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World Class Tournament Director Eric Guedj to Direct Playboy Club London Backgammon Million
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Player Events Limited, the organisers of the Playboy Club London Backgammon Million are delighted to announce that Eric Guedj of France will be the Tournament Director of the biggest ever international backgammon event in the history of the game. The tournament will be held at the Playboy Club in London this November.
Read the full press release at this link. |
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Million Dollar Tournament to be Held at the New Playboy Club in London this November
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Stephen Pearson, the organizer of the first ever million dollar tournament held in the Bahamas in 2007, has informed GammonLife.com today, March 3, that his next million dollar event, the Playboy Club London Backgammon Million,
will be held at the new London Playboy Club from November 26 to 29, 2012 – more information and details at www.gammonmillion.com |
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2nd Porto Carras Backgammon Open
at 2012 Games Festival in Greece
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Greek Backgammon Federation (GBgF) Director Giorgos Klitsas, announced last week that in collaboration with the organizing committee of Games Festival 2012, the GBgF will run a three-day open backgammon tournament at the Porto Carras Hotel (5 stars) in the peninsula of Halkidiki, near Mount Athos and Thessaloniki in Northern Greece.
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“The dates for the 2nd Porto Carras Backgammon Open are April 20 to April 22, 2012 and we are expecting many players from the Balkan countries. Hopefully more will come from other parts of Europe and the rest of the world. The Games Festival itself is a week-long event with other tournaments for games such as chess, bridge, poker, scrabble and biriba. Therefore those who wish to spend more time here can come for the week and enjoy more than just one sport of mind,” Klitsas said.
You can download a Word document with more details on the tournament in the News section of the GBgF’s website at www.bgfed.gr/en/news
Games Festival 2012 will take place in the Olympic Hall Congress Center (1500 sq. m.), within the 5-star Porto Carras Grand Resort. The 1st Porto Carras Backgammon Open was organized and held successfully in April of 2005 by Manos Mastorakis, the previous GBgF Director.
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Backgammon on the Rock
The Gibraltar Institute of Backgammon have announced its formation. The G.I.B.'s primary aim is to promote the game of Backgammon in Gibraltar with a view to holding regular Tournaments in Gibraltar with participation from both Gibraltar and International players alike.
Read the full article at Panorama.gi |
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Backgammon Introduced
to Cafes in Japan
Would you like some backgammon with your coffee? An increasing number of cafes are experimenting with new menu items--board games such as shogi, chess and backgammon--and young people are embracing the chance to casually compete against other board game fans with great gusto.
Read the full article at The Daily Yomiuri Online.
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Takumitsu Suzuki of Japan
2011 World Backgammon Champion |
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Takumitsu Suzuki of Japan (L) the 2011 World Backgammon Champion with Tsuyoshi Minakami (R) who with teammates Daisuke Katagami and
Masahiko Nasu won the
three-player World Championships Team Tournament.
Photo provided by Masayuki Mochizuki.
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Takumitsu Suzuki of Japan became the 2011 World Backgammon Champion this week defeating Fabio Gullotta of Italy 25 to 6 in the final 25-point match of the 36th World Backgammon Championship held from July 15 to 23, 2011 in Monte Carlo, Monaco.
A total of 138 players participated in the top Championship flight, while 31 played in the Intermediate category and another 25 in the Beginner flight for a total attendance of 191 players from around the world.
Suzuki won in the semi-finals against his fellow countryman and the current #1 Giant of Backgammon, Masayuki Mochizuki, who was aiming to become a two-time World Champion having won this prestigious title in 2009.
Paul Weaver of the USA, the current #25 Giant of Backgammon, was the other semi-finalist, and was eliminated by Gullotta. Just before the semi-finals most of the worldwide backgammon community was expecting that Mochizuki and Weaver would dispute the title.
Pictured above with Suzuki is Tsuyoshi Minakami, who with teammates Daisuke Katagami and Masahiko Nasu, won the World Championship 3-player Team Tournament for Japan. A total of 34 teams participated in the side event.
