this for about 10 years, and despite the fact that I work hard and I am a clever man, I can’t bring my play to perfection. So, it means that there is much to know and learn about this game for me and for everybody. Even the most intelligent person should proceed work and study in order to improve the play.

I consider that Simborg’s Blunders will also rouse Advanced Players’ interest because these tougher positions and plays not only nonplused me, they confused many of the best players in the world. So you should learn from them as well. It won’t be difficult for you to find Simborg’s Blunders.

Advanced players can improve their game greatly with the aid of live tournaments and by playing against other highly-ranked players in the Open and Advanced Divisions. If you are not located in a place that is opportune for you to make live events, than as an alternative, you can find online play challenging only if you challenge yourself and use Snowie running your matches through it. I advise you to choose just those sites that permit you to save your game log and download to Snowie. You can choose among Gammon Empire, Play 65, Gamesgrid, True Money games.

Everything that I’ve said above I can sum up with the help of the next saying: “You don’t know what you don’t know.” If you want to make yourself and your play better, you should obligatory read, you should ask questions, and you should be very attentive. Only then you will manage to improve your backgammon strategy!