Chicago Open Backgammon Tournament 2026

Abt Intermediate — ABT Division 2

78 registrants

Place	Player	State/Province	Country
1	Dan Doherty	CA	United States
2	Graham Webb	WI	United States
3/7	Dannia Esquivel
3/7	Sandra Sha	FL	United States
3/7	Olivia Upbin	NY	United States
3/7	Tiffany Van	TX	United States
3/7	Josh Williams
8/9	Kevin AhTou
8/9	Mahdi Soleimani
10/13	Mark Kaye	IL	United States
10/13	Jim Kyriacou
10/13	Joe Mazraani
10/13	David Smith		Canada

Abt Novice — ABT Division 3

29 registrants

Place	Player	State/Province	Country
1	Ece Agirbas	GA	United States
2	Dan Carroll
3	Eric Jones
4/6	Linda Ring
4/6	Philip Ring
4/6	Harvey Vail
7/8	Sam Duray
7/8	Mark Schneider

Abt Open — ABT Division 1

79 registrants

Place	Player	State/Province	Country
1	John O'Hagan	Indiana	United States
2	Anthony Niakiani	CA	United States
3	Michael Flohr	IL	United States
4/6	Karen Davis	FL	United States
4/6	Gennady Mekhanik
4/6	David Wu	NY	United States
7/9	Saba Bejanishvili	GA	United States
7/9	Dennis Culpepper	VA	United States
7/9	Albert Steg	MA	United States

After Tournament — Open Field

16 registrants

Place	Player	State/Province	Country
1	Daniel Rockoff	NJ	United States
2	Kit Woolsey	California	United States

Cancelgammon — Open Field

32 registrants

Place	Player	State/Province	Country
1	James Feher	MO	United States
2	David Todd	MI	United States
3/4	Koray Agirbas	GA	United States
3/4	Joseph Syta	NY	United States

Dmp — Open Field

32 registrants

Place	Player	State/Province	Country
1	Bill Lonergan	New York	United States
2	Paul Belsito	MI	United States

Doubles — Doubles

32 registrants

Place	Player	State/Province	Country
1	Karen Davis	FL	United States
1	Wendy Kaplan	IL	United States
2	Efim Liberman	IL	United States
2	Allen Tish	CA	United States
3/4	Frank Frigo	CA	United States
3/4	Anthony Niakiani	CA	United States
3/4	Patrick Horton	NY	United States
3/4	Lily Medalia

Faster Master — Open Field

16 registrants

Place	Player	State/Province	Country
1	Alexander Handin	CA	United States
2	Gyl Savoie	MI	United States

Intermediate Jackpot — Division 2

32 registrants

Place	Player	State/Province	Country
1	Christopher Martin
2	Dan Doherty	CA	United States
3/4	Peregrin Sadler
3/4	Tiffany Van	TX	United States

Juniors — Juniors

32 registrants

Place	Player	State/Province	Country
1	Bill Lonergan	New York	United States
2	Amy Latek	WI	United States
3/4	Kelsey Rose	NY	United States
3/4	Peregrin Sadler

Juniors Vs Seniors Playoff — Open Field

2 registrants

Place	Player	State/Province	Country
1	Bill Lonergan	New York	United States
2	Ray Fogerlund	Nevada	United States

Limited Jackpot — Open Field

8 registrants

Place	Player	State/Province	Country
1	Mehmet Agirbas	GA	United States

Markowitz Masters — Open Field

34 registrants

Place	Player	State/Province	Country
1	Alexander Handin	CA	United States
2	Albert Steg	MA	United States
3/4	Victor Ashkenazi	NJ	United States
3/4	Richard Munitz	NY	United States

Overflow Doubles — Doubles

16 registrants

Place	Player	State/Province	Country
1	Gerry Tansey	MO	United States
1	Matthew Upbin
2	Anne Major	GA	United States
2	Todd Obadal	IA	United States

Players Cup Chicago Bmab — BMAB

42 registrants

Place	Player	State/Province	Country
1	Irina Litzenberger	Virginia	United States
2/9	Dennis Culpepper	VA	United States
2/9	Karen Davis	FL	United States
2/9	James DeRosier	LA	United States
2/9	Gene Eydelman	IL	United States
2/9	Faddoul Khoury	IL	United States
2/9	Todd Obadal	IA	United States
2/9	Melissa Shin	California	United States
2/9	David Wu	NY	United States
1-PR at 2.40	Dana Nazarian	CA	United States
2-PR at 3.65	David Wu	NY	United States
3-PR at 3.98	Albert Steg	MA	United States
4-PR at 4.05	Kit Woolsey	California	United States
5-PR at 4.35	Ray Fogerlund	Nevada	United States
6-PR at 4.68	Dennis Culpepper	VA	United States
7-PR at 5.26	Frank Talbot	MI	United States
8-PR at 5.30	Karen Davis	FL	United States
9-PR at 5.45	Jeremy Ly	NY	United States
10-PR at 5.57	Irina Litzenberger	Virginia	United States

Seniors — Seniors

32 registrants

Place	Player	State/Province	Country
1	Ray Fogerlund	Nevada	United States
2	Bruce Russell	WI	United States
3/4	Marlon Aronstam	FL	United States
3/4	James Feher	MO	United States

Speedgammon — Open Field

16 registrants

Place	Player	State/Province	Country
1	James DeRosier	LA	United States
2	Joseph Syta	NY	United States

Unlucky Dice Last Chance — Open Field

19 registrants

Place	Player	State/Province	Country
1	Kit Woolsey	California	United States
2	Joan Koscielny	Florida	United States

Women's World Of Backgammon National Championship — Women's Event

24 registrants

Place	Player	State/Province	Country
1	Marcy Kossar	Maryland	United States
2	Terese Flynn	IL	United States
3	Carol Joy Cole	Michigan	United States
1C	Karen Davis	FL	United States
2C	Wendy Kaplan	IL	United States

Zavoral Board Tournament — Open Field

16 registrants

Place	Player	State/Province	Country
1	Stuart Steen-Connolly
2	Joseph Syta	NY	United States