This is a commentary with special guest and backgammon legend, grandmaster, and hall-of-famer Wilcox Snellings on a 7 point backgammon match between Masayuki Mochizuki and Dirk Schiemann from the semifinals of the 2023 UBC tournament.
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00:00 Introduction
04:26 Game 1
17:35 Game 2 (1-0/7 White)
27:10 Game 3 (2-1/7 Black)
35:15 Game 4 (2-2/7)
44:30 Game 5 (4-2/7 White)
52:39 Game 6 (5-2/7 White)
1:00:32 Game 7 (5-3/7 White)
1:16:23 Game 8 (5-5/7)
1:27:50 Discussion
1:30:25 Position analysis
1:39:29 Final comments
1:40:52 Conclusion