Author Archives: Michel Lamote

Nardy Pillards and Michel Lamote share 1st prize at 10th Gent Open

Posted on March 30, 2015 by Michel Lamote

For the 10th time, Bert Van Kerckhove organized the Gent Open.  As always, the location was the Koninklijke Club Union Sandeman  in Gent.  This year, 24 players showed up to play 7 rounds of 7-point matches.  All matches were played … Continue reading →

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BBD1 : Round 2 : Zsolt Tasnadi vs Liliane Baptista. High anchor games and a bear-off cube.

Posted on March 20, 2015 by Michel Lamote

In backgammon, certain types of positions occur time and time again.  One of the most common types are holding games.  In a holding game, one player has made an advanced anchor (4-point or higher) and the opponent has escaped his … Continue reading →

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Have you ever played a 49-point match?

Posted on March 15, 2015 by Michel Lamote

Last Saturday, 14 March 2015, a 49-point match was played at the Royal Sandeman Club in Ghent.  Only a few spectators witnessed the match, among them Ghent player Johan Vervust, who could not believe his ears when I told him … Continue reading →

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BBD1 : Round 1 : Zsolt Tasnadi vs Alain Chif. Trouble in Prime County.

Posted on March 9, 2015 by Michel Lamote

In the first round of BBD1 two players of the Brussels Four Cubes team were pitted against each other.  Zsolt Tasnadi and Alain Chif have worked their way up the national ranking to the edge of the top-10.  They are … Continue reading →

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1st Brugge Backgammon Day : epilogue.

Posted on March 6, 2015 by Michel Lamote

When Line, Peter, and I made the first steps towards organising a small-scale tournament in Brugge, we had no idea what to expect.  Would it work? Would the backgammon community show up en masse or would we be completely ignored? … Continue reading →

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Johan Segers wins 1st Brugge Backgammon Day with clean sheet (5/5)!

Posted on March 1, 2015 by Michel Lamote

Johan Segers hammered his way to a convincing triumph at BBD1 yesterday.  He nailed a 5-win streak to clinch a resounding victory. Paul van Dijke was runner-up (4/5) with Geert Dooms, Zsolt Tasnadi and Bert Van Kerckhove sharing 2nd place … Continue reading →

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“Brugge BC favorite to win the 6 Brugse Zotten” (John Squeeze, backgammon analyst)

Posted on February 26, 2015 by Michel Lamote

At BBD1 next Saturday in Brugge, a decorative canister with Brugse Zot beer will go to every player of the club which wins most matches. Can anybody but the Brugge team win this challenge?  We asked celebrated backgammon writer John … Continue reading →

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1st Brugge Backgammon Day. Last notice to all players.

Posted on February 25, 2015 by Michel Lamote

Dear players, backgammon friends, thank you all for signing up for BBD1.   We are looking forward to a fun day full of exciting backgammon. Here are some last practical guidelines : 1. Draw : As announced, the draw will … Continue reading →

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