{"id":2047,"date":"2014-02-03T00:50:23","date_gmt":"2014-02-02T15:50:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.backgammonexam.com\/?p=2047"},"modified":"2014-02-08T01:32:00","modified_gmt":"2014-02-07T16:32:00","slug":"result-texas2014","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.backgammonexam.com\/en\/article\/result-texas2014\/","title":{"rendered":"The 3rd Backgammon Proficiency Test in Texas Backgammon Championships"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On Friday, January 31st, the 3rd Backgammon Proficiency Test was administered in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/155701957928185\/\" target=\"_blank\">Texas Backgammon Championships 2014<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>This time, we had the privilege of welcoming many <a href=\"http:\/\/www.flintbg.com\/giants.html\" target=\"_blank\">Giants of Backgammon<\/a> like Kit Woolsey, Bob Wachtel, Steve Sax.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Kit Woolsey (Giants #8 2011)<\/li>\n<li>Bob Wachtel (Giants #9 2011)<\/li>\n<li>Steve Sax (Giants #10 2011)<\/li>\n<li>Ray Fogerlund (Giants #16 2011)<\/li>\n<li>Richard Munitz (Giants #30 2011)<\/li>\n<li>Mary Hickey (Giants #33 2011)<\/li>\n<li>Bob Koca (Giants #35 2011)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>We had 31 attendees, and the results were actually high-level. John Klein (USA) got the top score with 41 marks (out of 50), followed by Bob Koca (USA).<br \/>\nIt was so nice of the staff in Texas to help us, and thank you very much for joining us.<\/p>\n<p>Currently, Matt Cohn-Geier and Giorgos Kleitsas is #1 in terms of most answers right and Falafel is #1 in terms of least error made. The whole list is <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.backgammonexam.com\/en\/score\/#3\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>The result in Texas is as follows.<\/p>\n<table style=\"width: 585px; background: #ffffff; color: #333333; margin: 50px 0;\">\n<tr style=\"background: #483d8b; color: #ffffff\">\n<td style=\"width: 90px; text-align: center;\">Rank<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 90px; text-align: center;\">Total score<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 105px; text-align: center;\">Total errors<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 300px; text-align: center;\">Name<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tbody style=\"text-indent: 1.5em;\">\n<tr>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>41<\/td>\n<td>1401<\/td>\n<td>John Klein <img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/us.png\" alt=\"USA\" title=\"USA\" width=\"22\" height=\"14\" style=\"margin-left: 5px;\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background: #f8f8ff;\">\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>39<\/td>\n<td>1190<\/td>\n<td>Bob Koca <img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/us.png\" alt=\"USA\" title=\"USA\" width=\"22\" height=\"14\" style=\"margin-left: 5px;\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<td>38<\/td>\n<td>1118<\/td>\n<td>Kit Woolsey <img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/us.png\" alt=\"USA\" title=\"USA\" width=\"22\" height=\"14\" style=\"margin-left: 5px;\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background: #f8f8ff;\">\n<td>3<\/td>\n<td>38<\/td>\n<td>1663<\/td>\n<td>Steve Sax <img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/us.png\" alt=\"USA\" title=\"USA\" width=\"22\" height=\"14\" style=\"margin-left: 5px;\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>5<\/td>\n<td>37<\/td>\n<td>1847<\/td>\n<td>Mary Hickey <img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/us.png\" alt=\"USA\" title=\"USA\" width=\"22\" height=\"14\" style=\"margin-left: 5px;\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background: #f8f8ff;\">\n<td>6<\/td>\n<td>36<\/td>\n<td>1815<\/td>\n<td>Bob Wachtel <img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/us.png\" alt=\"USA\" title=\"USA\" width=\"22\" height=\"14\" style=\"margin-left: 5px;\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>7<\/td>\n<td>35<\/td>\n<td>1935<\/td>\n<td>Ray Fogerlund <img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/us.png\" alt=\"USA\" title=\"USA\" width=\"22\" height=\"14\" style=\"margin-left: 5px;\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background: #f8f8ff;\">\n<td>8<\/td>\n<td>34<\/td>\n<td>2062<\/td>\n<td>Richard Munitz <img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/us.png\" alt=\"USA\" title=\"USA\" width=\"22\" height=\"14\" style=\"margin-left: 5px;\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>9<\/td>\n<td>32<\/td>\n<td>2311<\/td>\n<td>Bill Finneran <img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/us.png\" alt=\"USA\" title=\"USA\" width=\"22\" height=\"14\" style=\"margin-left: 5px;\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background: #f8f8ff;\">\n<td>9<\/td>\n<td>32<\/td>\n<td>2600<\/td>\n<td>(Anonymous) <img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/us.png\" alt=\"USA\" title=\"USA\" width=\"22\" height=\"14\" style=\"margin-left: 5px;\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>11<\/td>\n<td>29<\/td>\n<td>2308<\/td>\n<td>(Anonymous) <img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/us.png\" alt=\"USA\" title=\"USA\" width=\"22\" height=\"14\" style=\"margin-left: 5px;\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background: #f8f8ff;\">\n<td>11<\/td>\n<td>29<\/td>\n<td>2978<\/td>\n<td>(Anonymous) <img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/us.png\" alt=\"USA\" title=\"USA\" width=\"22\" height=\"14\" style=\"margin-left: 