In a mutual holding game, the player with the lead in the race usually has the advantage, but they are often at a timing disadvantage. To deal with this, the race leader often considers jumping out from their anchor. If they succeed and avoid being hit, their advantage increases significantly because they’ll be playing a holding game with a race lead, which is a favorable position. However, jumping out isn’t risk-free.
To decide if the risk/reward ratio is in your favor, you need to consider a number of key risk factors. Read more about these and test your knowledge in a quiz in the article “Mutual Holding Game Strategy: When to Jump Out“ by Marc Van Damme.
We are happy to invite you for part 3 of the Belgian Backgammon Beach Day, on September 13, 2025. The same nice venue, the same concept: see the report of the second edition. More info will follow later.
Vlissingen Masters 2025 | Screenshot of the live stream of the Pro-Am double consultation match between Sonja Custers and Michel Lamote versus Anna S. Eysturstein and Olivier Squire; commentary by Gianlazzaro Sanna, livestream by Firat Tekil
Warm-up Doubles (8 teams): – Winners: Team “Old School”: Jürgen Schettler & Rainer Jöller (Germany) – Finalists: World Champions: Oliver Squire (England) & Anna Sofía Eysturstein (Faroe Islands)
All BGFed.be members are cordially invited to BGFed.be’s General Assembly that takes place on Sunday, January 19, 2025 at 11:00 AM in Sport & Squash Club De Vaart, Kolonel Begaultlaan 15, 3012 Wilsele.
Agenda:
Welcome
Roll call and appointment of minute taker
Presentation of the pilot team (members and roles) and values
Transfer the appropriate amount to the BGFed.be bank account BE83 3632 5199 3815, with your surname, first name and ‘BGFed.be membership 2025’ in the payment reference line:
Membership for 2025 is 20 euro.
Membership for new members is 10 euro for the first year.
Deadline for payment for renewal of your membership is January 31.
Should you have any further questions concerning payment, please feel free to send an email to bgfed.be@gmail.com.
It is with great pleasure that I can invite you to the 18th edition of the Gent Open backgammon tournament on Saturday, March 22, 2025, in the K.A. Club Union Sandeman, Kantienberg 5, 9000 Gent. For details see the flyer.
Included will be, as always, ‘koffiekoeken’ at your arrival and a hot meal after the second or third round.
Important: please register beforehand as the number of participants is limited to 44 and also in order to provide the correct amount of catering.
To register, just write to bert.vankerckhove@skynet.be.
The World Backgammon Internet Federation’s National Championship of Belgium 2025 starts on February 4, 2025. Participation is open to all BGFed.be members.
To take part, you will need a WBIF account, which is free of charge. Go to “Sign in for a Tourneys”, where you will find the “sign-in” registration.
Games are played on Heroes, which is also free of charge.
Tournament director is Hubert Verstraeten (hubert@verstraeten.com). Please contact Hubert if you intend to participate.
The tournament format is described in the full announcement.
Podium of the Club Championship 2024 of the Backgammon Leuven: Toon Van Herreweghen (3rd), Sonja Custers (1st), and Dan Pascu (2nd).
After three seasons and nine Leuven Monthly tournaments, four players had qualified for the knock-out stage of the Leuven Club Championship 2024, played on December 15 in Sport & Squash Club De Vaart in Wilsele. Two semi-finals and two finals would decide upon the final ranking, all matches to be played to nine points.
Sonja Custers first defeated Toon Van Herreweghen in the semi-final to meet Dan Pascu in the final, who had himself won the other semi-final from Guy Van Middelem. Sonja also won the second match, clinching the title, and thereby depriving Toon from winning the championship for the third time in a row. In the duel for the third place, Toon defeated Guy, securing the last of the traditional cups.
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