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Two players debating a backgammon position under green-shaded lamps

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The Crawford Rule and the Gammon That Follows

One game without the cube changes the entire match — the most dramatic single-game dynamic in backgammon.

The Cube Room · Intermediate

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Ivory dice on a green leather backgammon board in warm lamplight

2017

MATVEY “FALAFEL” NATANZON vs CHAMPIONSHIP OPPONENT · 11–10

Down 0–8, not out

The most beloved player in the modern game, eight points down in a match to 11, grinding back game by game — including a Crawford-game gammon — to the most popular title in years.

World Championship, Monte Carlo

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The Crawford Rule

One game with no cube, and the strategy that follows.

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5-point match. Trailing 2–0. Redoubles to 4. Take or pass?

You're 68 pips to 74 in a straight race, no contact, and the cube comes back at 4. Pass and trail 2–1 Crawford; take and you're playing for the match. What does the equity say — and what does the room say?