Chicago Bar Point Backgammon Club

Est. 1983, we are the top-rated backgammon club in Illinois.
Playing Tuesdays and Sunday bimonthly at:

Tilted Kilt logo

7070 Carpenter Road
Skokie, Illinois
(Around the corner from Village Crossing Movie Theatres)
Info on Tilted Kilt Skokie HERE.

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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 10 December 2019

1st–6th play on Challenge Cup. 1st–10th earn solid silver dollar mementos.

# NAME PTS.
1 Herb Roman 22.48
2 Tak Morioka 21.12
3 Rory Pascar 16.68
4 David Rockwell 15.80
5 Larry Goldstein 10.48
6 Steve Klesker 10.32
7 Dujuan Meekins 10.16
8 Phil Martorelli 10.00
9 Carter Mattig 8.96
10 Amy Trudeau 8.76
11 David Stein 8.72
12 Bill Bartholomay 8.44
13 Christopher Shanava 8.40
14 Steve Blanchard 7.80
15 Bill Keefe 6.92
16 Alber Najjar 5.52
17 Alex Owen 5.32
18 Paul Baraz 5.24
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 Craig Anderson 1.76
27 Rodney Workman 1.68
# NAME PTS.
28 Anatoliy Katsnelson 1.68
29 Daniel Sexton 1.68
30 Ken Tyszko 1.52
31 Carl Staples 1.40
32 Bob Kamp 1.36
33 Barbara Levinson 1.28
34 Gene Eydelman 1.28
35 Lucky Nelson 1.28
36 Jesus Ibarra 1.20
37 Bob Steen 1.20
38 Steve Hairgrove 1.12
39 Kit Cabello 0.96
40 Oleg Raygorodsky 0.88
41 Micah Salafsky 0.88
42 Larry Morris 0.88
43 Allen Tish 0.80
44 Michael Commins 0.80
45 Felix Yen 0.72
46 Roz Ferris 0.64
47 G.L. Harvie 0.64
48 Neil Kazaross 0.56
49 Richard Stawowy 0.56
50 Walter Shekman 0.56
51 Leslie Lockett 0.48
52 Daniel Bluestone 0.48
53 Andy Bittman 0.48

November Player of the Month: PHIL MARTORELLI–3.20 points
2–Herb Roman-2.72, 3–Tak Morioka-1.68
The last playdate of 2019 will be December 17. We will NOT be playing December 24 or December 31. Herb Roman and Tak Morioka are a battle for Player of the Year. If 17 player show up on December 17 and Tak wins, we have a tie. There is also intense competition for the Top 6 (Challenge Cup team) and Top 10 (Sliver Dollar coin award). See you December 17!

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, February ?: BPC Sunday TBA, 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