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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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 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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
Palm Beach Buzzing with Backgammon
Backgammon is back! In the heyday of backgammon fifty years ago Palm Beach was the place to be. Today Palm Beach backgammon is...
ABT ONLINE! KICKS OFF IN 2022 WITH THE BIG FREEZE OUT - WOMEN IN THE WINNERS’ CIRCLE
The ABT Online! was a Tale of Eight Cubes in the 2022 Kick Off Big Freeze Out event January 20-23, played on Heroes Backgammon Studio and...
Watch Karen Davis's Match - 2022 The Big Freeze-Out
Congrats to Women in Backgammon’s founder, Karen Davis, as she worked her way to winning the 2022 Big Freeze-Out. It is a great match to...
New York Metro: Women Make Their Mark in a Field of Strong International Players!
Despite the COVID pandemic, the New York Metro Backgammon Championship directed by Lynn Ehrlich drew 100 players in the Main ABT...
WIB Joins the California State Backgammon Championship in Support of Women in Tournaments
What a week it was. Twenty-two women came to play and support each other as Candace Mayeron, producer of the 44th California State...
The 8th Merit Open International Backgammon Championship
The 8th Merit Open International Backgammon Championship directed by beloved tournament director Arda Fındıkoğlu held in Kyrenia, North...
Ladies in the Spotlight at the 8th Merit Open International Backgammon Championship
Thirty women competed in the Ladies Event at the 8th Merit Open International Backgammon Championship in Kyrenia, North Cyprus. Reyhan...
The Women in Backgammon Sunny Florida Women’s Achievement Awards
And, what a weekend it was! One of the goals of Women in Backgammon is to provide women the incentive to come to tournaments. With...
Women in Backgammon Prize Money in Sunny Florida Tournament
We are delighted to announce that the Women in Backgammon organization is providing $1000 in Women's Achievement in Backgammon Awards for...
Women in Backgammon Celebrate the 2 Women Being Honored by the U.S. Backgammon Federation Next Month
Karen Davis will join Carol Joy Cole to become the second woman inducted into the American Backgammon Hall of Fame at the U.S.Backgammon...
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