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 Linda Rockwell who won the recent Wisconsin State Backgammon Championships defeating Tak Morioka in the finals. [Photos by USBGF]
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 2019
Chicagoland All-Time Standings 1974-2018 (Excel download)
2019 BPC PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Compiled through 13 August 2019
1st–6th play on Challenge Cup. 1st–10th earn solid silver dollar mementos.
| # | NAME | PTS. |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tak Morioka | 13.56 |
| 2 | Herb Roman | 12.60 |
| 3 | Rory Pascar | 12.36 |
| 4 | Steve Klesker | 9.52 |
| 5 | David Rockwell | 8.96 |
| 6 | Christopher Shanava | 8.40 |
| 7 | Larry Goldstein | 8.24 |
| 8 | Dujuan Meekins | 7.36 |
| 9 | David Stein | 6.16 |
| 10 | Bill Bartholomay | 6.16 |
| 11 | Steve Blanchard | 6.04 |
| 12 | Bill Keefe | 5.64 |
| 13 | Amy Trudeau | 5.32 |
| 14 | Carter Mattig | 3.96 |
| 15 | Jerry Brooks | 3.92 |
| 16 | Alex Owen | 3.92 |
| 17 | Paul Baraz | 3.48 |
| 18 | Alber Najjar | 3.28 |
| 19 | Don Marek | 2.24 |
| 20 | Vlad Eydelman | 2.24 |
| 21 | Mike Sutton | 2.12 |
| 22 | Kris Gronert | 1.76 |
| 23 | Rodney Workman | 1.68 |
| # | NAME | PTS. |
|---|---|---|
| 24 | Anatoliy Katsnelson | 1.68 |
| 25 | Daniel Sexton | 1.68 |
| 26 | Carl Staples | 1.40 |
| 27 | Bob Kamp | 1.36 |
| 28 | Barbara Levinson | 1.28 |
| 29 | Gene Eydelman | 1.28 |
| 30 | Phil Simborg | 1.20 |
| 31 | Bob Steen | 1.20 |
| 32 | Tim Mabee | 0.96 |
| 33 | Kit Cabello | 0.96 |
| 34 | Oleg Raygorodsky | 0.88 |
| 35 | Micah Salafsky | 0.88 |
| 36 | Larry Morris | 0.88 |
| 37 | Allen Tish | 0.80 |
| 38 | Felix Yen | 0.72 |
| 39 | Phil Martorelli | 0.64 |
| 40 | Roz Ferris | 0.64 |
| 41 | Richard Stawowy | 0.56 |
| 42 | Walter Shekman | 0.56 |
| 43 | Lucky Nelson | 0.48 |
| 44 | Andy Bittman | 0.48 |
| 45 | Craig Anderson | 0.40 |
Last year, Linda Rockwell was runner-up at the Wisconsin State Backgammon Championships. This year, she won the event defeating another Bar Point Club regular, Tak Morioka 11-3 in the finals! And to add to Linda's joy, her husband David Rockwell won the Consolation!… Christopher Shanava has been barred from all organized backgammon in the United States. It was proven that he had magnetic dice in his backgammon set and was forced to withdraw from the Wisconsin tournament… Condolences on the passing of former Winnetka Backgammon Club director Trudie Chibnik. Trudie directed the club from 1984 until 2016. See photos of Trudie at the Midwest Backgammon Championships 1985–2009 HERE… At the Monte Carlo World Backgammon Championships: Phil Simborg and Carter Mattig… Did you know that Abraham Lincoln once lost a game of backgammon to the Pope? (Or so it says HERE)… The next Sunday BPC event is October 6 at the Tilted Kilt at 12:00 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, October 6: 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 |
