BWW November Newsletter
A New Peer Coaching Program from Backgammon. Winning. Women. Adam Grant, a great thinker, has just released his latest book, Hidden...
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Analyzing Your XG Match Files
Julius High showed up at an enlightening and lively zoom presentation around Analyzing Your eXtreme Gammon (XG) Match Files. Who knew?...
10th Merit Open International Ladies Tournament
Kyrenia, Northern Cyprus - November 2023 Forty-seven women competed in the Ladies Tournament at the 10th Merit Open International held...
Women Play Their Hearts Out in the Heartland
Women turned out for the St. Louis Gateway Backgammon Tournament, October 19-22, 2023, accounting for 14 out of 82 ABT entrants (17% of...
Understanding the BMAB with Roberto Litzenberger
Understanding the BMAB. The Backgammon Masters Awarding Body. In layman's terms? It's the ranking body that determines where you stand in...
BWW October Newsletter
What a month it's been for women. We are playing in greater numbers, and the attendance at our events online is growing, growing,...
Women Earn Their Spurs at Denver Wild West
Women were out in force at the Wild West Shootout American Backgammon Tour (ABT) tournament held in Denver October 4-9, 2023! Twenty-two...
BWW September Newsletter
It's an exciting time for women who seek to play backgammon for enjoyment and competitive excellence. When we started Backgammon....
Women Shine in Sunny Florida
Women were in the spotlight in the Sunny Florida Backgammon Championships held August 16-20, 2023, in Fort Lauderdale. The tournament,...
BWW August Newsletter
Women’s Backgammon Tournaments/Events The Backgammon News Facebook page in early August published a comment: “Why Do We Have Women's...
Women’s Backgammon Tournaments/Events
The Backgammon News Facebook page in early August published a comment: “Why Do We Have Women's Tournaments in Backgammon.” It generated...
Kick-off to WBIF Online Women’s World Championship
--Karen Davis & Joe Russell The World Backgammon Internet Federation (WBIF) is hosting the second Online Women’s World Championship. It...
Maggie Diamantidis, 2023 Women’s World Champion
Maggie Diamantidis, the first winner of the newly renamed Women’s World Championship in Monte Carlo, Monaco, is a relative unknown in...
Women’s World Championship 2023
What an exciting 54th Backgammon World Championships (BWC) held in Monaco, July 22-30. For the first time, it featured a Women’s World...
BWW July Newsletter
You may have already noticed something different in this newsletter… we have a new name! Introducing Backgammon. Winning. Women. Why you...
Women in Backgammon Online Mixed Doubles Final Results
World champions Joe Russell (winner of Backgammon World Championship in 1989) and Antoinette-Marie Williams (winner of the Ladies event...
Women Ablaze in Michigan!
The fireworks inside and outside the Michigan Summer Championships held in the suburbs of Detroit from June 29 to July 3 were a spectacle...
United States Backgammon Federation Hall of Fame Awards Tribute to Matvey Natanzon, a.k.a. Falafel
This video has been put together as a tribute by Zdenek "ZZ" Zizka and the backgammon community for Matvey Natanzon, aka Falafel the King...
Women Take Center Stage in LA
Women starred at the 46th Los Angeles Backgammon Open held June 7-11 at the Los Angeles Airport Hilton. Candace Mayeron produced the...
Intermediate Match Round Analysis with Grandmaster Zdeněk "ZZ" Žižka
After Round 3 of the Women in Backgammon Mixed Doubles Tournament, we had Grandmaster Zdeněk "ZZ" Žižka review one of our matches. He...
Women Bloom at the Cherry Blossom Championship
Women flourished at the Cherry Blossom Backgammon Championship, held April 18-23, 2023, at the Hyatt Regency Dulles in Herndon, VA in the...
2nd Annual Palm Beach Women's Classic
We just finished our second annual Women In Backgammon Palm Beach ‘Classic,’ and what a day it was. Thanks to our benefactor, Jason...
Intermediate Match Round Analysis with Grandmaster Zdeněk "ZZ" Žižka
After Round 2 of the Women in Backgammon Mixed Doubles Tournament, we had Grandmaster Zdeněk "ZZ" Žižka review one of our matches. He...
