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 Two men playing backgammon
Manchester Cathedral Misericord circa 1500 (Photo by G.ten, Manchester. Copyright University of Manchester) Click here for information on the misericord and a better picture |
| 2010
Manchester Tournament The annual Manchester 1 day tournament will be on Sunday April 25th 2010 at Manchester Bridge Club, 30 Palatine Road Withington M30 3JJ Lots of Backgammon with food prizes trophies... Click here for more details Pre-entry (with payment) by 18th April essential Also on Saturday 24th April Backgammon at the Moor Club 11 point, 7 point etc. KOs 35 Heaton Moor Road Heaton Moor SK4 4PB No pre-entry required for the Saturday event Click here for details |
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| Club Evenings Every Tuesday in 2010 (except Dec 28th & possibly clashes with World Cup matches) New members always welcome Backgammon has been played in Manchester for at least 500 years! The Manchester Backgammon Club was set up in 1999 by Kevin Stebbing. Join us for a sociable evening playing backgammon in pleasant, non-smoking, surroundings. All standards are welcome, from beginners to champions. No membership fee - optional small prize pool each evening. We meet every Tuesday 7.00 pm onward Tournament starts at 7.30 pm prompt. On knock out evenings it is possible to join in secondary tounaments even if you arrive late (up to about 10 pm). We aim to finish between 10.30 to 11 pm Tournament format depends on evening: First, second, third and fifth Tuesdays are 3 round KO format. Fourth Tuesday is 1 point all play all format. Please bring your own board if you have one. Click here for a description of formats and championship points All tournaments count towards the Club Champion Trophy awarded to the player with the most points at the end of the year. There are optional pools for all competitions. £1 to £3 from each week's pool is put towards prizes/trophies for the club championship. There is an 11 point Knock Out competition throughout the year. Meetings are held at the Moor Club 35, Heaton Moor Road, Stockport. Click here for The Moor Club web site Click on Map at the top for location Enter the club via the middle door if open, otherwise via left hand door. There is an intercom say you're here for the backgammon we meet in the front bar on your right. Contact Rodney Lighton (0161 445 5644) for further information |
2010 11
Point KO Entries are now being
taken for the annual 11 point KO, the draw will be made at the club on
Tuesday 9th February.
If you would like to enter please present Rodney or Irving with £5 at a club night between now and then. If you cannot attend a club night before 9th February, but would like to play please email Rodney. Bradford Xmas Event 22 players contested
a nine point KO at Bradford on 29th December. The
Manchester club was well represneted in the semis where Brian Lever
beat George Hall and Irving Czechowicz lost to Chris Johnston (not
Manchester). Brian went on to win the final.
 Clocks The club has bought 2
Game Clocks mainly for members to get used to playing with clocks.
Saturday
Backgammon The director will now impose clocks upon known slow players in the 5 point KOs in order to keep the tournaments moving at a reasonable rate in Manchester Last Saturday of each month Next event Saturday 27th February Click here for more information and results |
