Backgammon Blog by Play65
Backgammon was the first game in which an experimental computer defeated the world champion (though in that case, the winner was simply luckier); later it was chess, and now even trivia experts are not immunes. IBM’s AI creation, Watson, has defeated two Jeopardy! record breakers in a special exhibition match of the TV game show. […]
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Play65/EBGT season has just begun with the 1st satellite of the Grand Finale, and it will continue with an exclusive online satellite for the first stop of the tour – the WBA 10th Anniversary/ISTAVDER 3rd Anniversary Tournament.
The live backgammon tournament will be in Istanbul, Turkey at the Green Park Hotel between 25 and 27 […]
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Claus Elken is the first online qualifier for the Play65/EBGT Grand Finale. Known in Play65 as claus_e, the Dane backgammon player has won a €1.000 seat at the closing event of the Play65/EBGT season and a VIP Bronze status for a month. Claus Elken was also the winner of the 21st Play65 Nordic Open 2009 […]
Play65 is holding two huge online backgammon tournaments tonight - 6 February 2011, starting at 18:30 GMT and continuing until into the night, offering more than $16,000 in prizes!
On 18:30 GMT you can win your €1.000 seat at the Play65/EBGT Grand Finale, €500 for accommodation (depending on the prize pool), and an upgrade in your […]
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