USBGF News
In Memoriam: Cathy Russell
The Board of Directors and staff of the USBGF would like to express their sincere … [Read More...]
Let the Fun Begin: 2012 USBGF National Club Team Championship
Last year 33 teams competed for the inaugural 2011 USBGF National Club Team Championship. … [Read More...]
USBGF National Championship at the NY Metropolitan Open
The New York Metropolitan Open tournament at the Hyatt Regency Hotel on the Hudson … [Read More...]
Backgammon Problems
Visitors and Members! How Do You Stack Up Against The Giants?
HOW DO YOU STACK UP AGAINST THE GIANTS? By Phil Simborg and analysis by Stick In recent years, I have heard the argument that high-level backgammon is nowhere near as interesting as it once was, because now that we have bots like eXtremeGammon, GNU and Snowie to clearly show the best plays, “all … [Read More...]
USBGF Ohio State Quiz
By John O’Hagan and Phil Simborg You can view the problems and answers below, and see how well you do. The Problems: Problem 1: View the answer to Problem 1 … [Read More...]
Results
Results: 4th US BACKGAMMON OPEN, (South San Francisco, California, January 13-16, 2012)
The USBGF extends congratulations to all winners listed in these partial results from the Chicago Point. Complete results can be found on the Chicago Point website. CHAMPIONSHIP (39): 1-Ted Chee (CA), 2-Patrick Gibson (CA), 3/4-Odis Chenault (CA) / Matvey "Falafel" Natanzon (Israel/USA); 1LC-Jeremy … [Read More...]
Results: 5th New York Metropolitan Open (Jersey City, New Jersey, January 5-8, 2012)
These partial results are from the Chicago Point. Complete results can be found at the Chicago Point website. CHAMPIONSHIP (55+15 rebuys): 1-Victor Ashkenazi, 2-Bill Phipps, 3/4-Arkadiy Tsinis / Antonio Ortega (Costa Rica); 1C-Jeff Acierno, 2C-Mike Senkiewicz, 3C/4C-Donny Lomuto (NY) / Alfred Mamlet … [Read More...]
Results: SUNSHINE STATE BACKGAMMON CLASSIC, (Tarpon Springs, Florida, December 16-18, 2011)
These partial results are from the Chicago Point. Complete results can be found at the Chicago Point website. OPEN (13): 1-Bill Davis (IL), 2-Walt Swan (NJ). ADVANCED (16): 1-Rick Wolf (FL), 2-Marc Grutka (FL). NOVICE (8): 1-Moty Bernstein (FL), 2-Rosanne Rutnik (FL). MASTERS (8): 1-Stacy Turner … [Read More...]
