GammonVillage Magazine Newsletter - Vol. 13, #19-21, 16 May 2011

THE GAMMONVILLAGE ARTICLES PUBLISHED FROM MAY 11 - MAY 31, 2011.

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Feature Columnists

Stick

Tournament Preparation 25 May 2011  -  by Stick   I'm taking a month siesta from my Mythbusters series. Instead I'm going to share how I prepare for the more important tournaments. I'm sure every individual soul has a different way of preparing for tournaments. Rating:   5.00

Steve Sax

Winning the Golden Gate Masters Jackpot 24 May 2011  -  by Steve Sax   I enjoy going up to San Francisco to visit my backgammon friends from Northern California. Chiva Tafazzoli has brought big time backgammon back to the Bay Area with the U.S. Open and now the Golden Gate Open. Rating:   5.00

Ash Dalvi

The Ash Dalvi 3/3 Blitz Count (Part 2) 15 May 2011  -  by Ash Dalvi   Some positions in backgammon justify more analysis than others. The types of positions I am talking about are complex positions that occur frequently. The 3/3 blitz position is one such position. Rating:   4.83

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News

Sadeh Festival Fire

Iranian Backgammon Tournament on the Occasion of the Sadeh and Takhteh Festival 13 May 2011  -  by Parviz Rokh   The SADEH festival celebrates the people's discovery and utilization of fire. This thanksgiving tradition was to show appreciation and prayers to "Ahoura Mazda", God of goodness and knowledge. It is a festival to honor fire and to defeat the forces of darkness, frost, and cold. Rating:   5.00