ABT – 40th CHICAGO OPEN BACKGAMMON TOURNAMENT
May 25-30, 2022; Rosemont, Illinois
Results courtesy of Chicago Point
ABT OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP (62): 1-Dmitriy Obukhov (MI), 2-Chris Trencher (NY), 3/8-Victor Ashkenazi (NJ) / Jack Edelson (MN) / Kate Elmore (GA) / Neil Kazaross (IL) / Ed O’Laughlin (VA) / Bob Zavoral (IL).
ABT INTERMEDIATE (36): 1-Larry Whittenburg (IL), 2/6-Tigran Avanesian (OH) / Alex Owen (IL) / David Seiler (IL) / Carl Staples (IL) / Brian Vance (MI).
NOVICE (7): 1-Clare Phelps (OH), 2-Fran Miller (OH).
UNLUCKY DICE LAST CHANCE (16): 1-Gary Koscielny (FL).
BMAB (USA) #23 (32): 1/2 tie (5-0)-Julius High (GA) / Justin Nowell (NY). Best PRs: 1-Art Benjamin (CA) at 3.34, 2-John O’Hagan (IL) at 3.46, 3-Ryan Rebelo (Canada) at 3.74, 4-Bob Zavoral (IL) at 4.22.
MARKOWITZ MASTERS (24): 1-Victor Ashkenazi (NY), 2-John O’Hagan (IN), 3-Chris Trencher (NY).
FASTER MASTER (16): 1-Neil Kazaross (IL), 2-Petko Kostadinov (SC).
OPEN JACKPOT (32): 1-Eric Hiner (MN), 2-Steve Hairgrove (IL), 3/4-Avi Cohen (FL) / Albert Steg (MA).
INTERMEDIATE JACKPOT (32): 4-way tie: Anatoliy Katsnelson (IL) / P.J. Macali (OH) / Dmitriy Vernitsky #1 (FL) / Dmitriy Vernitsky #2 (FL).
TAKI BOARD TOURNAMENT (16): 1-Avi Cohen (FL), 2-Carol Joy Cole (MI).
DOUBLES TOURNAMENT (19 teams): 1-Leslie Lockett (IL) & Tak Morioka (IL), 2-Gary Koscielny (FL) & Mark Moskowitz (FL).
JUNIORS TOURNAMENT (32): Thomas Tenland (Sweden), 2-Jim Feher (MO), 3/4-Laura Granger (CO) / Keene Marin (WI).
SENIORS TOURNAMENT (48): 1-Phil Martorelli (IL), 2-Patrick Gibson (CA), 3-Bill Finneran (MD), 4/6-Kate Elmore (GA) / Ray Fogerlund (NV) / Dan Minardi (CO).
USBGF NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP QUALIFIER (48 Seniors + 32 Juniors): 1-Thomas Tenland (Sweden), 2-Phil Martorelli (IL).
SPEEDGAMMON (32): 1-David Klausa (CO), 2-Jack Edelson (MN), 3/4-Mark Moskowitz (FL) / Gerry Tansey (MO).
1-POINT QUICKIE TOURNAMENT (16): 1/2 split-Steve Hairgrove (IL) / Chris Maisa (WI).
AFTER TOURNEY TOURNEY (16): 1-Ray Fogerlund (NV), 2-Avi Cohen (FL).
