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EUBTC 2017 : Did Belgium fail?

Posted on October 16, 2017 by Michel Lamote

In Reykjavik last week, the Belgium Backgammon Team played 24 matches to 13 points against 6 other countries : Greece, Norway, France, Sweden, Gibraltar and Turkey. We only won 11 of those. That’s bad, right? Not quite. Let’s hear what … Continue reading →

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EUBTC : R6 : Belgium goes for broke against Turkey.

Posted on October 15, 2017 by Michel Lamote

Some unfortunate swings of fortune left Belgium needing a 4-0 victory against Turkey to qualify for the Final Four. Chances of this happening are small, but stranger things have happened in backgammon… Sadly, despite being the better player on every … Continue reading →

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EUBTC : R5 : Gibraltar pull one out of the fire against Belgium.

Posted on October 15, 2017 by Michel Lamote

We needed a 4-0 victory against this dwarfish backgammon nation, but failed in our mission. Sometimes even an 8+ PR difference is not enough to guarantee victory, as Johan S. experienced in a gruelling match against his sympathetic, but endearingly … Continue reading →

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EUBTC : R4 : Belgium rolls up its sleeves against Sweden … but loses.

Posted on October 14, 2017 by Michel Lamote

After losing to France on Thursday night, we badly needed to score some points against Sweden. It was imperative not to squander equity in this encounter and I can say that we all appeared at the boards very focused. This … Continue reading →

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EUBTC : R3 : Belgium and France play equally well.

Posted on October 13, 2017 by Michel Lamote

With two draws under our belt, Belgium badly needed a win against France. Unfortunately, things turned out sour for us as we were beaten 1-3. Both teams came up with similar PR’s : Marc Van Damme made his maiden appearance … Continue reading →

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EUBTC : R 2 : solid performance by Belgium versus Norway.

Posted on October 13, 2017 by Michel Lamote

After drawing 2-2 against Greece in Round 1, we faced Norway in Round 2. Norway is a strong backgammon country, but amateurish selection procedures prevent some of the very best players to be part of the team. Hence their slightly … Continue reading →

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EUBTC : Round 1 : Belgium v Greece : below-par performance by Belgium.

Posted on October 12, 2017 by Michel Lamote

The European Backgammon Team Championship was won by Norway after a thrilling finish. In the semi finals, Norway drew against Denmark (2-2), but won a team consultation match to 7 points. They repeated that feat against Germany in the final … Continue reading →

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Belgium at the 2017 European Team Championship

Posted on October 5, 2017 by Johan

Results and standings http://chess-results.com/tnr305966.aspx Websites https://eurobackgammon2017.weebly.com/ http://kotra.is/european-championhip-2017/ https://www.facebook.com/www.kotra.is/ Teams Belgium Czech Republic Denmark France Germany Gibraltar Greece ​Iceland Norway Sweden Turkey United Kingdom The Belgian team Michel Lamote Marc Van Damme Johan Huyck Johan Segers Walter Meuwis Results of Belgium … 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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