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Mastorakis Victorious in April's
GBgF Tournament in Athens
28 April 2008 - by Michael Strato |
The Greek Backgammon Federation’s sixth monthly was won by Manos Mastorakis in a close 15-point match against George Vadiakas, a two-time World Championship Semi-Finalist. The April tournament saw more newcomers from Greece, Switzerland and Bulgaria:
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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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Tassilo Rzymann of Austria is
2008 Nordic Open Champion
24 April 2008 - by GammonLife Tournaments |
Tassilo Rzymann of Austria has beat a record field at the Danish Backgammon Federation's 2008 PartoucheGammon Nordic Open, the second stop of Season 2 of the World Series of Backgammon. See all the coverage from various sources in the GammonLife Tournaments section:
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Gus, the Great Dane, Gambles Reputation on a Homecoming
16 March 2008 - by WSOB Press Release |
As one of the leading lights on the international poker tour, Gus Hansen is instantly recognizable to legions of poker fans and wannabees who follow his fortunes avidly. But this Easter, between 20th and 24th April, Hansen returns home to Denmark, and back to his gaming roots, as he joins more than 300 players battling it out in the 2008 Nordic Open:
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World Series of Backgammon:
Playing the Media Game
13 March 2008 - by Will Cockerell |
Just a few days to go until the extravaganza of the World Series of Backgammon takes a northbound swing through the idyllic surrounds of Scandinavia. Can it really be a third of a year since the fantastic romp we all enjoyed in Leicester Square? How’s your game? Mine’s worse than ever. I guess I’m due for an uptick in fortunes then:
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Is Corbett Crazy?
10 March 2008 - by Mike Corbett |
Intro by Danielle Bastarache: Don't think less of Mike because he talks to inanimate objects. Mike insists he had this exchange with his computer. (He does not differentiate between computer and program). I can't guess why he calls it Hal:
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7th Tournament of the Americas
Being Organized by the CRBA
6 March 2008 - by Michael Strato |
The Costa Rican Backgammon Association (CRBA) is planning to hold a 7th Tournament of the Americas in Costa Rica later this year, possibly around mid-August, at a well-known beach resort on the beautiful Pacific Coast of this Central American country:
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Christidis Takes Fourth Monthly
Event at Cafe Aias in Athens
20 February 2008 - by Director Manos Mastorakis |
Twenty-nine players from around Greece competed in the fourth monthly tournament of the Greek Backgammon Federation, which was won by Charis Christidis who moves from 5th to 2nd place in the national rankings:
Article and the updated ranking list are here...
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Eric Guedj Wins the 2007 French National Backgammon Championship
28 December 2007 - by Michael Strato |
Eric Guedj, the CEO of PartoucheGammon and a Director and Executive Producer of the World Series of Backgammon, has won the French Backgammon Federation’s annual National Championship defeating finalist Olivier Lafon in a two-out-three match series played at Le Fouquet in Paris on December 16, 2007. The three matches of the finals are now analyzed and can be found in this article:
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GammonLife Partners with Online Backgammon Giant Play65.com
12 December 2007 - by Michael Strato |
GammonLife announces it has partnered with Play65.com, the largest backgammon server on the Internet. Read Editor Michael Strato's comments on this new development in the following article:
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John Hurst Takes UK Masters Title at First Event of WSOB - Season 2
19 November 2007 - by Michael Strato |
John Hurst of England defeated Christian Plenz of Germany to take the title of 2007 UK Masters Champion this past weekend in London - it was the first of three events scheduled for Season 2 of the World Series of Backgammon:
See full results here...
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