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Have you ever played a 49-point match?

Posted on March 15, 2015 by Michel Lamote

Last Saturday, 14 March 2015, a 49-point match was played at the Royal Sandeman Club in Ghent.  Only a few spectators witnessed the match, among them Ghent player Johan Vervust, who could not believe his ears when I told him … Continue reading →

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BBD1 : Round 1 : Zsolt Tasnadi vs Alain Chif. Trouble in Prime County.

Posted on March 9, 2015 by Michel Lamote

In the first round of BBD1 two players of the Brussels Four Cubes team were pitted against each other.  Zsolt Tasnadi and Alain Chif have worked their way up the national ranking to the edge of the top-10.  They are … Continue reading →

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1st Brugge Backgammon Day : epilogue.

Posted on March 6, 2015 by Michel Lamote

When Line, Peter, and I made the first steps towards organising a small-scale tournament in Brugge, we had no idea what to expect.  Would it work? Would the backgammon community show up en masse or would we be completely ignored? … Continue reading →

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Johan Segers wins 1st Brugge Backgammon Day with clean sheet (5/5)!

Posted on March 1, 2015 by Michel Lamote

Johan Segers hammered his way to a convincing triumph at BBD1 yesterday.  He nailed a 5-win streak to clinch a resounding victory. Paul van Dijke was runner-up (4/5) with Geert Dooms, Zsolt Tasnadi and Bert Van Kerckhove sharing 2nd place … Continue reading →

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“Brugge BC favorite to win the 6 Brugse Zotten” (John Squeeze, backgammon analyst)

Posted on February 26, 2015 by Michel Lamote

At BBD1 next Saturday in Brugge, a decorative canister with Brugse Zot beer will go to every player of the club which wins most matches. Can anybody but the Brugge team win this challenge?  We asked celebrated backgammon writer John … Continue reading →

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6th Leuven open 30/11/14

Posted on December 5, 2014 by Peter Allemeersch

31 players showed up for this tournament. After playing 6 matches each (except for the persons who had a bye) Toon Van Herreweghen won the cup, runner up was Leonidas Sotiriadis and Michel Lamote ended on 3th place. Thanks to … Continue reading →

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Brugge is 4 Cubes Champion 2013

Posted on December 2, 2013 by Johan

By beating Leuven 1 with a convincing 3-6 score on Friday, November 29, Brugge became the convincing champion of the 4 Cubes 2013. Congratulations! On the picture: team captain Michel Lamote (left), Peter Allemeersch (substitute for Paul van Dijke), and … Continue reading →

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Guy Van Middelem and Michel Lamote Break 1800 Barrier on Bigelo

Posted on October 23, 2013 by Johan

On Tuesday, 22 Oct 2013, Guy Van Middelem won a 3-pointer from Dominique Stuyck around lunch time and Michel Lamote won an 11-pointer from Robin Bilderbeek at the club evening in Ghent. As a result, both players overcame the 1800 … Continue reading →

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