The dream of becoming Midlands Open champion, born in the aftermath of my victory in the Consolation last year, gripped me the moment we stopped into Cherwell M40 services for an outrageously marked up £2.50 Greggs sausage roll. Our arrival into the Birmingham suburbs coincided with the start of a particular violent downpour, and so to be fair the carpark did bear a teensy resemblance to a Monaco beach, in February.
Satellites for World Championships announced
Monte Carlo Masters place up for grabs – Inters asked to express interest:
We are pleased to announce a repeat of the exciting initiative to boost the number of UK and Irish players at Monte Carlo 2026, which is the brainchild of UK captain Chris Rogers. Chris has been the last remaining Brit over the last three years (4th , 9th and quarter finalist respectively).
An Orderly World Championships of Backgammon, Part 3
Part 3: Make Speedgammon Great Again
(A sequel to ‘Part 1: My Yearly Pilgrimage to the Mecca of our game’ and ‘Part 2: Feeling like a Beginner Again, and Becoming British Backgammonly‘)
a. Make Speedgammon Great Again (MSGGA)
b. My run for Glory in 2025
c. Always a Bridesmaid, never a Bride at the World Championships of Speedgammon
An Orderly World Championships of Backgammon, Part 2
Part 2: Feeling like a Beginner Again, and Becoming British Backgammonly
(A sequel to ‘Part 1: My Yearly Pilgrimage to the Mecca of our game’. Join us next week for Part 3: Make SpeedGammon Great Again (MSGGA) and Always a Bridesmaid and Never a Bride at SpeedGammon)
a. Being Thrown off my game and feeling like a Beginner Again
b. Why not Redouble with two on the Roof against a five point board?
c. Becoming a British Backgammonly
And before we get to the text, here is a Medieval backgammon Board at the Kunsthistorischesmuseum in Vienna to get us in the spirit of our ancient and venerable pastime:
Backgammon Life Stories – Anna Price
A pioneer for the women’s game
For some 35 years, with breaks in regular programming, Anna Price has been one of the all-singing, all-dancing, all-barking gaffers of the women’s game. It has been a lonely road at times as backgammon didn’t quite make the best of a lasting job for a 70-odd year period between 1920-1990 with promoting the game to women. [Read more…]
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