NEARBY BACKGAMMON CLUBS
If our Thursday Tournaments do not fit in with your schedule or if you would like additional options to play Backgammon live locally, our nearest BG neighbors are:
The Beltway Backgammon Club ***Note: New Club Venue!***
Here the 'Beltway' refers to the Washington Beltway I-495. This club, which has been in continuous existence since the 1970's and welcomes players of all skill levels, has recently changed its venue to O'Malley's Irish Sports Pub in the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Tyson's Corner-Mclean. Tournaments will now normally start at 12:30 PM on the 2nd & 4th Sundays of the month as O'Malley's does not open until Noon, but with exceptions. Contact Barry Silliman, the club's director, or consult their web site for an updated schedule http://www.beltwaybg.org and for more info about their new move.
The Northern Virginia Backgammon Club
Meeting nearly every Monday Night at 7:00 PM in the Sports Bar atmosphere of Bailey's Pub and Grille in Arlington, VA this club offers the most opportunities for live play locally. More information can be obtained by consulting the club's director, Bill Pow, or their web site http://www.geocities.com/virginiabackgammon
Other Important Backgammon Links
1st Annual Mid-Atlantic Backgammon Championships Oct. 17th-19th 2008
A major ABT tournament is coming to the Baltimore area this Fall. The venue is the Days Inn, Timonium. Events for players of all skill & experience levels. More info at: www.charmcityopen.com
The Chicago Bar Point Club www.chicagopoint.com The best single source of info on BG tournaments and BG clubs around the country, including those on the American Backgammon Tour.
Mel Leifer's Gammon Links www.chicagopoint.com/links.html Comprehensive links to all things Backgammon related maintained by local Washington-area player Mel Leifer.
Redtop Backgammon www.redtopbg.com A great source of info for improving your game, contains a lot of free matches for study in its match archives. Also good source of info on online BG sites.
The '30s Understanding of Doubling by Vic Morawski. An article continuing the discussion into the history of doubling begun by Bill Davis at http://www.chicagopoint.com/doubling.html
