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Gent Open XVII, Feb 11, 2024: Asian stew, live stream, and trophies

Posted on February 18, 2024 by Johan

Because it looked like we were going to have to move to another location for our backgammon exploits, we decided to have the Gent Open Backgammon tournament earlier in 2024 on February 11, announced as the last one in the … Continue reading →

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Ghent Backgammon Open XVII: video

Posted on February 10, 2024 by Johan

The Ghent Backgammon Open XVII on Sunday, February 11, 2024, was streamed live by Rain. The videos can be watched on Rain’s YouTube Channel:

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Gent Open Backgammon XVI: April 22, 2023

Posted on February 25, 2023 by Johan

Dear Backgammon friend, I’d like to invite you to participate in the 16th edition of the Gent Open Backgammon tournament which will take place on Saturday April 22, 2023, from 10:00 to 23:00, in the K.A. Club Union Sandeman, Kantienberg … Continue reading →

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Ghent Open XIV – Results

Posted on May 7, 2019 by Johan

Saturday, May 4, 2019 Koninklijke Academie Union Sandeman, Ghent Format: Swiss, 7 rounds, 7-point matches, with clock (Bronstein, 14 minutes + 12 seconds increment) Tournament director: Bert Van Kerckhove RESULTS 1 Paulus van Rooijen 6/7 2 Paul van Dijke 5/7 … Continue reading →

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Bert wins 12th Gent Open.

Posted on May 1, 2017 by Michel Lamote

Seven victories in a row guaranteed success for Bert Van Kerckhove at this year’s Gent Open. This is quite a feat since Bert organised the event and had to take care of all kinds of practicalities in between and during … Continue reading →

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9th Gent Open: Results

Posted on April 14, 2014 by Johan

Hi all, The 9th Gent Open took place on Saturday, April 5, 2014. Congratulations to the winners Luc (masters), Pierre (intermediate) and Sofie (beginners). See you all at the 10th edition next year! Kind regards, Bert Ranking after round 7 … Continue reading →

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Gent Open 2013 Results

Posted on March 25, 2013 by Johan

Hi All, Thank you all for participating in the 8th Gent Open (March 22, 2013). Congratulations to the 5 winners and to Sassan in particular for snatching the trophy. The match results are all added to Bigelo. Complete results of … Continue reading →

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Michel Lamote wins 7th Ghent Backgammon Open 2012

Posted on April 6, 2012 by Johan

Report by tournament director Bert Van Kerckhove. In total 17 players showed up for the 7th edition of the Gent Open Backgammon tournament. The tournament format was 7 rounds Swiss, matches to 7 points, with clock (Bronstein, 12 minutes per … Continue reading →

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