5px;\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>11<\/td>\n<td>29<\/td>\n<td>2993<\/td>\n<td>Rachel Rhodes <img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/gb.png\" alt=\"UK\" title=\"UK\" width=\"22\" height=\"14\" style=\"margin-left: 5px;\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background: #f8f8ff;\">\n<td>14<\/td>\n<td>28<\/td>\n<td>2635<\/td>\n<td> D. D. <img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/us.png\" alt=\"USA\" title=\"USA\" width=\"22\" height=\"14\" style=\"margin-left: 5px;\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>14<\/td>\n<td>28<\/td>\n<td>3003<\/td>\n<td>(Anonymous) <img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/us.png\" alt=\"USA\" title=\"USA\" width=\"22\" height=\"14\" style=\"margin-left: 5px;\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background: #f8f8ff;\">\n<td>14<\/td>\n<td>28<\/td>\n<td>3263<\/td>\n<td>Julius High <img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/us.png\" alt=\"USA\" title=\"USA\" width=\"22\" height=\"14\" style=\"margin-left: 5px;\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>17<\/td>\n<td>27<\/td>\n<td>3048<\/td>\n<td>M. Z. <img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/us.png\" alt=\"USA\" title=\"USA\" width=\"22\" height=\"14\" style=\"margin-left: 5px;\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background: #f8f8ff;\">\n<td>18<\/td>\n<td>26<\/td>\n<td>3013<\/td>\n<td>Herb Roman <img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/us.png\" alt=\"USA\" title=\"USA\" width=\"22\" height=\"14\" style=\"margin-left: 5px;\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>18<\/td>\n<td>26<\/td>\n<td>3483<\/td>\n<td>Bruce J. Farquhar <img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/ca.png\" alt=\"Canada\" title=\"Canada\" width=\"22\" height=\"14\" style=\"margin-left: 5px;\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background: #f8f8ff;\">\n<td>18<\/td>\n<td>26<\/td>\n<td>3630<\/td>\n<td>Adrian Rios <img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/mx.png\" alt=\"Mexico\" title=\"Mexico\" width=\"22\" height=\"14\" style=\"margin-left: 5px;\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>21<\/td>\n<td>25<\/td>\n<td>2824<\/td>\n<td>Howard Markowitz <img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/us.png\" alt=\"USA\" title=\"USA\" width=\"22\" height=\"14\" style=\"margin-left: 5px;\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background: #f8f8ff;\">\n<td>22<\/td>\n<td>24<\/td>\n<td>3132<\/td>\n<td>(Anonymous) <img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/us.png\" alt=\"USA\" title=\"USA\" width=\"22\" height=\"14\" style=\"margin-left: 5px;\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>22<\/td>\n<td>24<\/td>\n<td>3418<\/td>\n<td>MFIC <img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/us.png\" alt=\"USA\" title=\"USA\" width=\"22\" height=\"14\" style=\"margin-left: 5px;\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background: #f8f8ff;\">\n<td>24<\/td>\n<td>23<\/td>\n<td>3334<\/td>\n<td>L. L. <img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/us.png\" alt=\"USA\" title=\"USA\" width=\"22\" height=\"14\" style=\"margin-left: 5px;\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>25<\/td>\n<td>20<\/td>\n<td>4090<\/td>\n<td>M. B. <img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/us.png\" alt=\"USA\" title=\"USA\" width=\"22\" height=\"14\" style=\"margin-left: 5px;\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background: #f8f8ff;\">\n<td>26<\/td>\n<td>18<\/td>\n<td>4287<\/td>\n<td>(Anonymous) <img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/us.png\" alt=\"USA\" title=\"USA\" width=\"22\" height=\"14\" style=\"margin-left: 5px;\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>27<\/td>\n<td>16<\/td>\n<td>4344<\/td>\n<td>(Anonymous) <img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/us.png\" alt=\"USA\" title=\"USA\" width=\"22\" height=\"14\" style=\"margin-left: 5px;\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background: #f8f8ff;\">\n<td>27<\/td>\n<td>16<\/td>\n<td>4938<\/td>\n<td>(Anonymous) <img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/us.png\" alt=\"USA\" title=\"USA\" width=\"22\" height=\"14\" style=\"margin-left: 5px;\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>29<\/td>\n<td>14<\/td>\n<td>4676<\/td>\n<td>R. L. <img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/us.png\" alt=\"USA\" title=\"USA\" width=\"22\" height=\"14\" style=\"margin-left: 5px;\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background: #f8f8ff;\">\n<td>30<\/td>\n<td>13<\/td>\n<td>4921<\/td>\n<td>J. S. S. <img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/us.png\" alt=\"USA\" title=\"USA\" width=\"22\" height=\"14\" style=\"margin-left: 5px;\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>31<\/td>\n<td>10<\/td>\n<td>6265<\/td>\n<td>M. K. L. <img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/us.png\" alt=\"USA\" title=\"USA\" width=\"22\" height=\"14\" style=\"margin-left: 5px;\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tr style=\"background: #483d8b; color: #ffffff;\">\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">Total 31<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">Ave. 27.1<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">Ave. 3049<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Friday, January 31st, the 3rd Backgammon Proficiency Test was administered in Texas Backgammon Championships 2014. This time, we had the privilege of welcoming many Giants of Backgammon like Kit Woolsey, Bob Wachtel, Steve Sax. 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