FLINT AREA BACKGAMMON CLUB

KIT WOOLSEY WINS MICHIGAN SUMMER CHAMPIONSHIP!
JOHN JENNINGS IS OUR NEW MICHIGAN MASTER!

Worldwide Tournament Schedule: Mark Your Calendar

Who are the best backgammon players in the world?

27th FLEET UNDERWOOD MEMORIAL & BENEFIT
for the Food Bank of Eastern Michigan
Holiday Inn, Flint, Michigan

March 21, 2010

Complete results:

OPEN (32)
1-FRANK TALBOT (Troy)
2-Sal Chehayeb (Madison Heights)
3/4-Bill Calton (Harper Woods) / Rick Todd (Freeland)
5/6-Jim Airgood (Swartz Creek) / Joerg Picard (East Grand Rapids)

INTERMEDIATE (32)
1-Eric Musser (Dewitt)
2-Dmitriy Obukhov (Royal Oak)
3/4-Stewart Kelman (Southfield) / Steven Sherbel (West Bloomfield)
5/6-Lorenzo Morales (Harrison Twp.) / Gary Tong (Davison)

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CONTENTS OF SUMMER 2010 ISSUE

KIT WOOLSEY & JOHN JENNINGS ON FIRE IN NOVI
Photos & Results of the 35th Michigan Summer Championships

GIRL POWER: MARY HICKEY IS U.S. OPEN CHAMPION
Jeremy Bagai Wins Masters Jackpot in San Francisco

MORE ABT CHAMPIONS: TAK MORIOKA & RICHARD MUNITZ
Results & Photos of Chicago and Los Angeles Tournaments

WIND ASSISTED BY CHRIS BRAY
Mary Hickey Reviews New Book by Columnist Bray

NORDIC PUZZLES
Bob Wachtel Features Positions from the Nordic Open

DENMARK'S BENTZON & TRABOLT WIN IN MONTE CARLO
Complete Results of the 35th World Championship

IN MEMORIAM
John Edward "Jack" Butler, Austin, Texas
Frank J. Schank, Sun City, Florida
Harry L. Willett, Denver, Colorado

TOURNAMENT ADS
August 19-22: Florida Championship, Fort Lauderdale, Florida
September 3-6: Wisconsin State Championships, Madison, Wisconsin
October 24th: 32nd Flint Area Club Championships, Flint, Michigan

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Plus REGULAR MONTHLY FEATURES

INTERNATIONAL TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE (Daily updates)

FEEDBACK-GAMMON (Letters-to-the-Editor)

GAMBITS (Backgammon news tidbits)

2010 WINNING IS MORE FUN!!! (Tournament results from around the world)

2010 FLINT GAMMON POINT STANDINGS (plus Weekly Winners)

2010 AMERICAN BACKGAMMON TOUR (Current Standings, ABT Events)

BACKGAMMON A LA CARTE (Backgammon Boot Camp, Snowie, Magriel, Corbett, and more)

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2010 FLINT AREA BG CLUB TOP 20 (As of Aug. 26th *)

*(Points from the Summer Championships are not yet included.)

(See Win/Loss & Nemesis Reports here.)

01. Carol Joy Cole.....25.22
02. Rick Todd..........23.58
03. Paul Berg..........17.98
04. John Carrico.......16.17
05. Paul Farah.........15.81
06. Greg Merriman......11.04
07. Richard Hunt.......10.58
08. Art Gillis.........10.56
09. Frank Talbot.......10.31
10. Brad King...........9.14
11. Jim Slomkoski.......9.04
12. Jeff Clark..........8.62
13. Dirk Hogan..........8.21
14. Harold Rex..........7.11
15. Gary Tong...........6.67
16. Judy Field..........6.14
17. David Pagnier.......6.08
18. Michelle Nassar.....5.32
19. Troy Longman........5.16
20. Karen Davis.........5.00

2010 PLAYERS OF THE MONTH...POINTS

JANUARY.....GREG MERRIMAN.....4.00
FEBRUARY....GREG MERRIMAN.....4.00
MARCH.......FRANK TALBOT......6.34
APRIL.......CAROL JOY COLE....5.08
MAY.........JOHN CARRICO......4.37
JUNE........JEFF CLARK........6.33
JULY........KIT WOOLSEY......11.13
AUGUST......CAROL JOY COLE....6.37

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2009 FLINT AREA BG CLUB TOP 10 (Final Standings)

01. CAROL JOY COLE.....33.82
02. Jeff Clark.........28.32
03. Paul Berg..........26.56
04. John Carrico.......23.28
05. Greg Merriman......23.27
06. Paul Farah.........19.04
07. Art Gillis.........18.50
08. Richard Hunt.......18.16
09. Brad King..........17.85
10. Jim Airgood........17.43

