{"id":4387,"date":"2018-06-08T00:43:11","date_gmt":"2018-06-07T15:43:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.backgammonexam.com\/?p=4387"},"modified":"2018-06-08T22:38:56","modified_gmt":"2018-06-08T13:38:56","slug":"result-chicagoopen-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.backgammonexam.com\/en\/article\/result-chicagoopen-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"8th Proficiency Test &#8211; Round 2 @ 38th Chicago Open"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On Sunday, May 27th, the fourth day of the 38th <a href=\"https:\/\/chicagoopenbg.com\/schedule\/\" target=\"_blank\">Chicago Open Backgammon Tournament<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.flintbg.com\/giants.html\" target=\"_blank\">Giants #1<\/a> Masayuki \u201cMochy\u201d Mochizuki and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.flintbg.com\/giants.html\" target=\"_blank\">Giants #2<\/a> Michihito \u201cMichy\u201d Kageyama presented the newest version of our \u201cBackgammon Proficiency Test\u201d. They also offered a comprehensive review to its participants on the following day.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/chicagoopen2018_02.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"photo 1\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto; width \/***\/:auto;\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Our proficiency test has attracted more and more attention from players all over the world since its establishment in May 2011. We are proud to announce that the total number of the participants has just reached 1000. Thank you everyone!<\/p>\n<p>In Chicago, that was the fifth consecutive time this year. The previous articles are here:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"\/en\/article\/result-chicagoopen-2017\/\">7th Proficiency Test \u2013 Round 2 @ 37th Chicago Open<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/en\/article\/result-chicagoopen-2016\/\">6th Proficiency Test \u2013 Round 3 @ 36th Chicago Open<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/en\/article\/result-chicago-open2015\/\">5th Backgammon Proficiency Test \u2013 Round 2 @ 35th Chicago Open<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/en\/article\/result-chicago-open2014\/\">The 4th Backgammon Proficiency Test in 34th Chicago Open<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The number of participants of this year was 40, the highest number ever, and the questionnaire said that there were 24 players with over 10 years&#8217; experience. It has become a kind of popular event there.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/chicagoopen2018_03.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"photo 3\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto; width \/***\/:auto;\" \/><\/p>\n<p>As the result, an anonymous player is on top with 41 correct answers (out of 50), followed by Frank Talbot and Gerry Tansey. Provisionally, (Anonymous) is now ranked first overall. You can see the list of overall results as of now <a href=\"\/en\/score\/#8\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>All of their scores are as below:<\/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>1193<\/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>2<\/td>\n<td>39<\/td>\n<td>809<\/td>\n<td>Frank Talbot <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>1832<\/td>\n<td>Gerry Tansey <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>4<\/td>\n<td>37<\/td>\n<td>1916<\/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>33<\/td>\n<td>1992<\/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>6<\/td>\n<td>31<\/td>\n<td>2298<\/td>\n<td>Steve Brown <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>30<\/td>\n<td>2250<\/td>\n<td>Phil Simborg <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>7<\/td>\n<td>30<\/td>\n<td>2833<\/td>\n<td>Steve Hairgrove <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>30<\/td>\n<td>4468<\/td>\n<td>Darren Moore <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background: #f8f8ff;\">\n<td>10<\/td>\n<td>29<\/td>\n<td>3383<\/td>\n<td>Paul Mangone <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>28<\/td>\n<td>2160<\/td>\n<td>Allen Tish <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>12<\/td>\n<td>26<\/td>\n<td>2668<\/td>\n<td>Ray Bills <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>12<\/td>\n<td>26<\/td>\n<td>3567<\/td>\n<td>Larry Shiller <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>12<\/td>\n<td>26<\/td>\n<td>4485<\/td>\n<td>Mike Clapsadle <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>15<\/td>\n<td>25<\/td>\n<td>2748<\/td>\n<td>David Klausa <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>15<\/td>\n<td>25<\/td>\n<td>3281<\/td>\n<td>Pehoushek Daniel <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>24<\/td>\n<td>3132<\/td>\n<td>D. K. <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>17<\/td>\n<td>24<\/td>\n<td>3802<\/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>17<\/td>\n<td>24<\/td>\n<td>4174<\/td>\n<td>Aaron Foust <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>20<\/td>\n<td>23<\/td>\n<td>3716<\/td>\n<td>John Craig Anderson <img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/za.png\" alt=\"South Africa\" title=\"South Africa\" width=\"22\" height=\"14\" style=\"margin-left: 5px;\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>20<\/td>\n<td>23<\/td>\n<td>3783<\/td>\n<td>Richard Griggs Jr <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>22<\/td>\n<td>3299<\/td>\n<td>Karen Davis <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>22<\/td>\n<td>3633<\/td>\n<td>Charles Haley <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>22<\/td>\n<td>4229<\/td>\n<td>Jeb Horton <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>21<\/td>\n<td>3512<\/td>\n<td>C. J. C. <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background: #f8f8ff;\">\n<td>26<\/td>\n<td>20<\/td>\n<td>3728<\/td>\n<td>D. D. <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>26<\/td>\n<td>20<\/td>\n<td>4418<\/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 style=\"background: #f8f8ff;\">\n<td>28<\/td>\n<td>19<\/td>\n<td>3832<\/td>\n<td>Jeff Willis <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>28<\/td>\n<td>19<\/td>\n<td>4247<\/td>\n<td>Gaui Roberto <img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/br.png\" alt=\"Brazil\" title=\"Brazil\" width=\"22\" height=\"14\" style=\"margin-left: 5px;\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background: #f8f8ff;\">\n<td>30<\/td>\n<td>18<\/td>\n<td>6299<\/td>\n<td>Adrian Nedelcu <img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/at.png\" alt=\"Austria\" title=\"Austria\" width=\"22\" height=\"14\" style=\"margin-left: 5px;\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>31<\/td>\n<td>17<\/td>\n<td>3985<\/td>\n<td>M. M. <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>31<\/td>\n<td>17<\/td>\n<td>4030<\/td>\n<td>Lynda Clay <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>17<\/td>\n<td>4724<\/td>\n<td>Jeff Spencer <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>34<\/td>\n<td>16<\/td>\n<td>3750<\/td>\n<td>A. K. <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>34<\/td>\n<td>16<\/td>\n<td>4378<\/td>\n<td>B. F. <img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/ie.png\" alt=\"Ireland\" title=\"Ireland\" width=\"22\" height=\"14\" style=\"margin-left: 5px;\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background: #f8f8ff;\">\n<td>36<\/td>\n<td>15<\/td>\n<td>4086<\/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>36<\/td>\n<td>15<\/td>\n<td>6500<\/td>\n<td>K. A. <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>38<\/td>\n<td>14<\/td>\n<td>5112<\/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>38<\/td>\n<td>14<\/td>\n<td>5166<\/td>\n<td>D. 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>38<\/td>\n<td>14<\/td>\n<td>6670<\/td>\n<td>Dave Meyer <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 40<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">Ave. 23.8<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">Ave. 3652<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p>Thank you for joining us! \ud83d\ude42<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Sunday, May 27th, the fourth day of the 38th Chicago Open Backgammon Tournament, Giants #1 Masayuki \u201cMochy\u201d Mochizuki and Giants #2 Michihito \u201cMichy\u201d Kageyama presented the newest version of our \u201cBackgammon Proficiency Test\u201d. 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