Bill Robertie
William Gerard Robertie is a backgammon, chess, and poker player and author. He is one of four backgammon players to have won the World Backgammon Championship twice. Robertie also won the Pro-Am in the Bahamas in the year 1993 and the Istanbul World Cup in 1994. In chess, Robertie won the 1970 U.S. Speed Chess tournament.
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,
- Advanced Backgammon, Volume 1 : Positional Play; Gammon Press,
- Advanced Backgammon, Volume 2 : Technical Play; Gammon Press,
- Backgammon for Winners; Cardoza Publishing,
- Backgammon for Serious Players; Cardoza Publishing,
- 501 Essential Backgammon Problems; Cardoza Publishing,
- Modern Backgammon; The Gammon Press,
- Lee Genud versus Joe Dwek, The Gammon Press
- Advanced Backgammon, The Gammon Press
- Reno 1986, The Gammon Press
- Winning from the Machine, The Gammon Press
Chess:
- Basic endgame strategy, Cardoza Publishing,
- Beginning chess play, Cardoza Publishing,
- Winning chess openings, Cardoza Publishing,
- Winning chess tactics, Cardoza Publishing,
- Easy Endgame Strategies, Cardoza Publishing,
- Master Checkmate Strategy, Cardoza Publishing,
Poker:
- Harrington on Hold'em: Volume I: Strategic Play, Two Plus Two Publishing
- Harrington on Hold'em: Volume II: The Endgame, Two Plus Two Publishing
- Harrington on Hold'em: Volume III: The Workbook, Two Plus Two Publishing
- Harrington on Cash Games: Volume I, Two Plus Two Publishing
- Harrington on Cash Games: Volume II, Two Plus Two Publishing
- Harrington on Online Cash Games, Two Plus Two Publishing
- Harrington on Modern Tournament Poker, Two Plus Two Publishing
