2009 World Backgammon Championships - Day 4 Gallery

by Stick
17 July 2009

Monte Carlo 2009

Current Ladder: Championship Flight

Photo essay from Day 4 at the 2009 World Championships of Backgammon in Monte Carlo, courtesy of GammonVillage correspondent Stick.

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Subject: Re: 2009 World Backgammon Championships - Day 4 Gallery

From: jk_ace

Date: 18 Jul 2009 10:11 EST

Is that Harry Potter watching Mochy in the 4th photo?

Subject: Re: 2009 World Backgammon Championships - Day 4 Gallery

From: TheRake

Date: 18 Jul 2009 15:35 EST

Thank you for excellent reporting this week.

Ray Kershaw

Subject: Re: 2009 World Backgammon Championships - Day 4 Gallery

From: gibsonian Member has a photo available

Date: 20 Jul 2009 01:48 EST

Great picts! Thank you and Ms. Kazaross. I really enjoyed the week, vicariously of course. I did get to see the last few games of the finals at the website that Phil Simborg posted to your BGONLINE thread. The score was 17-12 Mochy when I finally found the URL.

Please do share the FINALS match when you get it entered. In my watching, I felt very strongly that Mochy's take of the last cube of match, was way too gammonish --and of course I was dropping. But I am not even close in class or ER compared to these two guys, so I would have dropped running scared from the G. And one roll after the TAKE, it became highly likely that Lars would win a gammon, but his dice were uncooperative in not being able to pick up that 2nd checker (on Mochy's 14 point).

Such are the vagaries of backgammon. A great new champion and an awesome runner-up (last year's champion).

______________patrick (the MFIC)

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