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Ted Chee

Tournament Report - 2012 ABT US Open Backgammon Championships

24 Jan 2012 - by Mary Hickey

Mary Hickey reports on the 2012 ABT US Open Backgammon Championships held in San Francisco, California on January 13 through January 16, 2012.

Rating:

5.00

Joe 'Sly' Sylvester

Tournament Report - 2011 ABT Illinois State Backgammon Championships

26 Oct 2011 - by Mary Hickey

Mary Hickey reports on the 2011 ABT Illinois State Backgammon Championships held in Peoria, Illinois on October 14 through October 16, 2011.

Rating:

3.86

Harvey Gillis

Tournament Report - 2011 ABT Los Angeles Backgammon Open

21 Jun 2011 - by Adam Bennett

Adam Bennett reports on the 2011 LA Open and US Backgammon Federation National Championships held in Los Angeles, California on June 9 through June 12, 2011.

Rating:

5.00

Chuck Bower

Tournament Report - 2011 ABT Chicago Open and Giants Invitational

06 Jun 2011 - by Adam Bennett

I wish I could find something more eloquent to say about the 31st Chicago Open/Giants Invitational combined event, held May 26-30, 2011, than an overworked palindrome from the 1960s, but I cannot. All I can say is "wow".

Rating:

4.92

Sadeh Festival Fire

Iranian Backgammon Tournament on the Occasion of the Sadeh and Takhteh Festival

13 May 2011 - by Parviz Rokh

The SADEH festival celebrates the people's discovery and utilization of fire. This thanksgiving tradition was to show appreciation and prayers to "Ahoura Mazda", God of goodness and knowledge. It is a festival to honor fire and to defeat the forces of darkness, frost, and cold.

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