USBGF Backgammon proficiency exam in Las Vegas

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Headed to the Las Vegas Open Backgammon Championship? You won’t want to miss the U.S. Backgammon Federation Backgammon Proficiency Exam. Find out how you compare with other players in the U.S. and around the world. Gain recognition for mastering the fundamentals of the game.

The USBGF will be offering a 50-question backgammon exam prepared by world champion and #1 Giant of BackgammonMochy (Masayuki Mochizuki). It will take place as a special side event at 9:30 am Pacific Time on Friday morning, November 11, 2011 at the Imperial Palace Hotel in Las Vegas.

The exam is designed to inform players at every level how well they understand strategic and tactical fundamentals. It contains sections pertaining to various aspects of the game, including Early Game Play, Middle Game Play, End Game Play, and selected aspects (e.g. techniques for counting pips). Separate scores will be calculated on different sections of the exam. Participants will be able to compare their scores with the average for all participants, as well as those taking the exam in Japan.

Winners and Finalists in each of three Divisions – Championship, Advanced, Novice – will receive USBGF Certificates indicating their accomplishment. Recognition will be awarded both to those with the most correct answers and those with the minimum equity error loss. Names and photos of Winners and Finalists will be posted on the usbgf.org website Hall of Fame. Everyone scoring better than an .03 average error rate on the 50-questions and/or better than 70 percent correct answers will also receive a USBGF Certificate of Achievement of Proficiency designation.

The cost to taking the exam is $15 for USBGF members and $20 for non-members.  Join now http://usbgf.org/membership/join/ or onsite if you’re not already a member. Membership is $40 for one-year as a Premium member, $100 for three-years of Premium membership, $15 for Youth membership (under age 26 or a full-time college student), and $15 for Limited members, and enjoy all the great benefits of being a member of the U.S. Backgammon Federation. Premium and Youth members have access to the bi-monthly electronic magazine PrimeTime Backgammon, recorded and annotated matches, free entry to USBGF sponsored live and online tournaments, monthly online lectures, and are rated in the USBGF ratings and stats system, and much more. Limited members receive free entry to USBGF Online tournaments and monthly online lectures.

A soft covered book will be available and will contain all the questions and answers prepared by Mochy and mailed to participants after the contest or made available at an upcoming tournament. The cost of the book for those taking the exam is $25 for USBGF members and $30 for non-members.

Cordially yours,

Perry Gartner
President/Executive Director
U.S.Backgammon Federation