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Grand Duke Dmitri was Likely
Inventor of
Doubling in Backgammon
16 November 2008 - by Michael Strato |
Who invented doubling in Backgammon? For many decades backgammon enthusiasts have sought the answer to this question. Well, it could be that the mystery has been solved! It was most probably Grand Duke Dmitri Pavlovich of Russia!
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Chatzelis Wins Athens Monthly
to Reach #1 in GBgF Ranking List
30 October 2008 - by Director Manos Mastorakis |
Takis Chatzelis became the October Greek Champion at the (GBgF) Greek Backgammon Federation’s second tournament of Season 2 by defeating Charis Christidis in an exciting final at Cafe Aias in Anthousa, Athens on Saturday, October 18, 2008. See the updated ranking list and an analyzed match of the Consolation Final at the following link:
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Falafel Natanzon to Give Seminar
at Thessaloniki BG Tournament
5 September 2008 - by Michael Strato |
After the break for summer, the Greek Backgammon Federation (GBgF) gets back into action with their monthly tournaments in Greece. There will be a two-day event in the city of Thessaloniki from September 13-14, which will be attended by the top player in the world, Matvey “Falafel” Natanzon of Israel, the #1 Giant of Backgammon:
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Experience in Play65.com's New Unrated & Anonymous Dark Room
23 August 2008 - by Michael Strato
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The Play65.com online backgammon server recently came up with a great idea and implemented a new area on their server called the “Dark Room”, where one can play unrated and anonymously, and with significantly lower rakes when considering extra commissions are not charged in this room for ratings differences:
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New Humour with Phil Simborg:
A Silly Game of Luck?
25 June 2008 - by Phil Simborg |
The other night an old friend came over to my house. Joe walked in, sat down, and noticed a few of my backgammon trophies. (Don’t know how he happened to see them on the mantle with the spotlight on them!):
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Israel's Matvey "Falafel" Natanzon Elected #1 Giant of Backgammon
3 April 2008 - by Michael Strato |
Matvey "Falafel" Natanzon of Israel has been chosen as the #1 player in the world according to Yamin Yamin's biennial Giants of Backgammon poll for 2007. Click on the link below to see the new list of the top 32 Giants of Backgammon along with a photo of each of the players:
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