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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Mike Sutton (L) battles Pub Club director Tim Mabee in a semifinal match from the April 17 BPC tourney. Sutton won and split first place with Gene Eydelman.
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 YEA
Compiled through 17 April 2018.
1st–6th play on Challenge Cup. 1st–10th earn solid silver dollar mementos.
| # | NAME | PTS. |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rory Pascar | 10.16 |
| 2 | Herb Roman | 6.96 |
| 3 | Steve Blanchard | 6.88 |
| 4 | David Rockwell | 4.80 |
| 5 | Tak Morioka | 4.80 |
| 6 | David Stein | 4.56 |
| 7 | Adrian Nedelcu | 4.40 |
| 8 | Mike Sutton | 4.40 |
| 9 | Carter Mattig | 4.16 |
| 10 | Andy Bittman | 4.08 |
| 11 | Amy Trudeau | 3.60 |
| 12 | Bill Bartholomay | 3.52 |
| 13 | Steve Klesker | 3.44 |
| 14 | Phil Simborg | 2.72 |
| 15 | Efim Liberman | 2.56 |
| 16 | Jerry Brooks | 2.48 |
| # | NAME | PTS. |
|---|---|---|
| 17 | Paul Baraz | 2.44 |
| 18 | Micah Salafsky | 2.40 |
| 19 | Don Marek | 2.40 |
| 20 | Larry Goldstein | 2.32 |
| 21 | Gene Eydelman | 2.04 |
| 22 | Dujuan Meekins | 1.84 |
| 23 | Tom Harrison | 1.76 |
| 24 | Bill Keefe | 1.44 |
| 25 | John Clayborne | 0.96 |
| 26 | Barbara Levinson | 0.88 |
| 27 | Christopher Shanava | 0.72 |
| 28 | Tim Mabee | 0.72 |
| 29 | Linda Rockwell | 0.64 |
| 30 | Vlad Eydelman | 0.56 |
| 31 | Oleg Raygorodsky | 0.48 |
| 32 | Craig Anderson | 0.40 |
Congrats to Neil Kazaross, the 2018 US Open Backgammon Champion… Welcome to new player John Clayborne who won the Consolation bracket at his first Bar Point Club tournament… Bill Davis and Neil Kazaross have both earned the ranking of Life Master in bridge… Tim Mabee informs us that effective immediately, the Pub Club has moved to Crazy Pour in Villa Park. Address is at the USA Clubs website (link at the top of the webpage)… Check out your all-time Chicagoland Backgammon standings updated through 2017 HERE. Active clubs included are Chicago Bar Point Club, Pub Club, and Winnetka Backgammon Club… Next BPC Sunday tournament is June 3 at the Skokie 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, June 3: 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 | # |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
