Author Archives: Johan

The 2017 backgammon season has started – BIC and 4 Cubes

Posted on December 19, 2016 by Johan

Main page: BIC 2017. See also the link ‘BIC results 2017’ in the menu for pairings, results, and standings. Main page: 4 Cubes 2017. See also the link ‘4 Cubes 2017 results’ for the tournament book, containing the calendar and the rules. … Continue reading →

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Match strategy and volatility

Posted on December 19, 2016 by Johan

The fresh BIC 2016 champion Walter Meuwis has taken the exceptional step of sharing his knowledge and experience with the larger backgammon community. His insights in how a larger awareness of the volatility of a position and the application of a … Continue reading →

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Final BIC 2016, Fri, Dec 16, 7 PM, at Longchamp’s

Posted on December 11, 2016 by Johan

Dear backgammon friends, On Friday the 16th of December at 19.00 hours, you’re kindly invited to watch the 2016 Belgium Individual Championship final ! In ‘Les Brasseries du Longchamp’, 836, chaussée de Waterloo, 1180 Brussels. Best-of-3 13-pointers between Sassan Kachanian … Continue reading →

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General Assembly on Friday, December 2, 2016, 18:00, at Longchamp’s

Posted on November 27, 2016 by Johan

Dear backgammon friend, member of a BGFed.be backgammon club, You’re kindly invited to the General Assembly of BGFed.be – Belgian Backgammon Federation – on Friday the 2nd of December 2016 at 18:00 in the ‘Les Brasseries du Longchamp’, Waterloosesteenweg 836 … Continue reading →

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New Venue for Brugge Backgammon Club

Posted on October 24, 2016 by Johan

Brugge Backgammon Club heeft een nieuw lokaal vanaf 1 december 2016: Cultuurcafé de Biekorf Naaldenstraat 4 8000 Brugge Onze speelavond blijft donderdagavond vanaf 19.30 uur. Allen welkom ! Groetjes, Line

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European Championship, Helsingor (DK), 20-23 Oct 2016

Posted on October 20, 2016 by Johan

The Belgian team: Michel Lamote, Geert Van der Stricht, Walter Meuwis, Johan Huyck, Johan Segers, Alain Chif, Maurits Pino. http://eurobackgammon2016.weebly.com/ https://www.facebook.com/EuroBackgammon2016/ Live stream: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmHwa16H8IutExiH8P30FWQ Results: https://www.drawboss.com/Event/Show/7303aabb-cd33-46ff-9824-7d9c9ac61524 Round 1: Belgium – Norway 2-2 Michel Lamote (PR: 4.4) vs Dagfinn Snarheim (PR: 4.6) 1-0 … Continue reading →

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4th Brussels Backgammon Day, Sun 30 Oct 2016

Posted on October 12, 2016 by Johan

Breakfast at 09.30 hours, 10 rounds of 5-points matches with a light lunch around 14.30 hours, end of play & prize-giving ceremony around 22.00 hours. Venue: Brasseries du Lonchamp, Uccle. Detailed program and registration

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8th Leuven Open, Sunday 20 Nov 2016

Posted on September 11, 2016 by Johan

Brasserie The Abdijmolen, Abdij van Park 4, 3001 Heverlee Swiss format, 6 rounds, 5-point matches, with clock Start first round: 10:00; prize giving: around 19:00 Club competition: the Fonske challenge PR competition: the Vesalius challenge Great venue, great food, great … Continue reading →

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4 Cubes 2016 : update tournament book

Posted on June 23, 2016 by Johan

Tournament Book 4 Cubes 2016 Round 3 (out of 5) has been played last week. Having won their first three encounters, the Leuven Cubers II are already certain of winning the 4 Cubes 2016, even if they would lose to … Continue reading →

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EUBGF Tournament rules : Dutch translation

Posted on June 5, 2016 by Johan

Met enige trots presenteren we bij deze graag de Nederlandse vertaling van de officiële EUBGF toernooiregels: Tournament-Rules-EUBGF-2016-06_Dutch De originele versie van de regels is te vinden op de EUBGF website. Het zijn deze Engelse regels die de officiële versie zijn. … Continue reading →

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