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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A Halloween-themed board by Crisloid.
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 9 October 2018.
1st–6th play on Challenge Cup. 1st–10th earn solid silver dollar mementos.
| # | NAME | PTS. |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rory Pascar | 20.52 |
| 2 | David Rockwell | 18.64 |
| 3 | Tak Morioka | 14.68 |
| 4 | Herb Roman | 14.24 |
| 5 | Steve Blanchard | 12.36 |
| 6 | David Stein | 11.00 |
| 7 | Carter Mattig | 10.20 |
| 8 | Amy Trudeau | 7.36 |
| 9 | Steve Klesker | 7.20 |
| 10 | Christopher Shanava | 7.08 |
| 11 | Adrian Nedelcu | 7.04 |
| 12 | Larry Goldstein | 6.88 |
| 13 | Bill Bartholomay | 6.76 |
| 14 | Andy Bittman | 5.52 |
| 15 | Bill Keefe | 5.44 |
| 16 | Mike Sutton | 5.36 |
| 17 | Jerry Brooks | 5.20 |
| 18 | Alex Owen | 4.96 |
| 19 | Paul Baraz | 4.52 |
| 20 | Gene Eydelman | 4.44 |
| 21 | Phil Simborg | 4.24 |
| 22 | Micah Salafsky | 4.24 |
| 23 | Dujuan Meekins | 4.00 |
| 24 | Tom Harrison | 3.76 |
| 25 | Linda Rockwell | 3.36 |
| # | NAME | PTS. |
|---|---|---|
| 26 | Efim Liberman | 2.56 |
| 27 | Vlad Eydelman | 2.54 |
| 28 | Don Marek | 2.40 |
| 29 | Bob Kamp | 2.00 |
| 30 | David Klausa | 1.76 |
| 31 | Barbara Levinson | 1.68 |
| 32 | Allen Tish | 1.36 |
| 33 | Bill Davis | 1.12 |
| 34 | Bob Steen | 1.04 |
| 35 | John Clayborne | 0.96 |
| 36 | Matt Cohn-Geier | 0.88 |
| 37 | James Ronens | 0.78 |
| 38 | Wayne Wiest | 0.72 |
| 39 | Tim Mabee | 0.72 |
| 40 | Gene Shvartsshteyn | 0.72 |
| 41 | Ralf Boettger | 0.56 |
| 42 | Larry Morris | 0.48 |
| 43 | Oleg Raygorodsky | 0.48 |
| 44 | David Marcus | 0.48 |
| 45 | Craig Anderson | 0.40 |
| 46 | Alec Smoliack | 0.40 |
| 47 | Ethel Ioakimidis | 0.32 |
| 48 | Robert Caldwell | 0.32 |
| 49 | Richard Stawowy | 0.32 |
All best wishes to out to Pub Club director Tim Mabee who will have an operation next week… Phil Simborg (as reported last time) is no longer involved with any tournament that might or might not be going on in Australia in January. Now he is touting a high roller "Money Matches" tournament that he and Perry Gartner are organizing in the Bahamas December 7-14. For more info, email Phil at pjsimborg@gmail.com… Pub Club players are mourning the passing of "Old Bill"—Bill Funchion who died September 16… There's still time to sign for the 14th Backgammon on Board tournament in January 2019. Details here… The next BPC Sunday event is October 14 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, Oct 14: 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 | # |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 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 |
