Backgammon Opening Moves

2 - 1 Back checker (24-23) and one down (13-11)

3 - 1 Make your 5 point (8-5) (6-5)
3 - 2 Back checker (24-21) and one down (13-11)
4 - 1 Back checker (24-23) and one down (13-9)
4 - 2 Make your 4 point (8-4) (6-4)
4 - 3 Two choices: Back checker (24-21) and one down (13-9) OR (24-20) (13-10)
5 - 1 Back checker (24-23) and one down (13-8)
5 - 2 Two choices: Back checker (24-22) and one down (13-8)
OR bring two checkers down (13-11) (13-8)

5 - 3 Make your 3 point (8-3) (6-3)

5 - 4 Two choices: Back checker (24-20) and one down (13-8), OR (13-8, 13-9)
6 - 1 Make your bar (13-7) (8-7)
6 - 2 Back checker (24-18) and bring one down (13-11)
6 - 3 Back checker (24-18) and one down (13-10)
6 - 4 Three choices: Run a back checker (24-14) OR
Make your two point (8-2) (6-2) OR
Run a back checker (24-18), and one down (13-9)

6 - 5 Run a back checker (24-13)