Bill Robertie
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William Gerard (Bill) Robertie (born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States on July 9, 1946) is a backgammon, chess, and poker player and author. He is one of four backgammon players to have won the World Backgammon Championship twice (in 1983 and in 1987). Robertie also won the Pro-Am in the Bahamas in the year 1993 and the Istanbul World Cup in 1994.[1] In chess, Robertie won the 1970 U.S. Speed Chess tournament.[2]
Robertie graduated from Harvard. Robertie co-authored a popular series of books on tournament no-limit Texas hold'em with 1995 World Champion Dan Harrington, entitled Harrington on Hold 'em. The books were published by Two Plus Two Publishing.
Books by Bill Robertie
Backgammon:
- How To Play The Opening in Backgammon - Part 1: A New Way of Thinking; Gammon Press (2020), ISBN 978-1-880604-23-6
- Advanced Backgammon, Volume 1 : Positional Play; Gammon Press (1991), ISBN 1-880604-11-6
- Advanced Backgammon, Volume 2 : Technical Play; Gammon Press (1991), ISBN 1-880604-12-4
- Backgammon for Winners; Cardoza Publishing (1993), ISBN 1-58042-043-5
- Backgammon for Serious Players; Cardoza Publishing (1997), ISBN 0-940685-68-X
- 501 Essential Backgammon Problems; Cardoza Publishing (2000), ISBN 1-58042-019-2
- Modern Backgammon; The Gammon Press (2001), ISBN 1-880604-17-5
- Lee Genud versus Joe Dwek, The Gammon Press (1982)
- Advanced Backgammon, The Gammon Press (1984)
- Reno 1986, The Gammon Press (1987)
- Winning from the Machine, The Gammon Press (1993)
Chess:
- Basic endgame strategy, Cardoza Publishing (1998), ISBN 0-940685-89-2
- Beginning chess play, Cardoza Publishing (2002), ISBN 1-58042-044-3
- Winning chess openings, Cardoza Publishing (2002), ISBN 1-58042-051-6
- Winning chess tactics, Cardoza Publishing (2002), ISBN 1-58042-075-3
- Easy Endgame Strategies, Cardoza Publishing (2003), ISBN 1-58042-110-5
- Master Checkmate Strategy, Cardoza Publishing (2003), ISBN 1-58042-096-6
Poker:
- Harrington on Hold'em: Volume I: Strategic Play, Two Plus Two Publishing (2004) ISBN 1-880685-33-7
- Harrington on Hold'em: Volume II: The Endgame, Two Plus Two Publishing (2005) ISBN 1-880685-35-3
- Harrington on Hold'em: Volume III: The Workbook, Two Plus Two Publishing (2006) ISBN 1-880685-36-1
- Harrington on Cash Games: Volume I, Two Plus Two Publishing (2008) ISBN 1-880685-42-6
- Harrington on Cash Games: Volume II, Two Plus Two Publishing (2008) ISBN 1-880685-43-4
- Harrington on Online Cash Games, Two Plus Two Publishing (2010)
- Harrington on Modern Tournament Poker, Two Plus Two Publishing (2014)
References
External links
- The Bill Robertie Gammon Press Web Site
- Two+Two Backgammon Discussion Forum moderated by Bill Robertie
- Mastering Backgammon by Bill Robertie