Does anyone know of any people famous outside of backgammon/poker
who became good at backgammon where good is XG's "World Class" -- a PR
that's better than 5?
On 11/4/2022 5:00 PM, peps...@gmail.com wrote:
Does anyone know of any people famous outside of backgammon/pokerA similar question has been raised at BGOnline a couple of times.
who became good at backgammon where good is XG's "World Class" -- a PR that's better than 5?
http://www.bgonline.org/forums/webbbs_config.pl?read=199066
If you allow other games then it's not too hard to come up with
examples. Nack Ballard was a top Scrabble player (though he usually
went by "Nick Ballard" in Scrabble). Elliott Winslow achieved an International Master title in chess; maybe that's not a high enough
threshold for you. There may be some Japanese shogi or go players
who would meet your criteria, but I can't name any specific people.
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Tim Chow
On 11/4/2022 5:00 PM, peps...@gmail.com wrote:
Does anyone know of any people famous outside of backgammon/pokerA similar question has been raised at BGOnline a couple of times.
who became good at backgammon where good is XG's "World Class" -- a PR that's better than 5?
http://www.bgonline.org/forums/webbbs_config.pl?read=199066
If you allow other games then it's not too hard to come up with
examples. Nack Ballard was a top Scrabble player (though he usually
went by "Nick Ballard" in Scrabble). Elliott Winslow achieved an International Master title in chess; maybe that's not a high enough
threshold for you. There may be some Japanese shogi or go players
who would meet your criteria, but I can't name any specific people.
---
Tim Chow
On 11/4/2022 5:00 PM, peps...@gmail.com wrote:
Does anyone know of any people famous outside of backgammon/poker
who became good at backgammon where good is XG's "World Class" -- a PR
that's better than 5?
A similar question has been raised at BGOnline a couple of times.
http://www.bgonline.org/forums/webbbs_config.pl?read=199066
If you allow other games then it's not too hard to come up with
examples. Nack Ballard was a top Scrabble player (though he usually
went by "Nick Ballard" in Scrabble). Elliott Winslow achieved an >International Master title in chess; maybe that's not a high enough
threshold for you. There may be some Japanese shogi or go players
who would meet your criteria, but I can't name any specific people.
...
Walter Browne, Steve Brandwein, Jay Whitehead and Julio Kaplan
(all super strong chess players) were regulars in the San Francisco >backgammon scene in the late 70's. As were Winslow and Ballard.
My memory is that Nick Ballard became "Nack" Ballard because there
was another strong player named Nick (Nick Maffeo). They both
played regularly at Day's Saloon --now gone-- which had BG
tournaments every Wednesday and Sunday. Lester Schonbrun, who
some considered the strongest Scrabble player in the world, also
played in the Day's tournaments.
...
Does anyone know of any people famous outside of backgammon/poker
who became good at backgammon where good is XG's "World Class" -- a PR
that's better than 5?
Ok. So what do I mean by "famous"?
A pro sportsperson good enough at their chosen sport to have had at least one year where they earned at least $150,000 through it.
On 2022-11-04, peps...@gmail.com <peps...@gmail.com> wrote:
Does anyone know of any people famous outside of backgammon/pokerJean-Philippe Rohr was a pro football (soccer) player in the 1980s. I'm
who became good at backgammon where good is XG's "World Class" -- a PR that's better than 5?
Ok. So what do I mean by "famous"?
A pro sportsperson good enough at their chosen sport to have had at least one
year where they earned at least $150,000 through it.
not sure they were paid $150,000 back then but he had a few national selections, most notably for the 1984 olympic team.
After his retirement he became a very strong backgammon player, winning
the French championship twice.
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