Montreal Invitational Backgammon Tournament May 19 at Trophy's Resto Bar
ABT Player Garry Kallos is organizing the first Montreal Invitational Backgammon Tournament at Trophy's Resto Bar on Sunday, May 19, 2013.
The event will start at 10:00 a.m. The format will be Double Elimination though Single Elimination with a Consolation round if more than 16 players participate.
There will be three flights; Open, Intermediate and Novice (with minimum 6 participants).
Trophy's Resto Bar is at 750 Boulevard Cremazie West which is right next to the main Trans-Canada Highway 40 that crosses through mid-island Montreal as the Metropolitan Highway.
This tournament is by invitation only. To request an invitation please visit the group's website at this link where you can also see more information about this backgammon tournament - please fill in the form at that link to contact the organizers. (Players without invitations will be refused at the discretion of the director.)
BYOB : Please bring your own board.
Questions? Please e-mail: info@mtlinvitationalbgtour.com
GammonLife Editor Michael Strato will be on the scene to support and cover the event, providing our readers with a report, the results and photos.
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at Greek Church's 36th Annual Festival in Buffalo
Members of the Hellenic Orthodox Church in Buffalo, New York (corner of Utica and Delaware) aka the Greek Festival Church, are organizing a first-ever community backgammon tournament. The effort behind the tournament was a culmination of zeal from a select number of backgammon fans, and a way to roll out the welcome mat for the church.
"This year at the Hellenic Festival (May 30 - June 2), we are going to be holding our first-ever community backgammon Tournament," said church member Dean Mellas. "We are really hoping to get people outside of our own parish to play. It will be an NCAA Bracket style, best of three, and single elimination event - 128 entrants only."
More information about this event can be found at the Buffalo Greek Festival website at this link and you may view a PDF brochure on this tournament, which can be downloaded here. |
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2013 International Mediterranean Open Backgammon Championship May 31 to June 2
Arda Findikoglu announces that the countdown has started for the WBF-Turkey`s next annual international championship.
The 2013 International Mediterranean Open Backgammon Championship will be held in the sunny, southern coast city of Antalya, Turkey from May 31 to June 2, 2013 of Turkiye. The event is the third stop for the Worldwide Backgammon Federation's 2013 Golden Circuit. This Championship offers nine 9 different types of backgammon play.
"We will be honoured to welcome you and approximately 100 other players from many countries including several well-known backgammon masters. The venue is on the top floor of the 5-Star Hotel Sealife resort, with a spectacular view of the Mediterranean Sea," Arda said. "We invite all backgammon lovers to be one of our VIP guests and we remind you not to forget to bring your swimsuits.
Please check this link for more details on this event.
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Man Creates Havoc with Backgammon Case
at Gas Station in Circleville, Ohio
A Circleville, Ohio man caused panic at a Speedway gas station when he left an old backgammon board next to a gasoline pump and then went on his way. Police believe that Christopher Hoover acted suspiciouly and the bomb squad was called in. Hoover was later traced through the credit card he gassed up with, and was arrested and charged with inducing panic.
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South-East London Cops Caught
Playing Backgammon On Duty
Seven members of a neighbourhood policing team, responsible for the Mottingham and Chislehurst North ward in Bromley, South-East London have either resigned or have been fired after being caught on hidden cameras by Scotland Yard playing backgammon and poker when they should have been out patrolling the streets.
The police officers slacked off in other ways as well, such as by watching TV, polishing golf clubs and doing personal errands - they even claimed thousands of extra pounds in overtime hours.
Read more on this at The Sun and see a photo there of the Police station used as a Backgammon club - an article is also at The Daily Mail.
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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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Carbon Poker
Take a stab at online poker and make a killing when playing at www.CarbonPoker.ag. They offer the best bonuses and tournaments available online. |
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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
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.
MONTE CARLO, Monaco: 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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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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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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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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Giving Online Poker a Shot
Many well known backgammon pros have hence to the popularity and growth of poker given online poker a shot and have been very successful at it. If you love the game of backgammon, there are many ways you can try poker at some of the free and safe poker sites online directly thru your computer. |
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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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