The UK Backgammon Federation
As the UK and France celebrate the countries’ co-operation during the Second World War with the visit of President Macron to Westminster, another example of the Entente Cordiale has broken out across the backgammon board.
A team of some of the best players in the UK will be pitting their backgammon wits and talents against a team from across La Manche this weekend.
Last Sunday night, while most of us in the UK were fast asleep, BMAB Grandmaster and former UKBGF Team Captain Tim Cross won the LA Open – online this year because of the Covid-19 pandemic – and (as far as we know) he is the first UK player to win an ABT event. Both the first 11 point match, which Tim lost, and the 9 point decider of this double-elimination contest can be watched here on YouTube, with commentary by Victor Ashkenazi, Ben Friesen and Steve Sax, starting at about 5h 26m.
Falafel’s friend, Shay Beja, writes…
Dear friends and members of the international backgammon community family,
Recently we lost a giant. Not just a giant backgammon player and mentor, but a giant heart.
He had many names: Mike, Mikey, Matvey (his birthname), and Michel, but everybody knew him as Falafel.
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A top backgammon Giant described the recent match series between Cary Hoarty (USA, age 20) and Kentaro Meijo (Japan, age 16) as some of the best backgammon he had ever seen, while world #1 and commentator on the match, Masayuki Mochizuki (Mochy) lamented surely, given their strength at such a young age, he would soon become a dinosaur of the game!
With his Mochy Challenge, hosted by Backgammon Galaxy, the talent of young players is being brought to the fore, and we should all take notice.
It is with great sadness and shock that the UKBGF learned of the recent passing away of Wayne Felton.
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