2009 PLAYERS OF THE MONTH...POINTS

JANUARY.....JIM PRICE.........4.00
FEBRUARY....GREG MERRIMAN.....6.16
MARCH.......CAROL JOY COLE....7.99
APRIL.......PAUL FARAH........4.08
MAY.........JEFF CLARK........4.56
JUNE........PAUL BERG.........5.66
JULY........ED BENNETT........8.08
AUGUST......ART GILLIS........5.04
SEPTEMBER...CAROL JOY COLE....9.33
OCTOBER.....BRAD KING.........6.09
NOVEMBER....JOHN CARRICO......4.67
DECEMBER....PAUL BERG.........4.84

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2008 FLINT AREA BG CLUB TOP 10 (Final Standings)

01. JIM SLOMKOSKI.......32.90
02. Carol Joy Cole......28.75
03. Paul Berg...........27.37
04. John Carrico........22.89
05. Rick Todd...........22.08
06. Miriam Bureson......16.64
07. Brad King...........14.98
08. Gary Fritzsche......14.78
09. Greg Merriman.......13.26
10. Jim Airgood.........12.74

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2007 FLINT AREA BG CLUB TOP 10 (Final Standings)

01. DAN KIURSKI......39.65
02. Frank Talbot.....26.63
03. Paul Berg........24.94
04. John Carrico.....23.92
05. Rick Todd........21.28
06. Jim Slomkoski....20.31
07. Carol Joy Cole...19.95
08. Greg Merriman....18.79
09. Brad King........18.57
10. Miriam Bureson...14.23

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2006 FLINT AREA CLUB TOP 10 (Final Standings):

01. GARY FRITZSCHE...35.01
02. Greg Merriman....34.00
03. Paul Berg........26.50
04. Frank Talbot.....25.98
05. Carol Joy Cole...23.95
06. John Carrico.....23.36
07. Rick Todd........22.00
08. Dan Kiurski......15.90
09. Dave Brotherton..15.24
10. Jim Slomkoski....13.88

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2005 FLINT AREA CLUB TOP 10 (Final Standings)

01. JIM SLOMKOSKI.....29.62
02. Paul Berg.........28.64
03. Carol Joy Cole....28.05
04. John Carrico......25.79
05. Frank Talbot......22.31
06. Greg Merriman.....20.04
07. Dan Kiurski.......19.94
08. Dave Brotherton...18.33
09. Brad King.........15.77
10. Gary Fritzsche....14.48

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2004 FLINT AREA BG CLUB TOP 10 (Final Standings)

01. FRANK TALBOT......40.97
02. Greg Merriman.....36.98
03. John Carrico......35.05
04. Dave Brotherton...21.91
05. Paul Berg.........21.18
06. Art Gillis........20.49
07. Carol Joy Cole....20.37
08. Jim Slomkoski.....18.19
09. Gary Fritzsche....17.34
10. Walt Smith........16.92

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2003 FLINT AREA BG CLUB TOP 10 (Final Standings)

01. FRANK TALBOT......34.13
02. Paul Berg.........33.40
03. Carol Falk........23.44
04. Dave Brotherton...22.33
05. Rick Todd.........21.23
06. Jim Slomkoski.....20.20
07. Carol Joy Cole....20.07
08. Dan Kiurski.......19.29
09. Len Dangremond....18.64
10. John Carrico......18.33

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2002 FLINT AREA BG CLUB TOP TEN (Final Standings)

01. RICK TODD.........35.23
02. John Carrico......33.33
03. Jim Price.........29.23
04. Greg Merriman.....24.12
05. Len Dangremond....18.58
06. Jim Slomkoski.....18.43
07. Carol Joy Cole....17.66
08. Jeff Clark........17.37
09. Carol Falk........15.86
10. Gary Fritzsche....14.95

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2001 FLINT AREA BG CLUB TOP TEN (Final Standings)

01. RICK TODD.........33.30
02. Jim Slomkoski.....27.38
03. Len Dangremond....22.11
04. Gary Fritzsche....20.43
05. Dan Kiurski.......19.80
06. Paul Berg.........19.39
07. Carol Joy Cole....17.93
08. Frank Talbot......16.61
09. Dave Brotherton...14.84
10. John Carrico......14.58

2000 FLINT AREA BG CLUB TOP TEN (Final Standings)

01. PAUL BERG.........41.74
02. Jim Slomkoski ....26.63
03. Rick Todd.........24.97
04. Dave Brotherton...24.31
05. John Carrico......22.31
06. Carol Joy Cole....22.02
07. Jim Price.........17.31
08. Art Gillis........16.75
09. Troy Longman......15.51
10. John Salomon......14.61

1999 FLINT AREA BG CLUB TOP TEN (Final Standings)

01. JOHN CARRICO......30.30
02. Paul Berg.........29.45
03. Rick Todd.........25.51
04. Carol Joy Cole....24.45
05. Jim Slomkoski.....22.33
06. Art Gillis........21.13
07. Dave Brotherton...19.45
08. Maurice Barie.....18.34
09. Judy Field........14.94
10. John Salomon......13.85

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