Probably the most amazing piece of backgammon video ever seen – here are the final minutes of the final match of the 2007 World Backgammon Championship in Monte Carlo, played between Alvaro Savio of Brazil and Jorge Pan of Argentina. Why so special? Firstly, keep in mind that the two players and a referee are in a sealed room playing the final. GammonLife’s Marjorie Serrano Blanco filmed what you will see off the big screen in another room where one or two hundred other players are watching …

This video explores the Magnus Smith Trap, coined after the three time Canadian Chess Champion Magnus Smith. It’s a trap that white can play in the Sozin (also known as Fischer variation) of the Sicilian Defence.