Las Vegas BG , Oct. Las Vegas BG , Apr. Tournament Brochures. Amateur Championships. World Championships. Las Vegas, Nevada. Los Angeles, California. Caribbean Getaways. North American Events. European Events. Popular Magazine Features. Vogue , Sept. Sports Illus. Playboy , March. New Yorker , Jan. The tournaments were held in Las Vegas from through In , founded the Backgammon Association of America which created standardized rules for tournament play. Beginning with a victory in the World Amateur Championship players in Las Vegas in , at the age of twenty-one, Joe Sylvester was generally considered to be the best tournament player in the game for at least the next twelve years.
Playing in the pre-bot era, he was an early theorist of the game, sharing his opinions, insights, and experience as an author, teacher, and mentor. He was a forerunner in understanding and explaining match equity. Blessed with a photographic memory, his recall of played matches facilitated discussion, analysis, and the resolution of occasional disputes.
Won the World Cup in Dallas in and also finished second in and third in Recently, he won the and Illinois State Championships. Ray Fogerlund is one of the most accomplished tournament players in modern backgammon history. Known as an intense competitor, he is also recognized for having a heart of gold beneath the occasionally rough exterior. As an accomplished writer and popular auctioneer, his quick wit and self-deprecating style is widely recognized and appreciated — his articles are eminently readable and entertaining.
Voted to the 32 Giants of Backgammon five consecutive times — through Holds ABT records for most points earned in a year Won 31 ABT championships from through — with eleven Championship and sixteen Masters titles. Championship wins include the U. Open in Las Vegas, and five in his home city of Los Angeles. For over thirty years, Joe Russell has been an outstanding player, an international ambassador of the game, and a significant contributor and promoter of backgammon through his work with the U.
Backgammon Federation. Well recognized for his mathematical and strategic acumen as a player, Joe Russell is also noted for his respectful, personable, low-key demeanor and his thoughtful, intelligent perspective in all endeavors. He has also demonstrated a particular interest in youth and collegiate backgammon activities in the promotion and growth of the game. Voted to the 32 Giants of Backgammon seven times — through , , , and ; and won over 25 regional, national, and international tournament events.
Won the World Championship in Monte Carlo and was a finalist in He finished 1st in ABT point rankings in A founding member of the U. Mike Svobodny is one of the most internationally well-known backgammon players and one of the few true celebrities of the game. In addition to a significant tournament play history, he is regarded as the most successful money and proposition player in backgammon.
Mike Svobodny is a citizen of the world, travelling far and wide to play. He has sponsored the development of dozens of promising players over the years. He is one of seven Diamond Founding Sponsors of the U. Chuck is currently applying his general expertise in games to the development of computer strategy games such as backgammon, bridge and chess.
This has enhanced Chuck's ability to translate his subjective knowledge of backgammon into the informative game annotations in this book. Bill Kennedy , also from the San Francisco Bay Area, works as a writer and programmer in the computer profession.
As an amateur backgammon enthusiast, he studied the game of professional players to improve his play. This involved developing an efficient method to record games for later in-depth analysis.
Bill's quick rise to become one of the top amateur backgammon players in the San Francisco area and his winning of the Plimpton Cup World Amateur Backgammon Championship in Las Vegas emphasize the validity of this approach.
This why the software is no longer free of charge. For more information and enquiries, please visit www. X will always be remembered as one of the greatest legends of the game, the godfather of modern backgammon and author of the backgammon bible called "Backgammon".
His unforgotten achievements in backgammon and poker are plenty and many. Various events will be held for the backgammon part, taking place during 3 days, 25thth August A huge "thank you" to all the participants of the XII. Portuguese Open for making it once again a very special one, among friends and family in a relaxed and cool atmosphere. This tournament is outstanding in the circuit for being the most relaxed holiday and backgammon tournament with lots of time for sightseeing, relaxing, socializing, dining and drinking and fun, on top of backgammon action and competition.
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