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Breaking news from Team UK Online…

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The UK online team of Gaz Owen, Sebastian Wilkinson, Chris Rogers, Leo Waters and myself jointly lead the European Online Championships with the Czech Republic after 6 rounds. The format is triple elimination with only two teams having two lives remaining, and six more have one life remaining, meaning that we are in quite a strong position again. Results can be followed on the EBIF website and the tournament should be completed by the end of January.
It’s also of note that this weekend, Tim became the first person to surpass Jon Barnes’ early high-water mark of 1853 in the UKBGF Ratings. This has come from a really long run of consistently good form throughout 2017, as you can see here. Many congratulations!

The 2nd Manchester Open Tournament Report

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Gregge Madan writes:

The Roll of Honour

Event Winner Runner Up
Main (11 points) Jon Wilkinson George Hall
Consolation (7 points) Steve Bibby John Wright
Last Chance (5 points) Fanika Petskovska Ian Gray
Early Swiss leavers (5 points) Steve Allott Dave Pritchard
1 point shootout (1 point!) Michael Levi Mark Manley
Doubles (5 points) Sarah Joliff/Vin Nolan Dorothy Lee/Mate Féhér
Free roll (5 points) Irving Czechowicz Guy Haslam
Manchester Open 2017 Finalists- Jon Wilkinson and George Hall

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Monte Carlo or Bust

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Originally published at BluffEurope.com – reproduced with thanks. We’ve previously featured Andy’s other articles from Bluff Magazine,  Does playing backgammon make you a better poker player? and The Poker Link 2: Making bluffs in Backgammon. 

Forget the WSOP – the serious action took place in Monte Carlo in the summer as the World Backgammon Championship came to town.

Poker has had an enormous surge in popularity in recent years, and whilst backgammon has had its moments, it has sadly not been on a similar scale. This may be because people think they’ve cracked the game. Meanwhile, the emergence of artificial intelligence programs means there is more distinct analysis of whether a move in backgammon is right or wrong. However, this is a flawed concept, as the number of positions available to play, the roll of the dice, and the state of the cube raises a massive range of probabilities.

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Manchester Rocks and Rolls

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With the 2017 Manchester Open just a few days away, Gregge Madan looks at the varied backgammon scene in and around Manchester:

Not only is Manchester famous for a rich musical history rocking on from Herman’s Hermits, the Hollies through 10cc, Joy Division, cruising through Oasis and James and ending up at Stone Roses. Now it is also becoming famous for ROLLING – backgammon rolling. There has been an accelerated growth in backgammon within Manchester and surrounds and this is epitomised through not only greater numbers playing but also the fact that many of the country’s top players are from the area.

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