Results: Boston Open

Boston Backgammon Open, Boston harbor and city skyline
Photo Credit: Jacob Licht, Unsplash


October 29-November 2, 2025; Newton, Massachusetts

Results Courtesy of Chicago Point

ABT OPEN (67): 1-Ed Ahola (MA), 2-John Leonard (MA), 3/7-Felix Goykhman (NJ) / John Klein (MD) / Adrian Nedelcu (IL) / Grant Schneider (VA) / Mal Woolley (NY).

ABT ADVANCED (44): 1-Marty Gross (MA), 2-Azim Rashidimalakshah (Canada), 3/5-Lou Carlascio (NJ) / Diego Rosenfeld (MA) / Gary Zelmanovics (NJ).

ABT INTERMEDIATE (43): 1-Neil Ison (CA), 2-Weston Stewart-Tennes (RI), 3-Jordan McCollom (CT), 4/7-Donald Gabbai (VA) / Sava Kalafatides (NJ) / John Shea (NY) / Earl Swinson (NC), 8/10-Joanna Lein (OK) / Alison Silcoff (Canada) / Olivia Upbin (NY).

SUPER JACKPOT (8): 1-Chris Trencher (NY), 2-Adrian Nedelcu (IL).

MASTERS JACKPOT (40): 1-Ethan Wen (NY), 2-Dennis Culpepper (VA), 3/4-John Klein (MD) / Adrian Nedelcu (IL), 5-Matt Cohn-Geier (NV).

ADVANCED JACKPOT (32): 1-Alexander Strehl (CA), 2-Anatoliy Katsnelson (IL), 3/4-Patrick Horton (NY) / Mark Malueg (SC).

INTERMEDIATE JACKPOT (16): 1-Ma Lang (NY), 2-Robert Lum (CA), 3/4-Bill Hodes (IN) / Pete Jarvis (NJ).

PLAYERS CUP BMAB BOBSTON (39): 1/2-Brad Mampe (MA) / Melissa Shin (CA), 3/8-Julius High (FL) / John Klein (MD) / David Kornwitz (MA) / Paul Linderman (NC) / Paul Polatov (NY) / David Stein (IL). PR winners: 1-Thomas Keisler (CA) at 3.17, 2-Petko Kostadinov (SC) at 3.77, 3-John Klein (MD) at 4.31, 4-Andrew Taylor (NJ) at 4.72, 5-Matt Reklaitis (MA) at 5.22, 6-Albert Steg (MA) at 5.82, 7-Melissa Shin (CA) at 6.00. Unlucky Dice Award: Gershon Distenfeld (FL).

DOUBLES (32 teams): 1-Lina Laksiouer (Canada) & Selwyn Scarborough (NY), 2-Marianne Bowen (VA) & John Klein (MD), 3/4-Brian Cohen (NY ) & Debra Solomon (NY) / Frank DiMaggio (NY) & Michael Vena (NY).

SPEEDGAMMON (16): 1-Joseph Syta (NY), 2-David Habib (Canada).

WWB WOMEN’S CUP (32): 1-Marianne Bowen (VA), 2-Maggie Diamantidis (CA); 1C-Mary Greene (ME), 2C-Lina Laksiouer (Canada).

NOVICE GROUP 1 (4): 1-Michael Vaz (Canada).
NOVICE GROUP 2 (4): 1-Jay Lee (MA).

JUNIORS (16): 1-Apo Pinar (NH), 2-Alexander Strehl (CA).

SENIORS (32): 1-Art Benjamin (CA), 2-Mario Savan (CA), 3/4-Carol Joy Cole (MI) / Paul Polatov (NY).

NEBC 1-POINT QUICKIE (128): 1-Josh Findley (TX), 2-Michael Comisac (SC).

ZAVORAL BOARD TOURNAMENT (16): 1/2-Andrew Taylor (NJ) / Ethan Wen (NY).

HALLOWEEN COSTUME CONTEST: 1-Remy Davenport (NY).

AFTER TOURNAMENT (16): 1-Gary Koscielny (FL), 2-Jim Zinkhon (IL).

ARMS OF VICTORY CHALLENGE TROPHY: John Klein (MD).

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