At the Tennis – Hockey – Bridge Club Orée – Drève des Brûlés 59 – 1150 Brussels
The winner receives the BIC Trophy 2022.
Format
(Format depending on the number of entries)
Swiss
tournament: 9 rounds of 9-point matches
All matches played with clock: 18 min per match + 12 sec per move
Program
(Program depending on the format)
Saturday, June 25
10.30: round 1
12.45: round 2
15.00: round 3
17.15: round 4
19.30: round 5
Sunday, June 26
10.30: round 6
12.45: round 7
15.00: round 8
17.15: round 9
19.30: prize-giving ceremony
Registrationandinformation
Registration: 25, – €
Please register in advance by writing or calling tournament director and BGFed.be president Guy Van Middelem, +32 476 41 86 88, guy.van.middelem@gmail.com
Brussels: every Wednesday evening, starting at 19h, at Au Bassin, Baksteenkaai 74 Quai Aux Briques, 1000 Brussels
Ghent: every Tuesday evening, starting at 20h, at Union-Sandeman, Kantienberg 5, 9000 Gent
Leuven: Leuven Monthly, Sunday, April 10, starting at 12h45, at Squash Club De Vaart, Kolonel Begaultlaan 15, 3012 Wilsele
Matches played between members of the Belgian Backgammon Federation (10 euro per year, registration possible at the start of the evening or the tournament) count for the national rating list.
Again we had a lot of fun playing backgammon yesterday (March 16, 2022) at Au Bassin in Brussels (Baksteenkaai 74 Quai Aux Briques).
In order to go home not too late, the next sessions will begin at 19.00h. No worries if you can’t make it exactly on time. Players arriving later can start a new match as soon as a player becomes available.
Free participation. No registration required. Everybody welcome. Next session: Wednesday, March 23, 2022.
After the forced sanitary break, the re-start of the weekly Brussels backgammon evenings last Wednesday, March 9, was a great success: 10 players showed up, of which 5 new members. In the stylish setting of the Au Bassin, the sound of dice and checkers rolling and shuffling on backgammon boards could be heard. Organizers Chantal and Vincent ensured everybody felt welcome and had opponents to play with. The bartenders were enthusiastic about this new presence in their bar and look forward to hosting many more such events.
Next meeting: Wednesday, March 16, at 20:00h, Au Bassin, Baksteenkaai 74 Quai Aux Briques, 1000 Brussels. Free participation, no registration required, just show up in time. Please bring your own board if you have one, but no worries if you don’t. Results of matches between BGFed.be members (registration: 10 euro per year) count for the national rating list.
Backgammon Brussels will be back for the weekly meeting point where everybody can play backgammon on a regular basis.
Where: Chantal & Vincent invite you Au Bassin, Quai au Briques 74 Baksteenkaai – 1000 Brussels – Métro Ste-Catherine – Metro St-Katelijne.
When: Wednesday’s – 20.00 hours sharp. First meeting: next week, the 9th of March!
No money games, you can play for fun or, as BGFed.be member (only 10,- € per year) for the official Belgian ranking. No registration beforehand needed, just one condition: be on time!
Wishing you good luck. On behalf of Chantal & Vincent,
This Sunday, February 20, we come together in Squash Club De Vaart
(Kolonel Begaultlaan 15, 3012 Wilsele) for the next Leuven Monthly
tournament. Please be there at 12:45, so that playing can start at
13:00.
We will play 5 rounds of 5-point matches, with doubling cube and clock, according to the Swiss tournament format.
The tournament will be the second round of our Club Championship
2022. Match results of BGFed.be members will count for the national
rating list.
Participation is free. No registration required. Simply be on time. See you soon!
After a forced two-year interruption, the Backgammon Club Leuven is happy to announce that the Leuven Monthly tournament series will resume in 2022. The series will also be the scene of the annual Club Championship.
The tournaments take place monthly on Sunday afternoon from 13:00 to approximately 18:00 in Squash Club de Vaart, Kolonel Begaultlaan 15, 3012 Wilsele, and this every 3rd Sunday of the month, except for April (because of Easter) and the two Summer months:
Finally, 1 year you’re waiting for : Welcome to Brussels Friendly 101 backgammon tournament, on Sunday the 31st of October 2021 at 13.00 hours. At the Tennis – Hockey – Bridge Club Orée, drève des Brûlés 59 – 1150 Brussels.
5 rounds of 5-points matches ; participation : 5,- € (for room rent) ; no prize, just fun.
BGFed.be – members + friends only.
No registration required, one motto : be on time !
Please bring board & clock.
