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...
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Karen Davis
- May 10
- 3 min
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...
Karen Davis
- May 10
- 2 min
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...
Christine Merser
- Mar 30
- 1 min
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...
Karen Davis
- Mar 21
- 2 min
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...
Karen Davis
- Mar 20
- 2 min
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...
Christine Merser
- Feb 28
- 1 min
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,...
Christine Merser
- Feb 16
- 3 min
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...
Karen Davis
- Dec 7, 2022
- 2 min
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...
Christine Merser
- Dec 6, 2022
- 1 min
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...
Karen Davis
- Dec 6, 2022
- 1 min
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...
WOMEN IN BACKGAMMON
- Dec 1, 2022
- 10 min
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...
Karen Davis
- Nov 18, 2022
- 4 min
MERIT OPEN WELCOMES WOMEN
The world’s largest backgammon tournament, the 9th Merit International Backgammon Open, held November 8-13 in Kyrenia, North Cyprus,...
Christine Merser
- Oct 28, 2022
- 2 min
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...
Karen Davis
- Oct 21, 2022
- 2 min
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...
Christine Merser
- Aug 22, 2022
- 1 min
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.
Christine Merser
- Aug 3, 2022
- 4 min
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...
Christine Merser
- Jul 12, 2022
- 4 min
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,...
Christine Merser
- Apr 20, 2022
- 1 min
Watch Backgammon Match Between David Presser & Maya Peycheva
Watch as David Presser & Maya Peycheva play a match for Women In Backgammon's Backgammon Expertise Learning Series and then discuss the...
Christine Merser
- Mar 25, 2022
- 1 min
Mixed Doubles Match B/W Jonah Seewald-Kara Schultz & Art Benjamin-Daphne Downs
The second round of our Women in Backgammon Mixed Doubles Tournament featured numerous fantastic matches, among them a great match...
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