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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Congratulations to Phil Martorelli who defeated Ken Tyszko to win the 2019 Kalba Cup tournament on November 3. Steve Hairgrove bested Neil Kazaross to win the Consolation.
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 2019
Chicagoland All-Time Standings 1974-2018 (Excel download)
2019 BPC PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Compiled through 12 November 2019
1st–6th play on Challenge Cup. 1st–10th earn solid silver dollar mementos.
| # | NAME | PTS. |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tak Morioka | 19.68 |
| 2 | Herb Roman | 19.20 |
| 3 | Rory Pascar | 15.96 |
| 4 | David Rockwell | 14.60 |
| 5 | Larry Goldstein | 10.00 |
| 6 | Steve Klesker | 9.84 |
| 7 | Dujuan Meekins | 9.76 |
| 8 | Christopher Shanava | 8.40 |
| 9 | David Stein | 8.24 |
| 10 | Amy Trudeau | 7.88 |
| 11 | Bill Bartholomay | 7.80 |
| 12 | Phil Martorelli | 7.20 |
| 13 | Steve Blanchard | 7.16 |
| 14 | Bill Keefe | 6.92 |
| 15 | Carter Mattig | 6.32 |
| 16 | Alex Owen | 5.32 |
| 17 | Paul Baraz | 4.92 |
| 18 | Alber Najjar | 4.48 |
| 19 | Jerry Brooks | 3.92 |
| 20 | Kris Gronert | 2.96 |
| 21 | Vlad Eydelman | 2.56 |
| 22 | Don Marek | 2.24 |
| 23 | Mike Sutton | 2.12 |
| 24 | Tim Mabee | 1.92 |
| 25 | Phil Simborg | 1.84 |
| 26 | Rodney Workman | 1.68 |
| # | NAME | PTS. |
|---|---|---|
| 27 | Anatoliy Katsnelson | 1.68 |
| 28 | Daniel Sexton | 1.68 |
| 29 | Ken Tyszko | 1.52 |
| 30 | Carl Staples | 1.40 |
| 31 | Craig Anderson | 1.36 |
| 32 | Bob Kamp | 1.36 |
| 33 | Barbara Levinson | 1.28 |
| 34 | Gene Eydelman | 1.28 |
| 35 | Jesus Ibarra | 1.20 |
| 36 | Bob Steen | 1.20 |
| 37 | Steve Hairgrove | 1.12 |
| 38 | Kit Cabello | 0.96 |
| 39 | Oleg Raygorodsky | 0.88 |
| 40 | Micah Salafsky | 0.88 |
| 41 | Larry Morris | 0.88 |
| 42 | Allen Tish | 0.80 |
| 43 | Felix Yen | 0.72 |
| 44 | Roz Ferris | 0.64 |
| 45 | G.L. Harvie | 0.64 |
| 46 | Richard Stawowy | 0.56 |
| 47 | Walter Shekman | 0.56 |
| 48 | Neil Kazaross | 0.56 |
| 49 | Daniel Bluestone | 0.48 |
| 50 | Lucky Nelson | 0.48 |
| 51 | Andy Bittman | 0.48 |
The last playdate of 2019 will be December 17. We will NOT be playing on December 24 or December 31… A number of BPC players are attending the big Cyprus Tournament the first week of November including Herb Roman and Carter Mattig… The Kalba Cup (effectively the Bar Point Club Championship) is officially scheduled for November 3 at Tilted Kilt… The last 2019 Sunday BPC event is December 1 at the Tilted Kilt at 12:00 noon. $100 added by Rory Pascar and the Chicago Open.
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, December 1: BPC Sunday Tournament $100 Added, 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 | # |
|---|---|---|
| 7/16/19 | David Stein | 14 |
| 12/11/18 | Rory Pascar | 14 |
| 11/27/18 | Carter Mattig | 12 |
| 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 |
| DATE | NAME | # |
|---|---|---|
| 09/04/07 | David Rockwell | 13 |
| 08/07/07 | Alex Owen | 11 |
| 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 |
