Est. 1983, we are the top-rated backgammon club in Illinois.
Playing Tuesdays and Sunday bimonthly at:
7070 Carpenter Road
Skokie, Illinois
(Around the corner from Village Crossing Movie Theatres)
Info on Tilted Kilt Skokie HERE.
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Vlad Eydelman (L) bested Tak Morioka in the semifinals to advance to the finals. Vlad and David Rockwell split first place.
First-Timers Play FREE On Tuesdays
Anyone who has never played at a Bar Point Club
backgammon tournament and lives within a 30 mile
radius of the club will receive a FREE ENTRY into
the tournament with a chance to share in the prizes.
Arrive as late as 6:30 pm to enter. Click for details.
CHICAGO BAR POINT CLUB WEEKLY RESULTS
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Chicagoland All-Time Standings 1974-2017 (Excel download)
2018 BPC PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Compiled through 12 June 2018.
1st–6th play on Challenge Cup. 1st–10th earn solid silver dollar mementos.
| # | NAME | PTS. |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rory Pascar | 14.60 |
| 2 | David Rockwell | 12.72 |
| 3 | Herb Roman | 10.96 |
| 4 | Steve Blanchard | 9.36 |
| 5 | Tak Morioka | 7.12 |
| 6 | Adrian Nedelcu | 6.56 |
| 7 | Bill Bartholomay | 5.96 |
| 8 | Steve Klesker | 4.64 |
| 9 | Larry Goldstein | 4.64 |
| 10 | David Stein | 4.56 |
| 11 | Amy Trudeau | 4.48 |
| 12 | Mike Sutton | 4.40 |
| 13 | Phil Simborg | 4.24 |
| 14 | Carter Mattig | 4.16 |
| 15 | Andy Bittman | 4.08 |
| 16 | Christopher Shanava | 3.76 |
| 17 | Jerry Brooks | 3.04 |
| 18 | Micah Salafsky | 2.96 |
| 19 | Bill Keefe | 2.88 |
| 20 | Gene Eydelman | 2.68 |
| 21 | Efim Liberman | 2.56 |
| 22 | Dujuan Meekins | 2.56 |
| # | NAME | PTS. |
|---|---|---|
| 23 | Paul Baraz | 2.44 |
| 24 | Don Marek | 2.40 |
| 25 | Linda Rockwell | 2.24 |
| 26 | David Klausa | 1.76 |
| 27 | Tom Harrison | 1.76 |
| 28 | Vlad Eydelman | 1.76 |
| 29 | Bob Steen | 1.04 |
| 30 | John Clayborne | 0.96 |
| 31 | Matt Cohn-Geier | 0.88 |
| 32 | Barbara Levinson | 0.88 |
| 33 | Allen Tish | 0.80 |
| 34 | Gene Shvartsshteyn | 0.72 |
| 35 | Tim Mabee | 0.72 |
| 36 | Wayne Wiest | 0.72 |
| 37 | Bill Davis | 0.56 |
| 38 | Alex Owen | 0.48 |
| 39 | Oleg Raygorodsky | 0.48 |
| 40 | David Marcus | 0.48 |
| 41 | Craig Anderson | 0.40 |
| 42 | Alec Smoliack | 0.40 |
| 43 | Richard Stawowy | 0.32 |
David Rockwell has now won 11 matches in a row at the Chicago Bar Point Club.. And if you include the 8 wins in a row he also has at the Pub Club, that's a 196-game winning streak—and counting!… The Chicago Open had a record crowd of 144 players in three divisions. Congrats to director Rory Pascar and to the Chicago area placers: David Rockwell & Herb Roman (4th/9th in the Open), Vlad Eydelman, Simon Kennedy Rose, Dujuan Meekins, and Christopher Shanava (2nd/8th in the Intermediate), Phil Simborg (2nd in Faster Master), Simon Kennedy Rose (3rd in Limited Jackpot), Craig Anderson (2nd Open Jackpot), Tak Morioka & Leslie Lockett (Semifinals in Doubles), Christopher Shanava (2nd in Taki-Board tourney), Andy Bittman (3rd in Seniors), and Mike Minkovski (1-Point Quickie semifinalist)… The next BPC Sunday tournament is August 5 at the Tilted Kilt at noon.
BPC TUESDAY NIGHT FORMAT at Tilted Kilt Skokie
NOTE: Tilted Kilt is a popular establishment. A scheduled party could occasionally shift our game from Tuesday to Monday, Wednesday, or Thursday night. Always check this website before attending.
Open Tourney: $20 entry fee* with optional $10 & $20 side pools. 32-player limit.
Drawing for byes at 6:00pm. Arrive as late as 6:30pm to enter.
Two matches guaranteed. Main Flight—5 & 7 point matches. Consolation—5 point matches.
*Entry fee includes a non-transferable $10 food and/or drink credit.
For more information, contact Amy Trudeau by email, or call 773/218-9555.
