FLINT AREA BACKGAMMON CLUB

Worldwide Tournament Schedule: Mark Your Calendar

Who are the best backgammon players in the world?

25th FLEET UNDERWOOD MEMORIAL & BENEFIT
for the American Diabetes Association

Holiday Inn, Flint, Michigan
March 16, 2008

Complete results:

OPEN (22)
1-RALPH DIETZ (Canton)
2-Dean Adamian (Canton)
3-Art Gillis (Saginaw)
4/6-Carol Joy Cole (Flint) / Brad King (Howell) / Joe Miller (Ohio)

INTERMEDIATE (31)
1-Caleb Rutledge (Detroit)
2-Bill Calton (Harper Woods)
3-Fred Ishac (Northville)
4/6-Emil Dimancea (Livonia) / Stu Kelman (Southfield) / Lee White (Grand Rapids)

Sponsored by Snowie

Open Champ: Ralph Dietz ~ Intermediate Champ: Caleb Rutledge ~ Novice Champ: Levi Serebryanski

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CONTENTS OF SUMMER 2008 ISSUE

NEIL KAZAROSS WINS MICHIGAN CROWN AGAIN
200+ Players Show That Backgammon Still Kicks

A NEARLY MASTERFUL PERFORMANCE
Steve Sax Laments Michigan Masters Loss to Malcolm Davis

DENMARK SPAWNS ANOTHER WORLD CHAMPION: TRABI!
Full Results From Monte Carlo World Championship

AN ALTERNATE THEORAY
Ray Fogerlund Finds a Way to Win the Minnesota Masters

BOB KOCA BEATS GUS HANSEN TO WIN RIVIERA CUP IN CANNES
Bob Koca Also Finalist vs. Frédéric Andrieu in WSOB Championship

IN MEMORIAM
Rocky Aoki, New York, New York

BACKGAMMON TOURNAMENT ADS:
August 29-September 1, 2008: Wisconsin State Championships, Madison, Wisconsin
September 20-26, 2008: Egyptian International Tournament, Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt
September 21, 2008: 30th Flint Area Club Championships, Flint, Michigan
Oct. 28-Nov. 2, 2008: 4th European Doubles / 6th French Open, Enghien-les-Bains, France

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Plus REGULAR MONTHLY FEATURES

INTERNATIONAL TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE (Daily updates)

FEEDBACK-GAMMON (Letters-to-the-Editor)

GAMBITS (Backgammon news tidbits)

2008 WINNING IS MORE FUN!!! (Tournament results from around the world)

2008 FLINT GAMMON POINT STANDINGS (plus Weekly Winners)

2008 AMERICAN BACKGAMMON TOUR (Current Standings, ABT Events)

BACKGAMMON A LA CARTE (Backgammon Boot Camp, Snowie, Magriel, Corbett, and more)

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2008 FLINT AREA BG CLUB TOP 20 (as of August 7th*)

*(Michigan Summer Championships points not yet included)

(See Win/Loss & Nemesis Reports for 2008 here.)

01. Rick Todd........20.43
02. Jim Slomkoski....17.83
03. Paul Berg........17.55
04. John Carrico.....15.33
05. Carol Joy Cole...12.54
06. Greg Merriman....10.62
07. Miriam Bureson....9.47
08. Brad King.........8.83
09. Gary Fritzsche....8.33
10. Harold Rex........7.60
11. Art Gillis........7.44
12. Dan Kiurski.......7.09
13. Paul Farah........6.73
14. Judy Field........5.37
15. Troy Longman......4.78
16. Steve Grob........4.43
17. Gary Tong.........4.10
18. Ralph Dietz.......4.00
19. Caleb Rutledge....4.00
20. Jim Airgood.......3.62

2008 PLAYERS OF THE MONTH...POINTS

JANUARY.....GREG MERRIMAN.....4.67
FEBRUARY....RICK TODD.........6.37
MARCH.......PAUL BERG.........6.32
APRIL.......JIM SLOMKOSKI.....4.41
MAY.........GREG MERRIMAN.....4.00
JUNE........JOHN CARRICO......4.45

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2007 FLINT AREA BG CLUB TOP 20 (Final Standings)

(See Win/Loss & Nemesis Reports for 2007 here.)

