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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Happy Birthday to BPC director Amy Trudeau!
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 4 December 2018.
1st–6th play on Challenge Cup. 1st–10th earn solid silver dollar mementos.
| # | NAME | PTS. |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rory Pascar | 25.64 |
| 2 | David Rockwell | 22.88 |
| 3 | Tak Morioka | 18.52 |
| 4 | Herb Roman | 15.20 |
| 5 | Carter Mattig | 15.12 |
| 6 | Steve Blanchard | 13.72 |
| 7 | David Stein | 11.00 |
| 8 | Bill Bartholomay | 9.20 |
| 9 | Paul Baraz | 8.92 |
| 10 | Christopher Shanava | 8.12 |
| 11 | Amy Trudeau | 8.08 |
| 12 | Steve Klesker | 7.52 |
| 13 | Adrian Nedelcu | 7.04 |
| 14 | Larry Goldstein | 6.88 |
| 15 | Jerry Brooks | 6.40 |
| 16 | Phil Simborg | 6.28 |
| 17 | Mike Sutton | 5.80 |
| 18 | Andy Bittman | 5.52 |
| 19 | Bill Keefe | 5.44 |
| 20 | Alex Owen | 4.96 |
| 21 | Linda Rockwell | 4.56 |
| 22 | Gene Eydelman | 4.44 |
| 23 | Micah Salafsky | 4.24 |
| 24 | Dujuan Meekins | 4.00 |
| 25 | Tom Harrison | 3.76 |
| 26 | Efim Liberman | 2.56 |
| 27 | Vlad Eydelman | 2.54 |
| # | NAME | PTS. |
|---|---|---|
| 28 | Don Marek | 2.40 |
| 29 | Bill Davis | 2.24 |
| 30 | Barbara Levinson | 2.16 |
| 31 | Bob Kamp | 2.00 |
| 32 | Allen Tish | 1.84 |
| 33 | David Klausa | 1.76 |
| 34 | James Ronens | 1.74 |
| 35 | Bob Steen | 1.04 |
| 36 | John Clayborne | 0.96 |
| 37 | Matt Cohn-Geier | 0.88 |
| 38 | Shlomo Karbal | 0.80 |
| 39 | Wayne Wiest | 0.72 |
| 40 | Tim Mabee | 0.72 |
| 41 | Gene Shvartsshteyn | 0.72 |
| 42 | Ralf Boettger | 0.56 |
| 43 | Jim Opre | 0.56 |
| 44 | Larry Morris | 0.48 |
| 45 | Oleg Raygorodsky | 0.48 |
| 46 | David Marcus | 0.48 |
| 47 | Leslie Lockett | 0.48 |
| 48 | Rodney Workman | 0.40 |
| 49 | Craig Anderson | 0.40 |
| 50 | Alec Smoliack | 0.40 |
| 51 | Anatoliy Katsnelson | 0.40 |
| 52 | Ethel Ioakimidis | 0.32 |
| 53 | Robert Caldwell | 0.32 |
| 54 | Richard Stawowy | 0.32 |
The last Bar Point Sunday event of the year will be December 9 at Tilted Kilt at noon… There will be no Chicago Bar Point Club Backgammon on December 25 and January 1, so the last playdate of 2018 is December 18. Season's Greetings!… Congratulations to BPC director Amy Trudeau on her 50th birthday party. Daughter Ashley supplied the birthday cake at the club on November 27, on day before Amy's actual birthday… In celebration of Linda and David Rockwell’s 19th wedding anniversary on Nov. 20, they had Tilted Kilt provide an ice cream bar for everyone, which consisted of mini fresh made waffles with added toppings… New to the Bar Point Club on Novermber 20: Joey Walner… There's still time to sign for the 14th Backgammon on Board tournament in January 2019. Details here.
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, Dec. 9: BPC Sunday 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 | # |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 09/04/07 | David Rockwell | 13 |
| DATE | NAME | # |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
