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EBTC Denmark 2016 : final selection.

The European Backgammon Team Championship will take place in Helsingor (Denmark) in October this year. As announced, selection for the team is solely based on playing strength as indicated by the assembled data in the 2 BMS tables : the … Continue reading

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BMS Brugge : Zdenek and Michel divide PR prize.

As was to be expected, Zdenek Zizka, the timid 17-year-old grandmaster from the Czech Republic, took first prize in the PR contest at Belgium’s 1st BMS event (6 x 13) : I was able to dip below 5 and thus … Continue reading

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BMS : Johan Huyck remains undefeated at 1st BMS tournament.

With an amazing streak of 6 consecutive wins, Johan Huyck (Gent BC) became the convincing winner of the 1st BMS Belgium tournament.  After having beaten Paulus Van Rooijen (NL), Guy Van Middelem, Honza Cerny (CZ) and Walter Meuwis in the … Continue reading

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Czech grandmaster Zdenek Zizka (17) plays at BMAB event in Brugge.

A couple of months ago (March ’16) the BMAB event in Vienna, Austria, was won by Zdenek Zizka  from the Czech Republic with an overall PR of 3,52.  He has since then been awarded the official BMAB (Backgammon Masters Awarding … Continue reading

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EBTC 2016 : 8 candidate players

The 8 candidate players for the European Backgammon Team Championship in Helsingor later this year (20-23 October) are (alphabetically by first name) : Alain Chif, Geert Van der Stricht, Guy Van Middelem, Johan Huyck, Johan Segers, Maurits Pino, Michel Lamote … Continue reading

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Belgian colours fly over Rotterdam.

At the monthly Supersunday in Rotterdam, Michel found a generous streak. By winning 4 matches in a row (3 x 11, 1 x 13) he became the winner. Bert, after suffering elimination in the Main, was able to string 4 … Continue reading

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European Backgammon Team Championship : candidacies (reminder).

I would like to remind all aspiring candidate players that the deadline for candidacies is 30 June 2016. Click on European Team Championship (under Tags (right) to find the Selection Procedure and Selection Criteria in the article Kopenhagen 2016 : BGFed.be plans … Continue reading

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Van Kerckhove/Van Gemert (NL) win 1st Consulting Doubles in Brugge.

In Brugge, 10 of the best players in the Low Countries gathered to compete in a consulting doubles contest.  Each team played 4 matches (9 points) with generous time allotment : 15 seconds/move and 27 minutes in the time bank. … Continue reading

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Nordic Open 2016 – Michel Lamote vs Bjorn Lorentzen (NO) – Shortest 17-point match ever

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Nordic Open 2016 : results and livestream

All results from the Nordic Open 2016: http://www.drawboss.com/Event/Show/87ca27ba-71b8-42f9-82f7-d5b07f1deb6c Michel Lamote participates in the “Championship” division: http://www.drawboss.com/Cup/Show/c7dcd518-f191-4016-9a71-5ccde46ec37d Walter Meuwis and former BGFed.be member Marius Hentea participate in the “Advanced” division: http://www.drawboss.com/Cup/Show/a265c1ce-c43b-4eee-b12b-d3c010c75469 Rain “Robin” Bilderbeek participates in the “Intermediate” division: http://www.drawboss.com/Cup/Show/7d5748ea-be23-4d33-8ddf-799582295a02 Livestream … Continue reading

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