Due to the current situation, please respect these ‘sanitary’ measures :
Covid Pass absolutely necessary ! No pass, no exception : no entry !
Mask mandatory when you stand or walk. Social distance to be respected at any time except during play. Please stay downstairs, the playing room is only for play : no gathering, no talking, no kibitzing, no eating. The tournament organizer will call the players from downstairs after each draw. When play is finished, mask on before standing up and going immediately downstairs again. Only the play will be without mask (our view is : you meet only 5 different persons upstairs ; if you feel uncomfortable playing without a mask, don’t come).
Due to the reinforced protocol with sanitary measures concerning mind games, Brussels Friendly 100 cannot be played tomorrow, Friday the 7th of August. Let’s hope for September, the 4th.
Due to the measures to limit the propagation of the COVID-19 virus, the following live backgammon activities are postponed or cancelled:
Leuven Monthly (Friday, April 24)
4 Cubes rounds 2 & 3 (Sunday, April 26)
Brussels Friendly 100 (Friday, May 1)
As soon as we have more information about the meeting possibilities, the BIC competition will be rescheduled. By now, our expectation is to postpone all matches by +/- 3 months (for ex. the D2 qualifying round-robin to be finished in June will be rescheduled till September).
Online matches still valid for the rating list (see earlier post).
Because of the recent measures by the Belgian federal government to limit the propagation of the corona virus, all BGFed.be backgammon tournaments and evenings are cancelled up to and including Friday, April 3, 2020. This includes:
4 Cubes Leuven derby (Friday, March 13)
Ghent Open (Saturday, March 21)
Leuven Monthly (Sunday, March 22)
Brussels Friendly (Friday, April 3)
We will keep you posted when the events will be rescheduled.
First of all, from myself, and on behalf of BGFed.be, our federation, my best wishes for
a splendid year 2020
Our desires, of course, include your best of luck with all sorts of doubles in the beginning of the game and mainly doubles 5 & 6 in the bear-off.
I hope (and I’m pretty sure) you can handle these throws valuably !
Please, take a (regular) look at our website, where you’ll find some nice recent films with both games from the BIC final 2019, analysis & commentary included (many thanks to Robin Bilderbeek).
Besides BIC & 4 Cubes, BGFed.be tournaments include :
Leuven Monthly (http://backgammon-leuven.be/), organized in de Squash Club de Vaart (Wilsele) on Sunday afternoons and Friday evenings
Brussels Friendly, organized in Tennis Club le Roseau (Uccle) on every 1st Friday evening of the month (starting with 03/01/20)
Bigger day tournaments in Ghent (around March/April), in Brussels (the 1st of May) & in Leuven (around November)
The 5th international BMAB – BMS tournament in Ghent (presumably the last weekend of December)
We’ll meet on all these occasions and you can improve your rating (which changes every week).
Date: 10th November 2019 Location: Brasserie De Abdijmolen, Abdij van Park 4, 3001 Heverlee Format: 7 rounds of 5-point matches, Swiss format, 10min bank time plus 12sec Registration fee, including breakfast and lunch: €29 (not later than Nov 3rd), or €35 (cash payment at the event).
Looking forward to seeing you in the event!
Regards Backgammon Club Leuven
Leuven Open 2019 trophies designed and produced by Waldo
RESULTS
1 Paulus van Rooijen 6/7
2 Paul van Dijke 5/7
3 Geert Van der Stricht 5/7
4 Johan Huyck 5/7
5 Luc Palmans 4/7
6 Marc Van Damme 4/7
7 Alain Chif 4/7
8 Johan Segers 4/7
9 Bert Van Kerckhove 4/7
10 Michel Lamote 3/7
11 Nick De Ruyck 3/7
12 Robin Bilderbeek 3/7
13 Ronny Conaert 3/7
14 Toon Van Herreweghen 2/7
15 Alf Martijn 1/7
Ghent Open XIV – Luc Palmans (winner “Beginners”), Paulus van Rooijen (winner “Advanced”), Alain Chif (winner “Intermediate”)
Under the auspices of BGFed.be, Cyrus Parastar organizes a backgammon evening on Friday the 3th of May at 19.45 hours.
Take care, the location is : Tennis Club ‘le Roseau’, rue du Roseau 60 – 1180 Brussels (Uccle – Ukkel). Very easy parking on site, we’ve played there once last year.
Results counting for the BGFed.be ranking. Please try to bring board and / or clock.
BGFed.be kindly invites you to the 3rd Belgium Championship 3-point matches, at least 14 rounds, on Saturday the 9th of February 2019, in the Arena, avenue Pasteur 2A – 1300 Wavre, very easy parking. See all info on the included flyers [ EN | NL | FR ].