01. DAN KIURSKI......39.65
02. Frank Talbot.....26.63
03. Paul Berg........24.94
04. John Carrico.....23.92
05. Rick Todd........21.28
06. Jim Slomkoski....20.31
07. Carol Joy Cole...19.95
08. Greg Merriman....18.79
09. Brad King........18.57
10. Miriam Bureson...14.23
11. Gary Fritzsche...12.78
12. Dirk Hogan.......10.70
13. Judy Field........9.43
14. Art Gillis........8.39
15. John Salomon......8.15
16. Patrick Gibson....8.08
17. Steve Grob........7.65
18. Petko Kostadinov..7.50
19. Emil Mortuk.......5.64
20. Yury Millman......5.48

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2006 FLINT AREA CLUB TOP 10 (Final Standings):

01. GARY FRITZSCHE...35.01
02. Greg Merriman....34.00
03. Paul Berg........26.50
04. Frank Talbot.....25.98
05. Carol Joy Cole...23.95
06. John Carrico.....23.36
07. Rick Todd........22.00
08. Dan Kiurski......15.90
09. Dave Brotherton..15.24
10. Jim Slomkoski....13.88

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2005 FLINT AREA CLUB TOP 10 (Final Standings)

01. JIM SLOMKOSKI.....29.62
02. Paul Berg.........28.64
03. Carol Joy Cole....28.05
04. John Carrico......25.79
05. Frank Talbot......22.31
06. Greg Merriman.....20.04
07. Dan Kiurski.......19.94
08. Dave Brotherton...18.33
09. Brad King.........15.77
10. Gary Fritzsche....14.48

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2004 FLINT AREA BG CLUB TOP 10 (Final Standings)

01. FRANK TALBOT......40.97
02. Greg Merriman.....36.98
03. John Carrico......35.05
04. Dave Brotherton...21.91
05. Paul Berg.........21.18
06. Art Gillis........20.49
07. Carol Joy Cole....20.37
08. Jim Slomkoski.....18.19
09. Gary Fritzsche....17.34
10. Walt Smith........16.92

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2003 FLINT AREA BG CLUB TOP 10 (Final Standings)

01. FRANK TALBOT......34.13
02. Paul Berg.........33.40
03. Carol Falk........23.44
04. Dave Brotherton...22.33
05. Rick Todd.........21.23
06. Jim Slomkoski.....20.20
07. Carol Joy Cole....20.07
08. Dan Kiurski.......19.29
09. Len Dangremond....18.64
10. John Carrico......18.33

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2002 FLINT AREA BG CLUB TOP TEN (Final Standings)

01. RICK TODD.........35.23
02. John Carrico......33.33
03. Jim Price.........29.23
04. Greg Merriman.....24.12
05. Len Dangremond....18.58
06. Jim Slomkoski.....18.43
07. Carol Joy Cole....17.66
08. Jeff Clark........17.37
09. Carol Falk........15.86
10. Gary Fritzsche....14.95

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2001 FLINT AREA BG CLUB TOP TEN (Final Standings)

01. RICK TODD.........33.30
02. Jim Slomkoski.....27.38
03. Len Dangremond....22.11
04. Gary Fritzsche....20.43
05. Dan Kiurski.......19.80
06. Paul Berg.........19.39
07. Carol Joy Cole....17.93
08. Frank Talbot......16.61
09. Dave Brotherton...14.84
10. John Carrico......14.58

2000 FLINT AREA BG CLUB TOP TEN (Final Standings)

01. PAUL BERG.........41.74
02. Jim Slomkoski ....26.63
03. Rick Todd.........24.97
04. Dave Brotherton...24.31
05. John Carrico......22.31
06. Carol Joy Cole....22.02
07. Jim Price.........17.31
08. Art Gillis........16.75
09. Troy Longman......15.51
10. John Salomon......14.61

1999 FLINT AREA BG CLUB TOP TEN (Final Standings)

01. JOHN CARRICO......30.30
02. Paul Berg.........29.45
03. Rick Todd.........25.51
04. Carol Joy Cole....24.45
05. Jim Slomkoski.....22.33
06. Art Gillis........21.13
07. Dave Brotherton...19.45
08. Maurice Barie.....18.34
09. Judy Field........14.94
10. John Salomon......13.85