Hi guys,

First big Thanks to Bill Robertie, studing his books made BIG improve in my game.

I wanted to ask about backgammon ratings. I play in site Play65, got rating 2250 i counted that there are about 80000 this site users and with this rating iam in Top100.

Can i say iam intermediate in real backgammon world or still a beginner ?

I realize that many players with big rating dont study theory they still make opening movies like 6/4 taking 2 point and ect.

Mate, I don't much about Play65 but at GammonEmpire, which is a twin of Play65, you'd probably be in the top 10 with that rating. A rating above 2000 is definitely in the world class Snowie category.

In my opinion, making the 2-point with 64 isn't the end of the world. The "world class" category usually manifests itself in almost flawless cube handling and checker play in complicated positions.

Not only is it not the end of the world, but if you are at a gammon-go score in a match (like 2-away 1-away Crawford, or trailing by a lot), then it's probably right to make the two point.

Chances are, you are pretty good if you got your rating up that high. Is it a play money rating or a real money rating? It's tough to figure out how much ratings mean though if you're playing for money, but I don't want to get into that. You're reading books and clearly winning, so you don't sound like a beginner to me.

You might try playing on FIBS and see what your rating is there. Also, a better indicator of your skill level is your error rate (if you analyze your games with gnuBG or something).

over what sample have you had such a high rating? Also, you sound like a pro to be in the .1% so congrats.

I play on GammonEmpire (play money) and am rated well over 2000. I consider myself a decent player but by no means "professional caliber." The competition there is all over the board but anyone over 2000 usually has at least a solid game.I wish they would run tournaments on the play money site.

AW

Agnius2000
I estimate you still an intermediate/advanced player despite your exorbitant 2250 rating.The rating alone seems to show youre a topplayer,but making the 2-point is NOT a mistake in moneygames and only a very minor one i tournaments.
If you find the solution why this is the case(besides snowie says 6-4 2/2 isnt the best move)then you made a big step towards a great player in terms of beeing highly profitable.

is there an approximation for converting checker play error rate to a rating? or one's equity vs snowie 3 ply to a rating?