BPC UPCOMING WEEKEND EVENTS at Tilted Kilt
Sunday, August ? TBA: BPC Sunday Bimonthly Tournament, Tilted Kilt Skokie • 12:00pm
Bimonthly Open: $50 entry fee* with $10 optional side pool. Two matches guaranteed.
7 and 9-point matches in the Open Main. 5 point matches in the Consolation.
Drawing for byes: 12:15pm. Entries close: 12:45pm.
*Both entry fees include non-transferable $10 food and/or drink credit.
For more information, contact Amy Trudeau by email, or call 773/218-9555.
CHICAGO BAR POINT CLUB 1000-TO-1 CLUB
Membership requires 10 or more wins in a row in BPC competition.
Byes & splits are "no action." Achievements are in chronological order.
14 or more wins are in red. + Denotes the streak is presently active.
| DATE | NAME | # |
|---|---|---|
| 06/12/18 | David Rockwell | 11+ |
| 03/21/17 | Christopher Shanava | 13 |
| 03/07/17 | David Rockwell | 10 |
| 12/29/15 | Herb Roman | 10 |
| 06/16/15 | David Presser | 11 |
| 04/12/15 | Allen Tish | 10 |
| 02/10/15 | Adrian Rios | 11 |
| 11/18/14 | Jerry Brooks | 10 |
| 10/28/14 | Bill Davis | 13 |
| 07/22/14 | Craig Anderson | 11 |
| 04/29/14 | Tak Morioka | 11 |
| 01/11/14 | David Presser | 12 |
| 01/11/14 | Carter Mattig | 10 |
| 11/26/13 | Jerry Brooks | 12 |
| 11/26/13 | Leslie Lockett | 10 |
| 10/16/13 | Bill Bartholomay | 11 |
| 06/25/13 | Oleg Raygorodsky | 11 |
| 01/02/13 | David Rockwell | 15 |
| 11/06/12 | Rory Pascar | 12 |
| 10/16/12 | Dan Smith | 10 |
| 06/19/12 | Greg DeFotis | 10 |
| 11/01/11 | Bill Davis | 10 |
| 08/02/11 | Lucky Nelson | 10 |
| 10/05/10 | Howard Markowitz | 11 |
| 11/03/09 | Bill Davis | 10 |
| 09/15/09 | Matt Cohn-Geier | 18 |
| 06/09/09 | Herb Roman | 10 |
| 03/03/09 | Howard Markowitz | 11 |
| 12/23/08 | Carter Mattig | 11 |
| 07/22/08 | Lucky Nelson | 14 |
| 07/01/08 | Carter Mattig | 11 |
| 05/20/08 | Bill Davis | 14 |
| 01/29/08 | Nora Luna Righter | 11 |
| 11/09/07 | Gary Kay | 10 |
| 09/04/07 | David Rockwell | 13 |
| 08/07/07 | Alex Owen | 11 |
| DATE | NAME | # |
|---|---|---|
| 08/15/06 | Bill Davis | 10 |
| 12/20/05 | Herb Roman | 12 |
| 02/15/05 | Bill Davis | 13 |
| 08/03/04 | Linda Rockwell | 10 |
| 12/30/03 | Georgina Flanagan | 10 |
| 12/02/03 | Gary Kay | 20 |
| 09/09/03 | Gary Kay | 17 |
| 02/18/03 | Alice Kay | 10 |
| 09/10/02 | Bob Zavoral | 11 |
| 08/20/02 | Ed Buerger | 12 |
| 05/14/02 | Richard Lloyd | 10 |
| 10/16/01 | Tim Carroll | 10 |
| 08/07/01 | Tim Mabee | 10 |
| 06/26/01 | Tim Carroll | 10 |
| 05/22/01 | Jake Jacobs | 12 |
| 04/03/01 | Bob Zavoral | 14 |
| 03/20/01 | Bill Bartholomay | 11 |
| 01/23/01 | Bill Bartholomay | 12 |
| 12/14/99 | Don Jayhan | 10 |
| 03/17/98 | Tak Morioka | 12 |
| 02/01/98 | Steve Mellen | 12 |
| 01/27/98 | Laila Leonhardt | 10 |
| 01/06/98 | Phyllis Smolinski | 10 |
| 05/06/97 | Phil Simborg | 12 |
| 01/07/97 | Wendy Kaplan | 10 |
| 12/23/96 | Neil Kazaross | 10 |
| 11/05/96 | Andy Krenitz | 12 |
| 08/11/96 | Herb Roman | 10 |
| 12/12/95 | Neil Kazaross | 11 |
| 09/19/95 | Neil Kazaross | 10 |
| 05/09/95 | Harry Cohn | 11 |
| 04/25/95 | Frankie Farjood | 11 |
| 04/05/94 | Phil Simborg | 11 |
| 02/08/94 | Neil Kazaross | 10 |
| 02/01/94 | David Rubin | 11 |