As many of you have noticed, the website has been down for a few days. On Thursday, the webhost, one.com, had suspended the website because they had found some malicious software on it. Hackers had exploited security issues in some outdated WordPress software still used by the website to gain unwanted access.
To fix this, all malware had to be removed and the WordPress software had to be updated to the most recent version. All this had to be done from behind the safety of a password protection.
All cleaning operations have now been done and as from this Sunday morning, the site is open again.
My sincere apologies to all readers of the website for the inconvenience. I have learned my lesson and hope that this will not happen again.
Finally, a big thank you to the support team from one.com for their clear and efficient instructions.
Last call for the 2nd Belgium Championship 3-point matches, 14 rounds, on Saturday the 24th of February, in la Réserve du Roseau, rue du Roseau – Rietstraat, 60 in 1180 Brussels, very easy parking. See all info on the included flyers : [ EN | NL | FR ].
In Double Consultation, backgammon is played between two teams of 2 players. The teams are allowed to consult before executing a checker play or making a cube decision. This usually results in more thorough play, especially since more time is allotted on the clock (3 minutes per point and 18 seconds per move).
BGFed.be is proud to announce the 1st Open Belgian Championship Double Consultation.
This tournament is open to players of all levels. Since no money is involved, even players of Beginner/Intermediate level can have a rewarding experience, since listening in on the deliberations of the opponents can be both instructive and – at times – highly amusing.
Denmark (l) playing Double Consultation against Germany (r)
Here is the practical information :
Date : Sunday 2 July 2017
Venue : Sandeman Club (Gent)
Format : 5 rounds of 7-point matches. Full tournament or truncated Round Robin depending on the number of teams.
The trophy (donated by BGFed.be) will go to the team that wins the tournament (optional sidepool available).
Ambitious teams also have the option to compete for a PR based sidepool whereby the winner will be the team with the best overall PR. Only teams that are able to annotate/film their matches and will transcribe their matches within 7 days after the tournament, can compete in this secondary sidepool.
12.00 : sandwiches, croque monsieur and soup available all day
12.30 : Round 2
14.45 : Round 3
17.00 : Round 4
19.15 : Round 5
21.30 : Prize giving (no prize money)
Clock : 21′ + 18″ per move
Entry fee : 30€ per player (registration, food, …).
This tournament is open to all players, also non-BGFed.be members. Note that only an even number of teams will be allowed to enter. The order of pre-registration will be respected.
Pre-registration is required. Send an e-mail to : johan.huyck@wiskin.be (before Sunday 18 June).
Draw : Tuesday 20 June at the Sandeman Club (Gent).
Format depending on the number of participants : presumably Swiss tournament with everybody playing 14 rounds of 3-point matches. Open to all BGFed.be members. All info on included flyers [ EN | FR | NL ].
Registration is mandatory before Friday the 24th of February ! BYOB (try to bring a board and a clock). Location : Longchamp Tennis Club, chaussée de Waterloo 836, 1180 Brussels.
Registration &/or information : Guy Van Middelem : 0476/41.86.88
In December 2016, the Backgammon Club Leuven launched a survey to know more about its players’ preferences. Thirty-eight people responded. Following up, the club decided to change the format of its 4th Friday tournament series: the Leuven Monthly was born. In 2017, the tournaments take place on Friday evenings or on Sunday afternoons, depending on the particular month. The tournament format is a mix of 7-point and 5-point matches. The rules of the Leuven Club Championship have been modified too, giving higher winning chances to less regular players. Read more.
On Sunday, February 26, BGFed.be will organize the first Belgian 3-point Match Championship.
Venue: Longchamp Tennis Club, chaussée de Waterloo 836, 1180 Brussels.
Starting time: 10:00.
Format: to be decided. Most probably Swiss.
Tournament director: Guy Van Middelem (T 0032 476 41 86 88, E guy.van.middelem@telenet.be)
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 (Belgium 4 Cubes champion 2014) & Walter Meuwis (Belgium 4 Cubes champion 2014 & BIC champion 2014). Match 1 was played on Saturday 10 December and won by Walter (13-8).
Enjoy ‘live’ on a big screen ; see the brilliancies & blunders of our top players; appreciate the pleasant and technical commentary from the ranked n°1 & 2 players in Belgium, Michel Lamote & Geert Van Der Stricht; learn all about flexibility & connectivity – equity – holding & priming & containment & ace-point & back games; watch XG appreciate or condemn checker plays & cube handlings. We’ll tell you everything about backgammon and will welcome you with a free drink offered by the Brussels Backgammon Club.
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.
