EUBTC Gibraltar : Red Beavers defeat Sweden in Round 1.
Results : Marc Van Damme v Thomas Tenland 0-1 Michel Lamote v Kim Westerlundh 1-0 Geert Van der Stricht v […]
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Red Beavers are off to Gibraltar for EUBTC.
After valiant campaigns in Hungary (2015), Denmark (2016) and Iceland (2017), the Belgium Backgammon Team will compete in the 2018
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BMS : Marc Van Damme edges closer to Grandmaster status.
The 51st Master Series was played between the BMS ranking’s numbers 1 and 3, Marc Van Damme and Geert Van
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BMS : Fine PR’s by Johan H. and Michel in Four Cubes encounter Gent-Brugge (3-6).
The Four Cubes encounter between Gent and Brugge was validated as a BMS-event after both TC’s ( = Team Captains),
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Marc Van Damme baffles international backgammon community in Gibraltar.
The international backgammon event in Gibraltar (8-10 February) ranks among the most prominent tournaments in the world. Top players from
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BMS : Dirk Schiemann (GER) wins PR prize at 2nd Xmas Trophy.
Spurred on by Tournament Director Geert Van der Stricht, the 12 participants transcribed all thirty 9-point matches within 48 hours,
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BMS : Marc Van Damme in grandmaster form!
Days before the last important BMS event of the year, the 2nd Xmas Trophy, Marc Van Damme en Geert Van
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BMS : fine PR’s by Marc and Michel.
Marc Van Damme is currently the highest ranked player on the BMS Grading Table. Only spectacular improvement by his two
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BMS : consistent progress at the top.
Recording your matches with a webcam (or otherwise), transcribing them in XG and afterwards studiously analysing your errors, is a
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Paulus wins Speedgammon event in Dubrovnik!
64 players entered the Speedgammon event in Dubrovnik, Croatia. In Speedgammon, players get 2 minutes thinking time with 10 seconds
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BMS : Johan Huyck launches Belgium Speedgammon (+ video).
For many years, speedgammon has been a side event in international tournaments. At the 2017 Nordic Open, speedgammon even replaced
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BMS : great PR earns Marc Van Damme victory at Brussels BG Day.
Marc Van Damme is the only player in Belgium who currently holds a Master (Class 1) grading (< 4,75 PR).
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BMS : revised Conditions of Play come into effect on 1 November 2017.
In an effort to facilitate participation and make procedures more transparent, BMS(BE) has revised the Conditions of Play ( =
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BMS : signs of progress at the top.
Four of Belgium’s top-5 players finished another Master Series. With very encourageing results. Marc Van Damme (2) and Geert Van der
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EUBTC 2017 : Did Belgium fail?
In Reykjavik last week, the Belgium Backgammon Team played 24 matches to 13 points against 6 other countries : Greece,
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EUBTC : R6 : Belgium goes for broke against Turkey.
Some unfortunate swings of fortune left Belgium needing a 4-0 victory against Turkey to qualify for the Final Four. Chances
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EUBTC : R5 : Gibraltar pull one out of the fire against Belgium.
We needed a 4-0 victory against this dwarfish backgammon nation, but failed in our mission. Sometimes even an 8+ PR
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EUBTC : R4 : Belgium rolls up its sleeves against Sweden … but loses.
After losing to France on Thursday night, we badly needed to score some points against Sweden. It was imperative not
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EUBTC : R3 : Belgium and France play equally well.
With two draws under our belt, Belgium badly needed a win against France. Unfortunately, things turned out sour for us
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EUBTC : R 2 : solid performance by Belgium versus Norway.
After drawing 2-2 against Greece in Round 1, we faced Norway in Round 2. Norway is a strong backgammon country,