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Backgammon NewsGammOnLine intends to renew its connection with the professional backgammon community. Therefore, we have added a new backgammon news section with the latest updates, including detailed information on upcoming backgammon tournaments, championship results, backgammon players ranking and more. Read the latest backgammon news from GammOnLine:May 27, 2010Velden Backgammon Tournament 2010Robert Wachtel shares his experiences from the last (and past) WBF Velden Open backgammon tournaments, his unlucky matches and remembers why backgammon is still more rewarding than poker. November 15, 2009French Backgammon Open 2009Robert Wachtel with two backgammon puzzles from his favorite backgammon tournament, the WBA 2009 French Open and Europoean Backgammon Doubles Championships in Enghien-Les-Bains, near Paris. October 7, 2009WSOB Prague 2009Robert Wachtel returns from one of the highest-priced series of events on the backgammon circuit, the WSOB stop in Prague, Czech Republic, where he underwent the dark side of live internet broadcasting. September 15, 2009Swedish Backgammon Open ReportBackgammon pro Robert Wachtel reports from the 2009 Swedish Open Backgammon Championship, held on September 11-13 and won by Japanese player Kazuhiro Shino. August 22, 2009Walter Trice 1949-2009Pro backgammon player Walter Trice has died at the age of 60. Walter authored the classic backgammon book Backgammon Boot Camp and developed the effective pip count method. July 28, 2009Summer of World Backgammon EventsThe Monte Carlo World Backgammon Championship and the WSOB Cannes held sequentially in mid July 2009, the two most lucrative international backgammon events of the summer. July 6, 2009New Backgammon Bot - eXtreme GammonA new neural net based backgammon program, eXtreme Gammon, was released just this week. Is it really that fast, user-friendly and accurate you can throw your Snowie and GNU away? June 24, 2009WSOB Cannes Season III UpdatesWorld Series of Backgammon announced the location and schedule of the 1st stop of the WSOB 3rd season in Cannes, France on July 2009. June 9, 20091st US Backgammon OpenThe first ever US Open backgammon tournament held last weekend in Washington DC and won by top woman backgammon players Carol Joy Cole. May 19, 20092009 Portuguese Open ResultsWinners and special player awardees at the 4th True Money Games Portuguese Open backgammon tournament held last weekend at the Casino Estoril in Portugal. April 21, 20092009 WSOB Schedule AnnouncedThe founders of the World Series of Backgammon Enterprises Ltd revealed the 2009 WSOB tour dates and the WSOB championship format at the 2009 Nordic Open. April 12, 20092009 April Backgammon Tournaments ResultsThe first weekend of April 2009 was marked with two major backgammon tournaments: the Ohio State Backgammon Championships in the US and the British Open in the UK. March 26, 20092009 Midwest Backgammon Championships ResultsFind out who won what at the 2009 ABT Midwest Backgammon Championships and what do the backgammon tournament directors think about 40 years old backgammon players. March 9, 20092009 Nordic Open Backgammon Tournament AnnouncedThe Danish Backgammon Federation announced the Nordic Open schedule, and at the same opportunity, the DBgF chairman, Kenny Nissen agreed to talk with GammonLine about the importance of backgammon in Denmark and other topics. March 1, 20092009 Pittsburgh Backgammon ChampionshipBob Glass of California won the ABT 2009 Pittsburgh Backgammon Championship held on the weekend of February 20-22, 2009. February 17, 2009Partouche Gammon Tour 2008 Grand Finale ResultsPartouche Gammon Tour (PGT) 2008 finally came to its end in a Cannes Grand Finale. The grand 150,000€ prize was shared by the winner Olivier Decultot and the runner up François Tardieu. January 30, 2009In Colorado, Poker is a Skill GameLatest jury decisions in the States of Colorado and Pennsylvania ruled that poker is a game of skill rather than a game of chance; will it have an affect on the federal laws? January 13, 20092009 1st Major Backgammon TournamentABT New York Metropolitan Backgammon Open held on January 8-11, 2009 had officially opened 2009 in backgammon. December 30, 2008EBGT Top Players for 2008Who will be the 2008 European Master? European Backgammon Tour (EBGT) is summarizing the passing year. December 16, 20082008 California State Backgammon Championship ResultsResults of the final ABT tournament of 2008 plus ABT 25 players and the first backgammon tournament of 2009. November 18, 2008Las Vegas Open Backgammon Tournament ResultsStacy Turner of Georgia is the winner of the 2008 Las Vegas Open backgammon tournament . November 4, 2008EBGT French Open ResultsWinners of the French Open backgammon tournament, the third stop in the 2008 European Backgammon Tour. September 22, 20082008 ABT Player of the YearNeil Kazaross was named favorite for 2008 ABT (American Backgammon Tour) player of the year, scoring 40.63 points until Sep 2008. August 19, 2008Florida State ChampionshipThe weekend of August 15-18 had many of the best backgammon players in the US show up in the very hot Ft. Lauderdale, Florida area for a great tournament. July 28, 20082008 WSOB Final in Cannes ResultsThe 2007-8 World Series of Backgammon final in Cannes was held on July 21, 2008; The title and 1st prize were taken by Frederick Andrieu July 16, 20082008 Monte Carlo World Backgammon Championship ResultsThe 2008 Monte Carlo World Backgammon Championship was won by Lars Trabolt of Denmark. July 8, 2008Michigan Summer Championships - Tournament ReportPhil Simborg reports from the 33rd annual tournament in Novi Michigan, one of the top backgammon tournament in the US. June 25, 20082008 Los Angeles Open Backgammon TournamentThe 2008 Los Angeles Open Backgammon Tournament was held on the weekend of June 6-8 and won by Ray Fogerlund. June 15, 2008Greek Backgammon Federation 7th MonthlyThe 7th monthly tournament of the Greek Backgammon Federation was won by Andreas Kourouklis, an international player of Athens May 25, 2008Backgammon Art ExhibitionUnique exhibition featuring 62 artistic backgammon boards sponsored by the backgammon site Play65. May 6, 20082008 Portuguese Open ResultsFalafel wins WBA 2008 Portuguese Open 2008 Las Vegas TournamentApril 21, 2008Phil Samborg in an exclusive report from the biggest backgammon tournament in the US 2007 Giants of Backgammon ResultsApril 8, 2008"Falafel" Natanzon of Israel is the 1st Giant of Backgammon for 2007 WSOB Nordic Open Backgammon ChampionshipMarch 30, 2008Winners of the WSOB Nordic Open Backgammon Championship European Backgammon Tour Portuguese Open 2008March 3, 2008Europe gets ready for the EBT 3rd Portuguese Open 2008 Nordic Open Live Satellite in LondonFebruary 27, 2008The first WSOB Nordic Open Live Satellite took place on February 24, 2008 Spanish Backgammon Festival PostponedFebruary 7, 2008The Neil Davidson's Festival of Backammon and Games is postponed 2007 Giants of Backgammon VoteJanuary 27, 2008Your last chance to vote for the 2007 Giants of Backgammon |
