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Robin Bilderbeek wins 1st Belgium Championship 3-point matches.

Posted on March 2, 2017 by Michel Lamote

At Longchamp, 26 players showed up to contest the 1st Belgium Backgammon Championship 3-point matches. The initiative was taken by BGFed.be President Guy Van Middelem, who also sacrificed his own chance for glory by acting as TD (Tournament Director). The … Continue reading →

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1st Belgium Backgammon Championship 3-point matches

Posted on January 23, 2017 by Johan

Dear backgammon friends & BGFed.be members, Save the date – on Sunday the 26th of February at 10.00 hours : 1st Belgium Backgammon Championship 3-point matches Format depending on the number of participants : presumably Swiss tournament with everybody playing … Continue reading →

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Belgian 3-point Match Championship 2017 on Sunday, February 26, at Longchamp’s

Posted on January 4, 2017 by Johan

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 … Continue reading →

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BMS Xmas Trophy 2016 : historic performance by Christian Sörensen.

Posted on January 2, 2017 by Michel Lamote

If you record and transcribe a batch of five 9-point matches for a total EP of 45, very seldom will the resulting Performance Rating (PR) deviate substantially from the players’ known playing strength. It was known beforehand that Christian Sörensen … Continue reading →

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BMS : Michel wins BMS Belgium Xmas Trophy 2016.

Posted on December 28, 2016 by Michel Lamote

At Longchamp on Tuesday 27 December, 10 players played 5 rounds of 9-point matches in a truncated round robin. All matches were recorded and PRs will be validated for BMS and BMAB. Johan Segers, Zsolt Tasnadi and myself each won … Continue reading →

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BMS (UK) : Michel dips below 5.

Posted on December 12, 2016 by Michel Lamote

I like going to these BMS (UK) tournaments in Nottingham. A plane can take you there in an hour or so and the Best Western is only a short cab drive from the airport.  Moreover, the format is right up … Continue reading →

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European Team Championship : Belgium’s Best remain undefeated at Helsingor.

Posted on October 22, 2016 by Michel Lamote

With one victory (3-1 against France) and draws against Norway, the UK, Greece, Iceland and Turkey, Belgium performed well in Denmark. Narrowly missing the Final Four was of course a huge disappointment, but luck just was not on our side … Continue reading →

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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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Souvenirs from Budapest

Posted on October 17, 2016 by Zsolt

As the countdown to the European Team Championship starts, I picked some of the photos taken during last year’s edition in Budapest to share with you. The European Championship starts on 20 October in Helsingør, Denmark. Good luck to the … 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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