ABT: 44th CHICAGO OPEN BACKGAMMON TOURNAMENT
May 20-25, 2026; Rosemont, Illinois
ABT OPEN (79): 1-John O’Hagan (IN), 2-Anthony Niakiani (CA), 3-Michael Flohr (IL), 4/6-Karen Davis (FL) / Gennady Mekhanik (NJ) / David Wu (IL), 7/9-Saba Bejanishvili (GA) / Dennis Culpepper (VA) / Albert Steg (MA).
ABT INTERMEDIATE (78): 1-Dan Doherty (CA), 2-Graham Webb (WI), 3/7-Dannia Esquivel (Costa Rica) / Sandra Sha (FL) / Olivia Upbin (NY) / Tiffany Van (TX) / Josh Williams (IL), 8/9-Kevin AhTou (MN) / Mahdi Soleimani (Canada), 10/13-Mark Kaye (IL) / Jim Kyriacou (IL) / Joe Mazraani (Canada) / David Smith (Canada).
ABT NOVICE (29): 1-Ece Agirbas (GA), 2-Dan Carroll (WI), 3-Eric Jones (NY), 4/6-Linda Ring (IL) / Philip Ring (IL) / Harvey Vail (IL), 7/8-Sam Duray (IL) / Mark Schneider (IL), 9/11-Glenn Olson (IL) / Alana Parekh (IL) / Matthew Upbin (NY).
PLAYERS CUP CHICAGO BMAB (42): 1-Irina Litzenberger (VA), 2/9-Dennis Culpepper (VA) / Karen Davis (FL) / James DeRosier (LA) / Gene Eydelman (IL) / Faddoul Khoury (IL) / Todd Obadal (IA) / Melissa Shin (CA) / David Wu (NY). PR winners: 1-Dana Nazarian (CA) at 2.40, 2-David Wu (NY) at 3.65, 3-Albert Steg (MA) at 3.98, 4-Kit Woolsey (CA) at 4.05, 5-Ray Fogerlund (NV) at 4.35, 6-Dennis Culpepper (VA) at 4.68, 7-Frank Talbot (MI) at 5.26, 8-Karen Davis (FL) at 5.30, 9-Jeremy Ly (NY) at 5.45, 10-Irina Litzenberger (VA) at 5.57. Unlucky Dice Award: Mark Kaye (IL) at -25.42. Irina Litzenberger (VA) won Iron Star #017.
MARKOWITZ MASTERS (34): 1-Alexander Handin (CA), 2-Albert Steg (MA), 3/4-Victor Ashkenazi (NJ) / Richard Munitz (NY).
FASTER MASTER (16): 1-Alexander Handin (CA), 2-Gyl Savoie (MI).
LIMITED JACKPOT (8): 1-Mehmet Agirbas (GA).
INTERMEDIATE JACKPOT (32): 1-Christopher Martin (PA), 2-Dan Doherty (CA), 3/4-Peregrin Sadler (IL) / Tiffany Van (TX).
UNLUCKY DICE LAST CHANCE (19): 1-Kit Woolsey (CA), 2-Joan Koscielny (FL).
WOMEN’S WORLD OF BACKGAMMON NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP (24): 1-Marcy Kossar (MD), 2-Terese Flynn (IL), 3-Carol Joy Cole (MI); 1C-Karen Davis (FL), 2C-Wendy Kaplan (IL).
DOUBLES (32 teams): 1-Karen Davis (FL) & Wendy Kaplan (IL), 2-Efim Liberman (IL) & Allen Tish (CA), 3/4-Frank Frigo (CA) & Anthony Niakiani (CA) / Patrick Horton (NY) & Lily Medalia (NY).
OVERFLOW DOUBLES (16 teams): 1-Gerry Tansey (MO) & Matthew Upbin (NY), 2-Anne Major (TX) & Todd Obadal (IA).
CANCELGAMMON (32): 1-James Feher (MO), 2-David Todd (MI), 3/4-Koray Agirbas (GA) / Joseph Syta (NY).
SPEEDGAMMON (16): 1-James DeRosier (LA), 2-Joseph Syta (NY).
DMP (32): 1-Bill Lonergan (NY), 2-Paul Belsito (MI).
ZAVORAL BOARD TOURNAMENT (16): 1-Stuart Steen-Connolly (CA), 2-Joseph Syta (NY).
JUNIORS (32): 1-Bill Lonergan (NY), 2-Amy Latek (WI), 3/4-Kelsey Rose (NY) / Peregrin Sadler (IL).
SENIORS (32): 1-Ray Fogerlund (NV), 2-Bruce Russell (WI), 3/4-Marlon Aronstam (FL) / James Feher (MO).
JUNIORS vs SENIORS PLAYOFF (2): 1-Bill Lonergan (NY), 2-Ray Fogerlund (NV).
AFTER TOURNAMENT (16): 1-Daniel Rockoff (NJ), 2-Kit Woolsey (CA).
