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Guy and Michel tie New Year Series : 3-3.

Posted on January 15, 2016 by Michel Lamote

As I have written before, playing a Master Series (MS1) is a good way to play longer backgammon matches without the pressure of win-or-lose.  Players can focus solely on the objective correctness of their decisions and need not worry about … Continue reading →

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Invitation : 2nd Brugge Backgammon Day.

Posted on January 1, 2016 by Michel Lamote

Brugge Backgammon Club would like to invite all BGFed.be-members to the 2nd Brugge Backgammon Day.  The event will take place on Saturday 27 February 2016, from 10am to 19pm. Last year’s format is retained : after the Player Presentation (10:15am), … Continue reading →

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7th Leuven Open: Double victory for Brussels; Most accurate play by Brugge

Posted on December 16, 2015 by Johan

Thank you to everybody for making the 7th Leuven Open (Nov 29, 2015, in de Abdijmolen, Heverlee) such a wonderful day. Congratulations to the winners of the main tournament: Johan Brisaert (Brussels) Robin Bilderbeek (Gent) Zsolt Tasnadi (Brussels) Guy Van … Continue reading →

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Bert and Robin wrap up Autumn Series.

Posted on December 11, 2015 by Michel Lamote

In just under 2 months, Bert Van Kerckhove and Robin Bilderbeek completed a series of ten 7-point matches.  They played these matches during the weekly club evening at the Sandeman, the home of Ghent BC.  This series of matches is … Continue reading →

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Michel shares 1st prize at BMS(UK) event.

Posted on December 10, 2015 by Michel Lamote

Like I said before, I enjoy participating at BMS(UK) events.  Since all matches are recorded, transcribed and analysed by the tournament organiser, you can get a pretty accurate idea of your playing performance without the hassle of having to record … Continue reading →

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Rating update November 15: higher and higher…

Posted on November 21, 2015 by Johan

The butcher from Bruges has struck again: 1854.13 is Belgium’s current backgammon rating. Michel or machine? Lucky Lamote? Hopefully he’ll tell us some of his tricks during the lunch lecture at the 7th Leuven Open. Or has he been bitten … Continue reading →

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Brugge BC wins the 4 Cubes 2015

Posted on November 19, 2015 by Michel Lamote

Although losing to Ghent 5-4, Brugge was able to take the Four Cubes home.  Losing to Ghent meant that three clubs were tied at first place with 3 encounters won and one lost. To break the tie, the ancient Four … Continue reading →

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Bert becomes Dutch Champion in Den Bosch (NL)

Posted on November 3, 2015 by Michel Lamote

With four consecutive wins in 11-point matches Bert Van Kerckhove won the Nederlands Kampioenschap.  This result is that more amazing since Bert also won the Rotterdam Super Sunday the previous weekend.  Two tournament wins on Dutch soil in less than … Continue reading →

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Some questions for … Geert Dooms.

Posted on October 21, 2015 by Michel Lamote

  M : Hallo Geert.  Proficiat met je overwinning in BIC D2.  Je streed op de Brugge Backgammon Day in februari ook tot op het laatste moment mee voor de overwinning.  Toch twee opmerkelijke resultaten in 1 jaar tijd.  Bovendien … Continue reading →

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4 Cubes: Brugge beats Brussels in convincing fashion 0-9 (!)

Posted on August 22, 2015 by Michel Lamote

Michel, Guy and Paul scored 3 out of 3 against Leonidas, Zsolt and Maurits.  Surprisingly, Brussels player Alain Chif decided to watch proceedings from the sidelines. Brugge is now top contender for the 2015 BIC trophy. M

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