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But do you know he never wrote down any of his teachings? It wasn’t until his pupil Plato published his own works that the knowledge and method of Sokrates was made famous.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 1em;\" data-mce-style=\"font-size: 1em;\"\u003eA synonymous situation has occurred with Zdenek Zizka and his famous teacher Mike “Falafel” Natanzon. Falafel never published any of his ideas or methods to the world, but his style and method is finally seeing public light through his brilliant pupil Zdenek Zizka.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 1em;\" data-mce-style=\"font-size: 1em;\"\u003eTell the Story and Transform Your Game\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 1em;\" data-mce-style=\"font-size: 1em;\"\u003eDon’t just boost your game - tell the story and transform it! 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Its structure is based on practical examples of ideas and logic, training the reader’s pattern recognition without delving into unnecessary math and game theory.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan aria-label=\"\" class=\"c-mrkdwn__br\" data-stringify-type=\"paragraph-break\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe book is easy to read for everyone, and the three quiz sections make it a super fun and interactive experience.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan aria-label=\"\" class=\"c-mrkdwn__br\" data-stringify-type=\"paragraph-break\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb data-stringify-type=\"bold\"\u003eContents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan aria-label=\"\" class=\"c-mrkdwn__br\" data-stringify-type=\"paragraph-break\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb data-stringify-type=\"bold\"\u003ePart I:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Rules on How to Avoid Checker Play Blunders\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb data-stringify-type=\"bold\"\u003ePart II: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003eQuiz for Strategic Understanding\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb data-stringify-type=\"bold\"\u003ePart III:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Train Your Pattern Recognition\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb data-stringify-type=\"bold\"\u003ePart IV:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Checkerplay Quiz\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb data-stringify-type=\"bold\"\u003ePart V:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Rules on How to Avoid Cube Action Blunders\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb data-stringify-type=\"bold\"\u003ePart VI:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Cube Action Quiz\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan aria-label=\"\" class=\"c-mrkdwn__br\" data-stringify-type=\"paragraph-break\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb data-stringify-type=\"bold\"\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan aria-label=\"\" class=\"c-mrkdwn__br\" data-stringify-type=\"paragraph-break\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMarc Olsen (Grandmaster), famous from YouTube, CEO of Backgammon Galaxy and author of four bestsellers: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-stringify-type=\"italic\"\u003eFrom Basics to Badass\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-stringify-type=\"italic\"\u003ePure Strategy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-stringify-type=\"italic\"\u003eCube Like a Boss\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-stringify-type=\"italic\"\u003eMasterclass\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (co-written with Super Grandmaster Masayuki Mochizuki). 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With the support and advice of its author, I spent a year editing and publishing the book that now sits before you. I hope that you will enjoy reading it as much as I enjoyed setting it to paper and filling in the infinitesimally small gaps left by the author. There is no doubt that the strategy and tactics in this book will take your understanding of backgammon to another level.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1453\" data-start=\"1428\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"1451\" data-start=\"1428\"\u003eStéphane Chenevière\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr data-end=\"1458\" data-start=\"1455\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"2079\" data-start=\"1460\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"1480\" data-start=\"1460\"\u003eFrançois Tardieu\u003c\/strong\u003e (04\/11\/1964) discovered backgammon in the 1980s as a mathematics and finance graduate. 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