Wednesday, August 14, 2013

2013 Monte Carlo World Championship

Backgammon's 2013 World Championship in Monte Carlo is over -- and we have a new champion.  Congratulations to - Vyacheslav (Slava) Pryadkin -- who defeated Lars Trabolt in the final.


Here's the tournament website.
http://www.bwcmc.com/

And here is the Championship Level draw:
http://gammonmanager.com/turnering.php?tournament=101&showrounds=2&subdivision=1&beginround=2

And -- here is some great, entertaining, commentary (on the end of the last game) -- given by Backgammon Giant and all-time great, Falafel.  The site has other video coverage of the tournament, as well.

http://ustre.am/_2vU5D:1FaJ