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WOMEN IN BACKGAMMON
- Jul 19, 2022
- 1 min
Young Women Star in Michigan Fireworks Display
Tiffany Van, a new player from Houston, Texas, stole the show in the Michigan Women’s Fireworks Cup, defeating Karen Davis (FL) in a...
Christine Merser
- Jul 12, 2022
- 4 min
Who is Your Backgammon Coach?
by Christine Merser In the 1970s, Prince Alexis Obolensky taught me how to play backgammon. My father was a benefactor of the prince,...
Christine Merser
- Jun 20, 2022
- 1 min
KATE ELMORE BREAKS INTO THE BIG TIME
Kate Elmore, in her first foray into the Championship division at the Chicago Open May 25-30, 2022, successfully rose in the division...
Karen Davis
- Jun 16, 2022
- 3 min
Wonder Women in the Winner’s Circle At the 2022 Los Angeles Open
Women stepped on stage to take their trophies at the 2022 Los Angeles Open arranged by producer Candace Mayeron June 9-12 at the Los...
Karen Davis
- May 2, 2022
- 1 min
Recap from the Inaugural Palm Beach Women's Classic Tournament
The Inaugural Palm Beach Women's Classic Tournament was held on May 1 at the home of USBGF Board of Directors member Jason Briggs. Katie...
WOMEN IN BACKGAMMON
- Apr 28, 2022
- 3 min
Women in the Winners’ Circle at Cherry Blossom
Women are coming up in the backgammon world and taking their place at the winner’s table! One in five Cherry Blossom Backgammon...
Christine Merser
- Feb 28, 2022
- 1 min
Palm Beach Buzzing with Backgammon
Backgammon is back! In the heyday of backgammon fifty years ago Palm Beach was the place to be. Today Palm Beach backgammon is...
Christine Merser
- Jan 25, 2022
- 1 min
ABT ONLINE! KICKS OFF IN 2022 WITH THE BIG FREEZE OUT - WOMEN IN THE WINNERS’ CIRCLE
The ABT Online! was a Tale of Eight Cubes in the 2022 Kick Off Big Freeze Out event January 20-23, played on Heroes Backgammon Studio and...
Christine Merser
- Jan 24, 2022
- 1 min
Watch Karen Davis's Match - 2022 The Big Freeze-Out
Congrats to Women in Backgammon’s founder, Karen Davis, as she worked her way to winning the 2022 Big Freeze-Out. It is a great match to...
Christine Merser
- Jan 10, 2022
- 2 min
New York Metro: Women Make Their Mark in a Field of Strong International Players!
Despite the COVID pandemic, the New York Metro Backgammon Championship directed by Lynn Ehrlich drew 100 players in the Main ABT...
WOMEN IN BACKGAMMON
- Dec 9, 2021
- 2 min
WIB Joins the California State Backgammon Championship in Support of Women in Tournaments
What a week it was. Twenty-two women came to play and support each other as Candace Mayeron, producer of the 44th California State...
WOMEN IN BACKGAMMON
- Nov 9, 2021
- 2 min
The 8th Merit Open International Backgammon Championship
The 8th Merit Open International Backgammon Championship directed by beloved tournament director Arda Fındıkoğlu held in Kyrenia, North...
WOMEN IN BACKGAMMON
- Nov 9, 2021
- 1 min
Ladies in the Spotlight at the 8th Merit Open International Backgammon Championship
Thirty women competed in the Ladies Event at the 8th Merit Open International Backgammon Championship in Kyrenia, North Cyprus. Reyhan...
Christine Merser
- Oct 14, 2021
- 1 min
The Women in Backgammon Sunny Florida Women’s Achievement Awards
And, what a weekend it was! One of the goals of Women in Backgammon is to provide women the incentive to come to tournaments. With...
Christine Merser
- Sep 18, 2021
- 1 min
Women in Backgammon Prize Money in Sunny Florida Tournament
We are delighted to announce that the Women in Backgammon organization is providing $1000 in Women's Achievement in Backgammon Awards for...
WOMEN IN BACKGAMMON
- Sep 11, 2021
- 3 min
Women in Backgammon Celebrate the 2 Women Being Honored by the U.S. Backgammon Federation Next Month
Karen Davis will join Carol Joy Cole to become the second woman inducted into the American Backgammon Hall of Fame at the U.S.Backgammon...
Catherine Riordan
- Aug 10, 2021
- 2 min
Backgammon Spotlight on Akiko Yazawa
Winner of the World Backgammon Championships - in 2014 and 2018, Akiko cuts a pathway forward for all women. Yazawa first started playing...
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