tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15416879040721480882024-02-07T13:14:31.072+00:00North East Backgammon AssociationWe are a friendly group of backgammon enthusiasts based in the north east of England, UK. Areas covered include Newcastle, Gateshead, Durham, Sunderland, Tyneside, North Tyneside, Wearside, Tyne and Wear, County Durham.North East Backgammon Associationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15999425379086355884noreply@blogger.comBlogger70125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1541687904072148088.post-31690484440544842022017-06-10T15:54:00.002+01:002017-06-10T15:54:28.891+01:00Club Meeting 1 May 2017As well as holding our AGM, the new league season commenced. UK captain
Tim Cross has joined the league & faced determined opposition from
Lawrence.<br />
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The match was decided on a late four cube in Tim's favour.<br />
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Gary won all three of his matches & is the early division one leader.<br />
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John Oxley won a closely contested match against John Horton.<br />
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The two newly promoted players, Don & Mike faced one another with Mike winning a very close match.<br />
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<br />North East Backgammon Associationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15999425379086355884noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1541687904072148088.post-48875589078476370392017-06-10T15:54:00.001+01:002017-06-10T15:54:18.932+01:00West Yorkshire Open, April 2017Several of our players took part in this event. In the warm-up Mike faced <span class="il">Martin</span>.<br />
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Gary versus Mick "Cube Boss" Butterfield.<br />
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Keith versus Cork Open champion, Brian Lever<br />
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<span class="il">Martin</span> versus Paul Barwick<br />
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Derek versus Colin Whiers from Harrogate<br />
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Mike versus John Horton<br />
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John Horton on his way to winning the "Nackgammon" event.<br />
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<br />North East Backgammon Associationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15999425379086355884noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1541687904072148088.post-19500431968912453842017-06-10T15:54:00.000+01:002017-06-10T15:54:08.156+01:00Club Meeting 17 April 2017Seven players turned up for our meeting at the G Casino on Easter
Monday. We held an all play all & here is Mike Snowdon in action
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An on fire Mike Snowdon won all six of his matches & is being congratulated by joint runner-up, John Horton.<br />
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15 players turned up for our first meeting of April including Glenn
& Mick for the first time. We started with a talk from UK captain
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We then proceeded with a knock out tournament & here is Pol in action against <span class="il">Martin</span>.</div>
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This tricky cube decision came up in the match between Pol & <span class="il">Martin</span>. Black has cubed at 3-2 to 5. Is it correct to cube & should red take? Hint: match score is relevant.</div>
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The final between <span class="il">Martin</span> & John Horton was played two weeks later & <span class="il">Martin</span> emerged victorious.<br />
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North East Backgammon Associationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15999425379086355884noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1541687904072148088.post-59583697735679393552017-03-28T16:57:00.000+01:002017-03-30T01:01:02.839+01:00A Bonanza of Backgammon Books<div dir="ltr" id="m_562009522999307629yui_3_16_0_1_1490555594979_67154">
There have been very few books published on backgammon compared to say chess or poker however all of a sudden three come along!</div>
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Next,
a book by Jonathan Lethem is featured in the New York Times top 100
Notable Books of the Year. "The Blot" is a novel about a winning
backgammon player whose luck changes in Singapore. Maybe he played
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Finally,
the Danish former football player & 2014 Nordic Open champion, Marc
Brockmann Olsen has had his second book published "Backgammon Pure
Strategy." Here is a link to Amazon:</div>
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North East Backgammon Associationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15999425379086355884noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1541687904072148088.post-76825820366201033652017-03-28T16:54:00.000+01:002017-03-28T16:54:07.166+01:00Club Meeting at the G Casino, NewcastleSeven players turned up for our second monthly meeting at the G Casino
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North East Backgammon Associationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15999425379086355884noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1541687904072148088.post-60811214886631594892017-03-28T16:51:00.001+01:002017-03-28T16:51:10.913+01:00Lake District Tournament, Sunday 19 March 2017Several of our players competed in the 4th Lake District tournament at the Cedar Manor Hotel in Windermere.<br />
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Steve & Pol are congratulated by Jonathan Kaye, owner of the Cedar
Manor Hotel. An excellent day's play & thank you to Jonathan &
Caroline for their hospitality & for providing lunch &
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North East Backgammon Associationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15999425379086355884noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1541687904072148088.post-53169972926928822712017-03-06T16:23:00.000+00:002017-03-06T16:23:02.850+00:00ReminderThe club's usual monthly meeting at the Royal British Legion in West Jesmond will take place tonight, Monday 6 March, at 7pm.North East Backgammon Associationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15999425379086355884noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1541687904072148088.post-69620054816960220132017-03-04T13:39:00.006+00:002017-03-04T13:39:55.426+00:00Club Meeting 13 February 2017We are now meeting twice monthly. The first Monday of each month at the Royal British Legion & normally on the third Monday at the G Casino. Six players turned up & below is Gary playing Graeme.<br />
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Don v Alan</div>
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A tricky decision with a 1 1 roll. Graeme (black) has moved two checkers
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Gary v Alan</div>
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Don v Keith</div>
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At the end of the evening we had a four way tie for first place between Martin, Alan, Graeme & Gary.</div>
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In the final, team Gary & Mike played Alan, Pol & Don.</div>
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Gary & Mike are the champions. In fact this is the third successive monthly meeting where Mike has picked up a prize.</div>
North East Backgammon Associationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15999425379086355884noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1541687904072148088.post-84044901629313635632017-01-31T13:00:00.005+00:002017-01-31T13:00:47.787+00:00NEBA One Day Invitational Event 21st January 201719 players competed including club members & invited guests at the G
Casino in Newcastle. After a gruelling day's play Roger Porter was the
clear winner with 5 match wins out of 5. Keith & Neil were the joint
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Don v Pol (wearing the dodgy T shirt).</div>
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Roger in action against Allan.</div>
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Ian v Rosey</div>
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Kate v Allan are the nearest with the magnificent board & Graeme v Mike next to them.</div>
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Congratulations to Roger Porter, tournament champion. This was Roger's first UK event for about 15 years.<br />
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January 2017. The evening started with a presentation of prizes for the
Autumn 2016 season.<br />
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Mike Snowdon, runner up in the 2nd Division & promoted to the first.