Intermediate Match Analysis with Grandmaster Zdeněk "ZZ" Žižka
After Round 1 of the Women in Backgammon Mixed Doubles Tournament, we had Grandmaster Zdeněk "ZZ" Žižka review one of our matches. He...
Women in Backgammon 2023 Online Mixed Doubles Tournament
Round 3 of the Women in Backgammon Mixed Doubles tournament on May 9 will determine the teams qualifying for the finals! You will find...
Women Stepped Up to the Plate at 13th Atlanta Spring Backgammon Classic
The 13th Atlanta Spring Backgammon Classic, held March 2-5, 2023, attracted players looking forward to the end of a long, cold winter and...
Learning Series Doubles Match: Cecilia Sparke Rogers & Julia Hayward vs. Karen Davis
The February installment of the Women in Backgammon Learning Series featured a doubles match between two leading UK women players,...
Backgammon Preparation
I play backgammon. I want to compete in tournaments at my highest potential, so I work with one of the grandmasters of the world, Zdenek...
Learning Series: Doubles Match: Zdeněk Žižka (ZZ) & Karen Davis facing Roberto & Irina Litzenberger
The first of the 2023 Expertise Learning Series events, featuring a rousing and educational doubles match featuring Zdeněk Žižka (ZZ) and...
Lady Liberty Cup: Queen of Backgammon Reigns!
Carol Joy Cole, the widely acknowledged Queen of Backgammon and the tournament director of the Michigan Summer Championship, won the Lady...
Women in the Winner’s Circle At the 2022 California State Championship
The California State tournament producer Candace Mayeron put on a great show at the Los Angeles Hilton December 8-11, 2022! Alice Kay won...
U.S. WINS the 2022 GENUD CUP!
In the second iteration of the Genud Cup, a contest pitting the top women backgammon players of the U.S. against the top players from the...
Interview with Backgammon Player Kara Schultz
Kara Schultz’s meteoric rise since coming on the competitive scene in 2018 is already legendary. Christine Merser, Co-Founder of Women in...
Complete Wrap-Up of the Final Match of the U.S. Online Women’s Championship 2022
Mary Morse (TX) won the 2022 U.S. Online Women’s Championship in the final against Irina Litzenberger (VA) on Tuesday, November 29! Karen...
Survey of Backgammon Players Major Findings
By Karen Davis & Christine Merser Survey of Backgammon Players Major Findings When we founded Women in Backgammon one year ago, we were...
MERIT OPEN WELCOMES WOMEN
The world’s largest backgammon tournament, the 9th Merit International Backgammon Open, held November 8-13 in Kyrenia, North Cyprus,...
The U.S. Online World Women's Championship Semi-Final Round 1 w/ Karen Davis & Mary Morse
Mary Morse (TX) won the first semi-final round of the U.S. Online World Women's Championship, playing Karen Davis (FL). Mary Morse will...
The U.S. Online World Women's Championship Semi-Final Round 1 w/ Irina Litzenberger vs. Kara Schultz
Irina Litzenberger (VA) won the first semi-final round of the U.S. Online World Women's Championship, playing Kara Schultz (CA). The...
Women's 2022 World Championship Finals Live Broadcast
You're invited to join us in watching the final of the World Backgammon Internet Federation Online World Women's Championship taking...
Women’s National Championship at Sunny Florida
The inaugural live Women’s National Championship sponsored by the U.S. Backgammon Federation (USBGF) was held October 10, 2022 in...
Women’s Backgammon Team USA
Congratulations to the eight women who have been selected to serve on Team USA in international women’s backgammon competitions. Team USA...
Resource for Beginner Backgammon Players
If you're new to the game or just considering learning to play, this article is a great place to start.
Backgammon World Championship Ladies Event
The Backgammon World Championship, held annually in Monaco, draws top players from around the world. This year Backgammon Galaxy, the...
Backgammon, Tennis & Investment Banking
My backgammon coach, Zdenek Zizka, who happens to be 23 years old and the youngest grandmaster ever in the sport, recently played in the...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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 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...
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