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Join the United Kingdom Backgammon Federation

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UKBGF membership is now open: Click here to join…

The UKBGF exists to promote and grow the game of backgammon across the UK and more widely.

The only way to grow the game for the benefit of both new and existing players is with the help of subscription income from as many members as possible. A list of our objectives for the next two years can be found here. With your help we will build a diverse community catering for all backgammon players.

There are several membership packages and we urge you to join at the highest level which you can afford. Junior members (under 21 at the date of joining) will pay half the normal price for Basic or Premium membership. For Junior and Founder members, please email contact@ukbgf.com for more information rather than using the online form to join.

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Geoffrey Parker Games sponsors the Backgammon London Open 2015

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The United Kingdom Backgammon Federation are delighted to announce that Geoffrey Parker Games will, once again, be sponsoring the London Open.

Geoffrey Parker Boards are the finest leather boards in the world.

Geoffrey Parker will give a £2,000 voucher to the Premium Member of the United Kingdom Backgammon Federation that progresses furthest in the London Open.

In the case of a tie (for example if both finalists are not members of the UKBGF and both losing semi-finalists are Premium Members) then there will be a play-off for the board (in this instance between the 2 losing semi-finalists).

To be eligible you must have signed up to become a Premium Member of the UKBGF prior to the London Open starting.

Click here to join the UKBGF.

We are delighted that Geoffrey Parker Games have been so generous. They are wonderful supporters of British Backgammon and the UKBGF.

You can visit their site here: www.geoffreyparker.com.

London Open 2015 Monday Update: Filming and free chocolates

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Things progressing very well for the Backgammon London Open 2015.

Trophies are ordered and being processed as we speak.

Rick has very kindly offered to donate filming equipment to make sure that we can record and broadcast matches. We will be broadcasting matches live with live commentary. We will also be publishing all tournament brackets online as well as tweeting regularly to make sure that even if you cannot attend the tournament you can keep up to date with it.

We meet with the head honchos at the Hippodrome tomorrow to iron out the schedule. We will then publish a definitive guide to start/registration times. Hopefully this will be out in the next couple of days.

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UKBGF to run the 2015 London Open!

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UKBGF STEPS IN TO RESCUE THE BACKGAMMON LONDON OPEN 8-10 MAY 2015

Dear Backgammon Player,

The UKBGF has not been involved in any way with the Backgammon London Open 2015 apart from promoting it on our website at the organiser’s request as we would be happy to promote any other significant British backgammon event.

The news that it might be cancelled was received with dismay by the UKBGF at the same time and in the same manner that it was received by the rest of the backgammon world.

The recent history of the London Open is that two years ago Sean Williams took it over from Mike Main. He grew the tournament from 32 players to one that last year boasted 160 players from around the world, was hosted at the prestigious and central location of the Hippodrome Casino, had a prize fund in excess of £40,000 and produced some of the best live backgammon television footage ever produced.

Due to other commitments this year (including being on the board of directors of the UKBGF) Sean reluctantly stepped away from the London Open and Graham Read took it over. For reasons that are not as yet fully ascertained, this has not worked out as any of us would have hoped.

Despite being in no way responsible for the cancellation, the UKBGF does believe that it has a general responsibility to British backgammon and has taken the decision to take over and underwrite the Backgammon London Open 2015 and therefore the event will go ahead as originally planned but under the entirely new management of the UKBGF (Sean Williams, Peter Bennet, Raj Jansari, Ian Tarr, Simon Morecroft, Jon Barnes and Eric McAlpine).
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Two giants put through their paces

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When I was a teenager, every school I knew had a chess club – and not a single one had a backgammon club. And unsurprisingly there was a dearth of good players my age once I’d started playing. That’s turning around now as schools start to embrace backgammon as both a social pastime and a good way to learn important ideas about probability, statistics and the like – and for us it represents the start of the next generation of leading players. And what better way to fire up the youngsters than a visit from not one but two Giants?
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