The Columbus Backgammon Club

Now that the final tournament of the year is finished, the totals are in and Chris Yep has captured the CBC Player of the Year title for 2016! This is the second time that Chris has won the title, with the first being in 2012.

It was a title defined by consistency throughout the year, with Chris placing in the top 3 of nine tournaments. This effort was enough to overcome an impressive 4 straight tournament wins by Mike Rezai at the beginning of the year. During the summer months, it seemed to be turning into a 3-horse race with Chris, Mike, and Trevor Dierkes all within striking distance of each other. In the end, Chris ended up on top by a margin of 56 points.

Chris’ efforts have earned him an engraved doubling cube which will be presented to him early next year.

Congratulations, Chris, on a well fought campaign!

Even with the inclement weather the night before, a record-tying crowd of 14 players came out to play in the final monthly tournament of the year – including 2 new players to our ranks: Stu and Eric Cohen! Trevor Dierkes won in the main final over Stu Cohen to notch his second tournament victory of the year. In the consolation final, Jim Bougor won over Luke Smith to take third place.

The full tournament bracket for this month can be found here.

Thank you again to all who came out to play today, and congratulations as well to our top 3:

1st – Trevor Dierkes
2nd – Stu Cohen        (first time podium)
3rd – Jim Bourgor      (first time podium)

The next monthly tournament will be held on January 8th. See you next year!

13 players attended the tournament for this month. This time, we were honored to welcome a visitor from the Ohio State Backgammon Club in Akron – Ray Cifani. Edwin Jones won his first even tournament with us in a very exciting Main Bracket final over current Masters Points leader Chris Yep. Jim Weitthoff won an impressive 5 matches in a row to take third place in the Consolation bracket over fellow finalist Trevor Dierkes.

The full tournament bracket for this month can be found here.

In the Master’s Points race, Chris still hold onto the top spot by a margin of only 49 points over Mike Rezai. Next month will determine our champion for the year! The full current Masters Points standings can be found here.

Thank you again to all who came out to play today, and congratulations as well to our top 3:

1st – Edwin Jones
2nd – Chris Yep
3rd – Jim Weitthoff

The next monthly tournament will be held on December 11th. See you then!

Chris Yep took the Masters Points lead in the standing with a victory in this month’s tournament, over a field of 10 players. Chris secured first place with a win against Edwin Jones, who was plying in his first main bracket final. In the consolation final, Jon Stephens took third place with a win over Mary Hickey.

Chris currently holds a lead of 30 points over Mike Rezai in second place on the Masters Points table. With only 3 tournaments left in the year, there is a lot of potential for movement. I would like to remind everyone, too, that the top 6 or 7 places can qualify to represent Columbus in the OVCC next year (which will be held here!), so there is plenty for all to compete for! The full current Masters Points standings can be found here.

Thank you again to all who came out to play today, and congratulations as well to our top 3:

1st – Chris Yep
2nd – Edwin Jones
3rd – Jon Stephens

The next monthly tournament will be held on October 9th. See you then!

Heavy rains seemed to encourage people to come inside to play this month, as we had 13 players for the tournament on Sunday. At the end of it all, Jason Marshall ended up winning the main bracket final to take first place over Trevor Dierkes, who places second for the month. Third place was won for the third month in a row by Chris Yep, who won in the consolation bracket final over Jon Stephens.

Podium finishes by Trevor and Chris this month caused the top 3 in the Masters Points standings to tighten even further. Chris moves into second place overall, lurking only 40 points behind current leader, Mike Rezai. Trevor moves to within 44 of the top spot. Less than one tournament win’s worth of points now separate the top 3, making for a very interesting race! The full current Masters Points standings can be found here.

Thank you again to all who came out to play today – your participation is really appreciated. Congratulations as well to Jason, Trevor and Chris!

The next monthly tournament will be held on September 11th. See you then!

We had another great turnout of 12 players for our tournament this month! Those still in attendance by the end saw David Steinberg earn his first win of the year over Maron Cury. This was Maron’s first main event final, and an excellent result for him as well!

In the consolation final, Chris Yep earned third place over challenger Jon Stephens.

Looking at the Master’s Points standings, Chris’ result moves him into a tie for second place with Trevor Dierkes. Both are within a single tournament win of the points total of our current points leader, Mike Rezai. It’s shaping up to potentially be a tight stretch run to the end of the year!

Congratulations again to our top three for the month: David, Maron, and Chris!

Our next monthly tournament will be held on August 14th. See you then!

For the first time this year, we held a tournament with no first-time players! In spite of this, we had a strong attendance of 12 players at this month’s tournament.

This month’s winner is Jon Stephens, who notches his first tournament win of the year with a victory over Mary Hickey in the main bracket final. The consolation final had another pair of veterans squaring off, with Chris Yep coming out on top for a third place finish over Trevor Dierkes.

The pack continues to close up, with 2nd-6th place all gaining points on the current leader, Mike Rezai. Trevor has pulled to within 70 points of Mike, a gap which can be overcome with a single tournament victory. Chris lies just 101 points back. The full Masters Points standings can be found here.

Congratulations again to our top 3 finishers today – Jon, Mary, and Chris!

The next monthly tournament will be held on July 10th! See you then!

Today’s tournament brought 11 players together, including one new participant to our ranks – Rob Brower! This month’s main bracket final saw Mike Rezai and Chris Yep square off, but the match has not been completed due to a lack of time. The current score is 8-3 in favor of Mike, and the match will be concluded at next month’s tournament.

The consolation final did complete within the allotted time, and in the end Trevor Dierkes won over Dave Rearick to take third place.

The Masters Points standings are up to date, with the exception of the 30 points due to the eventual winner of this month’s main final (10 for the match win, and 20 additional bonus points for first place). and can be found here.

Congrats to all of our top 3 finishers today – Mike, Chris, and Trevor, and welcome again to Rob!

The next monthly tournament will be held on April 10th! See you then!

We had another strong turnout for our club with 12 players coming out to play – this time including 2 newcomers: Maron Cury and Travis Weitthoff.

Mike Rezai notched his second Columbus tournament win in a row with a main bracket final win over David Rearick, who placed second for the month. The consolation final consisted of Jon Stephens and Maron Cury, resulting in a win for Jon who takes third place.

Updated Masters Points standings can be found on the website here.

Congratulations to Mike, David, and Jon on their finishes, and welcome to our newcomers: Maron and Travis!

The next monthly tournament will be held on March 13th. See you then!

I’ve recently acquired a couple of books for the club library:

• Another copy of “Backgammon for Winners” by Bill Robertie
• “Backgammon – The Action Game” by Prince Alexis Obolensky and Ted James

These are available now to borrow for club members!