Bill Robertie

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 three backgammon players to have won the Monte Carlo 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 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.

Robertie graduated from Harvard.

Books by Robertie

Backgammon:

• 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

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

References

1. ↑ Bill Robertie on Masters of Backgammon
2. ↑ Chess Trivia by Bill Wall

External links

• The Bill Robertie Gammon Press Web Site
• Two+Two Backgammon Discussion Forum moderated by Bill Robertie
• Mastering Backgammon by Bill Robertie