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Don Irving, 2nd Division champion & promoted to the 1st.</div>
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Keith Gill, 1st Division runner-up.<br />
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Martin Barkwill, 1st Division champion.</div>
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We welcomed three new players to the club, Lawrence, Nigel & Tim
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Ian thrashes the new club champion 5-0!</div>
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New player, Lawrence in action against Graeme.</div>
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The upset of the evening as Alan beats Tim.</div>
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North East Backgammon Associationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15999425379086355884noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1541687904072148088.post-79006476171313098452017-01-09T01:48:00.002+00:002017-01-09T02:58:05.738+00:00Martin Barkwill Wins NEBA League Autumn 2016Martin Barkwill wins a closely fought match against defending champion,
Graeme Turner 9-7. Martin is league champion with
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<br />North East Backgammon Associationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15999425379086355884noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1541687904072148088.post-57318913149453122452017-01-02T11:49:00.003+00:002017-01-03T02:15:51.487+00:00Next club meeting...... will be on Monday 9 January, 6.45pm at the Royal British Legion in West Jesmond. Full location details can be found on the "<a href="http://nebauk.blogspot.co.uk/p/where-and-when.html" target="_blank">Where and When</a>" tab at the top of the page.North East Backgammon Associationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15999425379086355884noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1541687904072148088.post-23293056867764717112016-12-16T08:52:00.001+00:002016-12-16T08:52:19.893+00:00Monday 5 December 2016Double/trebles tournament 5 Dec 2016. Ten players turned up which
necessitated two doubles & two trebles. John, Pol & Mike beat
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<br />North East Backgammon Associationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15999425379086355884noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1541687904072148088.post-54849944070786596582016-12-02T01:04:00.001+00:002016-12-02T01:06:39.551+00:0028 November 2016Nine of our players came along to the G Casino for league matches. Keith leads the first division with 5/6 with Martin on 4/6. In the second division Don can't be caught on 7/9 followed by Mike on 5/8.
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<br />North East Backgammon Associationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15999425379086355884noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1541687904072148088.post-13583755997031379472016-11-26T00:22:00.003+00:002016-11-26T00:22:44.813+00:003 October 201613 players pitched up & we were pleased to welcome Jonathan
Backhouse for the first time. Paul started the evening with a lecture on
the doubling cube & in the knock-out Paul shared first place with
Ian Baker. Jonathan reached the semi-final on his first visit.<br />
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North East Backgammon Associationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15999425379086355884noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1541687904072148088.post-76745493609066718762016-11-21T00:42:00.000+00:002016-11-21T11:23:17.230+00:00Build-a-baffle-box-bonanza!Remember the article on the British Backgammon Federation web site last autumn about the <a href="http://ukbgf.com/baffle-boxes-the-great-debate/" target="_blank">pros and cons of baffle boxes</a>? This was followed up by a poll to evaluate members' attitudes to using them in match play, the results of which can be found <a href="http://ukbgf.com/baffle-boxes-the-results/" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
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Well, for those of you who are in favour of such devices, you might want to have a try at building your own. Make: magazine has just published an article with links to how-to guides and resources for those who want to give it a go, you can find it <a href="https://makezine.com/2016/11/19/building-your-own-dice-tower/" target="_blank">here</a>.North East Backgammon Associationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15999425379086355884noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1541687904072148088.post-52182651552068568492016-09-12T02:00:00.000+01:002016-09-12T02:00:14.817+01:00Club Night, Monday 5 September 2016<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Eleven players pitched up for our September club night. Paul Gilbertson gave a half hour tuition session.</div>
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NEBA "B" are presented with the prizes for runners-up in the Consolation
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Three of our members attended a dinner in London prior to the London
Open with World Number One player, Masayuki Mochizuki (Mochy). Gary
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Between dishes, Mochy revealed some of the secrets of his success &
took questions from those present. To his right are Neil Webb, British
Open champion & a frequent visitor to Newcastle events & Tim
Cross, UK captain.<br />
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Derek Cooper, who has recently joined our club, shakes hands with Mochy.North East Backgammon Associationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15999425379086355884noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1541687904072148088.post-84686334457312314972016-08-03T23:53:00.002+01:002016-08-03T23:53:08.323+01:00Profile of Cecilia Sparke, Bristol-based Monte Carlo World ChampionCourtesy of the <a href="http://www.bristolpost.co.uk/bristol-is-home-to-world-champion-in-backgammon/story-29576768-detail/story.html" target="_blank">Bristol Post</a>.North East Backgammon Associationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15999425379086355884noreply@blogger.com0