Est. 1983, we are the best-attended backgammon club in America.
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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Nice to see Shlomo Karbal (R) back at the Bar Point Club. Shlomo is pictured with current BPC points leader Christopher Shanava.
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
Chicagoland All-Time Standings 1974-2016 (Excel download)
2017 BPC PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Compiled through 12 September 2017
1st–6th play on Challenge Cup. 1st–10th earn solid silver dollar mementos.
| # | NAME | PTS. |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Christopher Shanava | 18.16 |
| 2 | Rory Pascar | 16.96 |
| 3 | David Rockwell | 16.24 |
| 4 | Larry Goldstein | 12.00 |
| 5 | David Stein | 11.52 |
| 6 | Herb Roman | 10.88 |
| 7 | Tak Morioka | 10.80 |
| 8 | Bill Bartholomay | 10.64 |
| 9 | Steve Blanchard | 8.84 |
| 10 | Carter Mattig | 6.68 |
| 11 | David Marcus | 6.36 |
| 12 | Phil Simborg | 6.12 |
| 13 | Bill Davis | 5.56 |
| 14 | Amy Trudeau | 4.24 |
| 15 | Serge Bondar | 4.12 |
| 16 | Efim Liberman | 4.08 |
| 17 | Alex Owen | 3.76 |
| 18 | Victor Shvartsshteyn | 3.64 |
| 19 | Bob Steen | 3.64 |
| 20 | Wayne Wiest | 3.04 |
| 21 | Linda Rockwell | 3.04 |
| 22 | Bill Keefe | 2.96 |
| 23 | Royal Robinson | 2.88 |
| 24 | Mike Sutton | 2.80 |
| # | NAME | PTS. |
|---|---|---|
| 25 | Ken Tibbs | 2.40 |
| 26 | Gene Shvartsshteyn | 1.52 |
| 27 | Vlad Eydelman | 1.52 |
| 28 | Micah Salafsky | 1.44 |
| 29 | Tim Mabee | 1.44 |
| 30 | Scott Anderson | 1.12 |
| 31 | Michael Valentino | 1.04 |
| 32 | Anatoliy Katsnelson | 1.04 |
| 33 | Yamin Yamin | 0.88 |
| 34 | Steve Klesker | 0.88 |
| 35 | Galia Miloucheva | 0.88 |
| 36 | Richard Stawowy | 0.80 |
| 37 | Keith Cunliffe | 0.80 |
| 38 | Paul Turdik | 0.72 |
| 39 | Shawn Spurlin | 0.64 |
| 40 | Larry Morris | 0.56 |
| 41 | Georgina Flanagan | 0.56 |
| 42 | Richard Pearlman | 0.56 |
| 43 | Shlomo Karbal | 0.56 |
| 44 | Andy Bittman | 0.48 |
| 45 | Sargon Benjamin | 0.40 |
| 46 | Denny Scully | 0.32 |
| 47 | David Hanold | 0.32 |
| 48 | Beth Dolnick | 0.32 |
Congrats to former BPC player Laila Leonhardt who recently won the Swedish Open backgammon cruise tournament. Carter Mattig finished 2nd in the SpeedGammon… Condolences on the passing of Chicagoland gaming legend Greg Defotis who died September 5 (http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/name/greg-defotis-obituary?pid=1000000186575257). Defotis was known across the world for his skills in Bridge, Chess, and Backgammon… The Kalba Cup is set for Saturday November 11 at Tilted Kilt Skokie… The Bar Point Club tourney format has a $10 entry fee and two side pools ($10, $20). The early Masters event has been cancelled in favor of one tournament for all: the Open at 6:00pm. Entries close at 6:30pm… Upcoming Sunday tournament: October 1 at noon at the Tilted Kilt.
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 DOUBLE POINT SPECIAL EVENTS at Tilted Kilt
Sunday, October 1: Bar Point Sunday, Tilted Kilt Skokie • 12:00pm
Saturday, November 11: Kalba Cup Club Championship, Tilted Kilt Skokie • 12:00pm
Sunday, December 3: Bar Point Sunday, 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 |
