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Triumphing over X-22
In the first round at Monte Carlo I played and defeated Mr. Backgammon himself, Paul Magriel, known universally as X-22. By dint of aggressive doubling that led to my winning three gammons I went ahead 15-8 in a match to 17. Back came X-22 with a run of three doubled games to 15-14. In the next game I doubled early, he redoubled to 4, and so we were...