By the way, Daisuke Katagami is a famous professional Shogi (Japanese Chess) player and according to Masayuki Mochizuki, the news of the Japanese winning in Monte Carlo was published in Yomiuri, the biggest-selling newspaper in Japan with close to 9.5 million copies sold daily. Yes, that is not an error, potentially 9.5 million people in Japan have read about Japan’s success at the World Championships of Backgammon, which is likely to attract many new players to our game in that country.
For full results of the 36th World Backgammon Championships please visit ChicagoPoint.com.
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Backgammon is
one of the few games that can be played at any age, in any
language or skill level, offline and online. |
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NEW ARTICLE BY MARY HICKEY
Maintaining Respect
Ben Franklin said this about respect: “Reputations are like fine china. Both are easily broken and never well-mended.” In backgammon too, if you break up a vital asset, you may never have a chance to recover it:
Read the full article... |
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Online Casino Directory
Backgammon and Poker are great online games and Casino Online UK is the top comparison site for online casinos as well as the UK's Best Casino Gambling Guide. |
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Ralf Jonas of Germany Wins
23rd Nordic Open
The 2011 Nordic Open, one of the biggest backgammon events in the world, was played during Easter from April 21 to 25 at the Scandic Copenhagen Hotel. Complete details at www.NordicOpen.dk.
GERMANY'S RALF JONAS - CHAMPION OF THE 2011 NORDIC OPEN
Ralf Jonas of Germany, ranked #25 in the 2007 list of Backgammon Giants who was also the Paris Masters Champion for two consecutive years in the early 2000s, won this 23rd Nordic Open over a field of 106 Championship-level players from around the globe.
Some 300 players participated in the Championship, Advanced, Intermediate and Beginner flights - the results of this backgammon tournament can be found at this link.
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Interesting Backgammon News |
Online Gaming: A Question of Liberty
Source: Netright Daily
by
Victor Morawski of the Baltimore Backgammon Club - 3 May 2011
Brian Zembic: Thanks For The Mammaries
Source: Sabotage Times - Matt Weiner - 20 Jan 2011
The Spare Room Adds a Chic New Spin to LA Nightlife
Source: Eater LA - Kat Odell - 5 Jan 2011
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More Online Games & Poker
As well as Backgammon you can play numerous games online. FPS games such as COD are popular, as is playing Poker. The best online Poker games are a true challenge and lots of fun. Alternatives are Chess, Checkers, Pacman, Slots, Monopoly and more. |
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WBF-Turkey 2011 Istanbul Backgammon Championship
Tournament Director Arda Findikoglu writes to GammonLife.com saying: "The 2011 Istanbul Open held January 14 to 16, 2011 was a big success with 120 players attending from 13 different countries."
Click here to see the results |
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Kolonias Wins First Event of
GBgF's Fourth Season
17 September 2010 - by Michael Strato |
The Greek Backgammon Federation (GBgF) held its first tournament of its fourth season on Saturday, September 11, 2010 at the Piraeus Bridge Club with Alexandros Kolonias triumphing in the final against Filomila Karantzali. Twenty-nine players participated - full results of the tournament are here while the final match can be viewed at this link.
At the first tournament of the Greek
Backgammon Federation's fourth season, Charis Christidis (L) received a cup for Player of the Year
2009-2010
from Tournament Director Giorgos Kleitsas (R) . |
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Lars "Buster" Bentzon of Denmark Wins
2010 World
Backgammon Championships
in Monte Carlo, Monaco. |
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Lars "Buster" Bentzon of Denmark, who took the world title on July 18, 2010 defeating Ricardo Malas of Lebanon/Spain in the 25-point final match. |
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GNUBG Tutorial Returns to GammonLife.com
14 September 2009 - by Michael Strato |
The GNU backgammon tutorial by Robert-Jan Veldhuizen is back up on GammonLife. The three-part article on how to use this free world-class software had been removed due to maintenance of the GNUbg.org site. Read the tutorial, download the software and start improving your game today at the following link:
Click here to go to the GNUbg Tutorial... |
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Masayuki Mochizuki Wins 2009 World Backgammon Championship Title
19 July 2009 - by Michael Strato |
Masayuki Mochizuki of Japan bested Lars Trabolt of Denmark 25-20 in the World Championship Final in Monte Carlo, Monaco played on Sunday, July 19, 2009.
Click here to read the full article... |
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