Backgammon Books for Advanced Players

Backgammon For Profit
Author: Joe Dwek
Publisher: Stein & Day
Originally Published: 1978 (Out Of Print)
ISBN: 0812823133

This is essentially a series of backgammon problems, each with a solution provided by the author. While the next problem might seem identical to the first, there is a minute difference in the situation which leads to a different solution. These subtle differences vividly display the wide variety of factors that must be considered when a backgammon player makes a move.

New Ideas In Backgammon
Authors: Kit Woolsey & Hal Heinrich
Publisher: Gammon Press
Originally Published: 2000
ISBN: 1880604108

This is a fantastic book for the intermediate and advanced player. Woolsey and Heinrich skillfully dissect 104 difficult positions that top human players got wrong in actual tournaments, pointing out the expert's error, then show what play should have been made and why. Readers learn more than the solutions to these specific problems, they also learn how to reason about all future positions they might encounter.

Advanced Backgammon, Vol. 1 & 2, Second Edition
Author: Bill Robertie
Publisher: Gammon Press
Originally Published: 2000
ISBN: 1880604116 (vol.1) 1880604124 (vol. 2)

This two-volume (Vol.1 is on Positional Play, vol. 2 on Technical Play) dissertation on modern backgammon is now considered the Bible of the game. Robertie organizes and explains many high-level backgammon concepts over the course of 400+ positions with clear, easy to understand effective examples and analysis. These books are priced more like college text books than gaming books, but their analysis is deep and extensive. Volume 2, the technical part of the game, addresses ace-point games, back-games, and bear-offs, etc.

World Class Backgammon Move By Move
Author: Roy Friedman
Publisher: R. Friedman
Originally Published: 1989 (Out Of Print)
ISBN: B0006ES9M6

This book is hard to find, but the analysis is terrific, with the author taking a very scientific approach and putting a lot of work into rolling out many of the diagrammed positions.