Blog Archive - Page 7 of 7 - KATGAMMON

17AprApril 17, 2020

With Backgammon Players-Michi

Based in Osaka, Michihito “Michy” Kageyama, started taking Backgammon very seriously after visiting the Chess and Backgammon Club in New York in 1995. There followed five years of rapid development culminating in his winning the highly prestigious “Bansei” (Board-Spirit) tournament four times consecutively from 2000 to 2003. His notable victories on the international circuit include wins in the Menton Open and the Super Jackpots at Las Vegas in 2011, winner in the consolation of the European Championship and runner up...

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17AprApril 17, 2020

Luck vs Skill in Backgammon

Much has been said and written about luck vs. skill in backgammon, and I have heard many different opinions, but I want to give you not only mine, but what most of the top players in the game I have talked to believe. Backgammon is a game of skill, and the more skill you have, the more likely you are to win. That is proven time and time again in tournaments and match results. But it is proven only in the long run. In...

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16AprApril 16, 2020

With Backgammon Players-KARSTEN BREDAHL

Karsten Bredahl, born in Copenhagen in 1970, learnt to play backgammon in the mid-1980s. In 1993 he became a registered member of the DBGF. Throughout his backgammon career, Karsten has had great success in doubles and team events, starting in 1995 when he became the Danish Doubles Champion. Moreover, he is the only Danish player to have been a winner in the Danish Team Championships five times (in 1998, 2000, 2007, 2010 and 2012). He has also been very...

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30MarMarch 30, 2020

Backgammon Ends

Mathematicians look at the world a bit oddly. We are interested in obscure things, we derive great satisfaction from being certain about things others might take for granted or never think about, and frequently we can apply these to make interesting statements about the "real world" (much to our embarrassment). I hope that you will agree that this is one of those interesting statements. Theorem (Curt McMullen, 1994): Backgammon ends with probability 1 That is, if one uses random dice (even mildly...

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11MarMarch 11, 2020

MERIT SPRING FEST CANCELLATION

Unfortunately, the Covid-19 better known as Coronavirus has also arrived in Northern Cyprus. To protect the health of our players, all we can do is cancel the Backgammon tournament. At this time the borders of Northern Cyprus have also been closed for people from many European countries. We are very sorry, but there is nothing else we can do. Thanks for understanding Marco Fornasir – WBF General Secretary March 10/2020

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10MarMarch 10, 2020

what is Shesh Besh?

I was shocked to find that the Shesh Besh game is not described anywhere on the Web, or in the rec.games.backgammon FAQ. Shesh-Besh is the most popular game in all Middle East countries. It seems to be of Turkish origin. It is almost identical to backgammon, but without the doubling cube, and with some additional small differences. These differences are worth pointing out because they make it a bit hard for us Middle Easterners to play on-line, or use backgammon...

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29FebFebruary 29, 2020

With Backgammon Players-Part 1-Falafel

As I wandered through the playing hall at the World Championships at the Fairmont Hotel in Monaco I calculated that there must have been close to 40 backgammon matches going on, but one clearly stood out from the rest: there was a big swarm of people around the table. It was clearly a big match and one of the competitors was clearly larger-than-life. It was Falafel Natanzon (known simply as Falafel) is one of the most famous backgammon players in...

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26FebFebruary 26, 2020

Backgammon History

Backgammon History Origins Backgammon is one of the oldest games in existence, alongside Go and Chess. It is probably about 5,000 years old and may well have originated in what today is Iraq—previously Mesopotamia. Recent evidence supporting this was found when these very early dice (made of human bones) were discovered in the area. The board with its twenty-four points and thirty checkers (or pieces or men) has been around for a long time but the game has not always been called...

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