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4 Cubes 2023: Ghent’s challenger is known

Today, Sunday, March 5, Brussels received Leuven in a duel for the right to challenge Gent, holder of the 4 Cubes since 2019. Play took place in one of the bridge rooms of the Royal Orée in Sint-Pieters-Woluwe. Brussels had … Continue reading

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Live Backgammon in March

Club gatherings Brugge: alternatingly on Thursday or Friday evening, Sports bar Extra Time, Nijverheidsstraat 113, 8310 Assebroek. Contact: Line Vandamme, linevandamme@gmail.com Brussels: every Wednesday evening at 18h15, at The Black Beard — La Barbe Noire, Lakensestraat 166 Rue de Laeken, Brussels 1000 Ghent: … Continue reading

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Gent Open Backgammon XVI: April 22, 2023

Dear Backgammon friend, I’d like to invite you to participate in the 16th edition of the Gent Open Backgammon tournament which will take place on Saturday April 22, 2023, from 10:00 to 23:00, in the K.A. Club Union Sandeman, Kantienberg … Continue reading

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Brussels Backgammon Club: New Venue

The Brussels Backgammon Club is happy to welcome you in their new venue: The Black Beard — La Barbe NoireLakensestraat 166 Rue de LaekenBrussels 1000 https://goo.gl/maps/s8eexPekSUwuKExt9 Everybody welcome for a live game in a friendly atmosphere every Wednesday evening starting … Continue reading

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Red Beaver League: Marc, Maurits and Nick book important victories

The Red Beaver League season is getting into its final stages. In Level 1, Marc Van Damme slaughtered Michel Lamote 10-2 while in the Level 5 barrage duel, Maurits Pino came back from 2-4 down against Alain Chif to win … Continue reading

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Red Beaver League: Brutal Reversal of Fortune for Robin

On Tuesday 20 December 2022, Robin Bilderbeek and I (Michel Lamote) met at the Sandeman to play the opening three matches of our Level 2 duel (TR: Geert Van der Stricht). I started off well by narrowly winning M1 (7-6), … Continue reading

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Live Backgammon in February

Club gatherings Brugge: alternatingly on Thursday or Friday evening, Sports bar Extra Time, Nijverheidsstraat 113, 8310 Assebroek. Contact: Line Vandamme, linevandamme@gmail.com Brussels: every Wednesday evening at 19h, at Au Bassin, Baksteenkaai 74 Quai Aux Briques, 1000 Brussels Ghent: every Tuesday evening, at 19h, at Union-Sandeman, … Continue reading

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Red Beaver League: Crucial Duels Played to a Finish

In the Red Beaver League, players play three, five, or seven matches against each other whereby one point is awarded for the winner of the game and one point for the player with the best PR. This Ultimate Backgammon Championship … Continue reading

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Vlissingen Blitz Masters International Backgammon Tournament, January 14-15, 2023

Wrapping up the Vlissingen Blitz Masters International Backgammon Tournament that took place January 14-15, 2023, in the Fletcher Hotel, Vlissingen (NL). 10 different nationalities were present. Live stream replays and final with XG analysis and commentary by Michel Lamote Live … Continue reading

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Vlissingen Masters 2023: Live stream, final with XG analysis and commentary by Michel Lamote

Live stream day 1: https://youtu.be/zWeWxXGf1KY. Live stream day 2: https://youtu.be/JFJldbTm3n0 Final between Christian Sørensen and Bert Van Kerckhove, with XG analysis and commentary by Michel Lamote: https://youtu.be/z4djhgNDtFM Videos brought to you by Robin Bilderbeek (aka Rain).

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