Backgammon – Somehow it looked… glorious
A magnificently run UK Open absorbed all who partook with wall to wall action and the addicts making over 20 trips to the scorer’s hut.
St Albans Open, Marford Memorial Hall, 25-26 April, 2026
Checkers For Show, Cube For Dough
There’s an old saying in pro golf: “You drive for show and putt for dough.” And the above is the backgammon equivalent. Even novices can transport the pieces around the board in a fairly credible way, but ask them to play on the cube, and they will get found out with swift severity. This is where serious matchplay backgammon is decided, as the swings on a single moment can be 8 points, or more. [Read more…]
The UKBGF London Intermediates 2026, Clissold Arms, April 11-12, 2026
Tomorrow’s Stars Today
A good old fashioned hike up to the Muswell Hill badlands was well worth it for your eager scribe, as an intriguing list of the hugely experienced mixed with the up-and-comers made for a kaleidoscope of technicolour backgammon. [Read more…]
Asian Grand Prix, Tashkent, Uzbekistan, March 23-29, 2026
Janette the Jewel in a City of Stone
The IBF’s Asian Grand Prix in Uzbekistan was an interesting curiosity and a memorable backgammon odyssey for those who ventured to Tashkent; an intriguing place, of tremendous breadth, scope, friendliness & culture. There are countless of these fairly little known cities scattered the world over that most of us will never get to see, and I will always be grateful that backgammon gave me a reason to visit such a magical gem. [Read more…]
English Riviera Open, February 20-22, 2026
Zigi Stardust
Ziggy really sang
Screwed up eyes and screwed down hairdo
Like some cat from Japan
He could kill ’em by smiling
He could leave ’em to hang…
More on all things Zigi later, but first we must raise a toast to the convivial, family atmosphere that was the English Riviera Congress, brilliantly run by Plamen Sivrev. Yes, Saturday’s play was discombobulated in parts, and a few were deprived their dinner and had to play reduced matches, but all was well in the end, and Sunday ran clean as a whistle, finishing at 1753hrs, ample time for your lithe reporter to scamper a kilometre for the 1800 to Paddington. [Read more…]
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