Greetings players! The countdown has started! In less than 2 weeks from now, we will be seeingyou in Monte Carlo for the start of the 44th Backgammon World Championship! Our prize pool includes €10.000 added money in the Championship Division!
You will see many exciting new changes in store for the 44th Backgammon World Championship! For complete details, see our Schedule and Registration pages.
Backgammon Proficiency Test Thursday, August 1: 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM TEST GIVEN (Grand Prix A)
Friday, August 2: 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM LECTURE & REVIEW (Grand Prix B)
We are thrilled to announce that Hideaki Ueda, Japan's youngest Grandmaster, will be conducting this year's Backgammon Proficiency Test & Lecture! He will be assisted by both Mochy Mochizuki and Michihito Kageyama.
The price to participate will be 20 Euros per person to take the test, receive the answers, and attend the post-exam review and lecture. A detailed booklet will be available for sale explaining each problem on the test in detail, including a thorough explantion of all answers. The printed booklet is priced at 10 Euros each for those who participate in the test and lecture, or 20 Euros each for those who do not.
Reserve your room at the Fairmont Monte Carlo IMMEDIATELY! Rooms are in high demand! Reserve online at our Reservations page to book our discounted Fairmont and SBM rates.
Discounted room reservations for the Fairmont and SBM affiliated hotels must be made exclusively through Antoinette-Marie Williams. Reserve online at our Reservations page or you may email us for assistance.
Let us know you plan to attend! If you will be attending the 44th World Championship, please be sure to complete our online Entry Form.
Need help or having any questions? If you have any questions regarding division eligibility or need assistance with hotel reservations, please do not hesitate to contact us.
Monte Carlo Warm-Up Tournament: July 27, 2019 Monte Carlo Open: July 28 to July 29, 2019 World Championship: July 30 to August 4, 2019
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