Match Report for Neil Kazaross (American Backgammon Tour)
Member of WBGF
Neil Kazaross, who resides near Chicago, has been at the forefront of backgammon achievement over most of the four decades since he first started playing competitively in the later 1970s. He is justifiably famous as both an outstanding player and leading analyst.
Neil has won countless trophies both in and outside the USA. Perhaps his most notable achievement has been winning the prestigious ABT first place prize on six occasions (1994, 1999, 2005, 2008, 2012, and 2013). He has won 17 ABT tournaments overall, an astonishing record.
Neil has made major contributions to the science of backgammon, particularly in relation to Opening Theory and Match Equities most notably through his formulation of “Neil’s Numbers” and his seminal collaborative work with David Rockwell, using the power of modern bots to construct a modern Match Equity Table. He has co-authored a couple of backgammon books and has been a contributor on several others.
Neil has been voted to the Giant 32 List every time since its inception in 1993, reaching #2 (currently he is ranked #4 and has been in the top 10 since 1995). In 2015 he was inducted into the USBGF Hall of Fame. His online nickname is “neilkaz”.
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▼ Tournaments
Final date | Club | Name | Event | Rank | WR points |
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2023-07-03 | American Backgammon Tour | 48th MICHIGAN SUMMER BACKGAMMON CHAMPIONSHIPS | Championship - Main | 66 | 8.3968 |
2023-07-03 | American Backgammon Tour | 48th MICHIGAN SUMMER BACKGAMMON CHAMPIONSHIPS | Championship - Consolation | 72 | 2.7940 |
2023-06-07 | American Backgammon Tour | 46th Los Angeles Open 2023 | Championship - Main | 34 | 13.6627 |
2023-06-07 | American Backgammon Tour | 46th Los Angeles Open 2023 | Championship - Consolation | 1 | 83.7059 |
2023-05-29 | American Backgammon Tour | 41st Chicago Open 2023 | Championship - Main | 31 | 24.7313 |
2023-04-02 | American Backgammon Tour | U.S. Open Backgammon Championships Las Vegas 2023 | Championship - Main | 14 | 26.6442 |
2023-04-02 | American Backgammon Tour | U.S. Open Backgammon Championships Las Vegas 2023 | Championship - Consolation | 20 | 7.2639 |
2023-02-12 | American Backgammon Tour | 10th Texas Backgammon Championships 2023 | Championship - Main | 5 | 69.9436 |
2023-02-12 | American Backgammon Tour | 10th Texas Backgammon Championships 2023 | Championship - Consolation | 5 | 20.2631 |
2023-02-12 | American Backgammon Tour | 10th Texas Backgammon Championships 2023 | Championship - Last Chance | 9 | 6.4626 |
2022-12-11 | American Backgammon Tour | 45th California State Backgammon Championship 2022 | Championship - Main | 37 | 10.9689 |
2022-12-11 | American Backgammon Tour | 45th California State Backgammon Championship 2022 | Championship - Consolation | 9 | 9.9199 |
2022-12-11 | American Backgammon Tour | 45th California State Backgammon Championship 2022 | Super Jackpot - Main | 2 | 34.8774 |
2022-11-20 | American Backgammon Tour | Las Vegas Open 2022 | Championship - Main | 41 | 9.7295 |
2022-11-20 | American Backgammon Tour | Las Vegas Open 2022 | Championship - Consolation | 41 | 3.0461 |
2022-11-20 | American Backgammon Tour | Las Vegas Open 2022 | Championship - Last Chance | 3 | 11.0110 |
2022-10-23 | American Backgammon Tour | 2022 St. Louis Gateway Open | Championship - Main | 20 | 13.3752 |
2022-10-23 | American Backgammon Tour | 2022 St. Louis Gateway Open | Super Jackpot - Main | 7 | 7.8194 |
2022-09-25 | American Backgammon Tour | 4th Denver Open Backgammon Tournament 2022 | Championship - Main | 9 | 17.9508 |
2022-09-25 | American Backgammon Tour | 4th Denver Open Backgammon Tournament 2022 | Championship - Consolation | 2 | 23.1110 |
2022-09-25 | American Backgammon Tour | 4th Denver Open Backgammon Tournament 2022 | Super Jackpot 2 | 5 | 8.9422 |
2022-09-05 | American Backgammon Tour | Minnesota Viking Classic 2022 | Championship - Main | 24 | 7.0317 |
2022-09-05 | American Backgammon Tour | Minnesota Viking Classic 2022 | Championship - Consolation | 25 | 2.5027 |
2022-08-14 | American Backgammon Tour | 2022 Wisconsin State Backgammon Championships | Championship - Main | 3 | 20.3985 |
2022-08-14 | American Backgammon Tour | 2022 Wisconsin State Backgammon Championships | Championship - Consolation | 5 | 3.9082 |
2022-08-14 | American Backgammon Tour | 2022 Wisconsin State Backgammon Championships | Championship - Last Chance | 3 | 3.0170 |
2022-08-14 | American Backgammon Tour | 2022 Wisconsin State Backgammon Championships | Super Jackpot - Main | 3 | 10.9769 |
2022-07-04 | American Backgammon Tour | 47th MICHIGAN SUMMER BACKGAMMON CHAMPIONSHIPS | Championship - Main | 54 | 5.1357 |
2022-07-04 | American Backgammon Tour | 47th MICHIGAN SUMMER BACKGAMMON CHAMPIONSHIPS | Championship - Consolation | 23 | 3.4079 |
2022-07-04 | American Backgammon Tour | 47th MICHIGAN SUMMER BACKGAMMON CHAMPIONSHIPS | Super Jackpot - Main | 17 | 4.4327 |
2022-06-12 | American Backgammon Tour | 45th Los Angeles Open | Championship - Main | 1 | 174.3585 |
2022-05-30 | American Backgammon Tour | 40th Chciago Open | Championship - Main | 3 | 60.6396 |
2022-04-10 | American Backgammon Tour | U.S. Open Backgammon Championships Las Vegas 2022 | Championship - Main | 9 | 17.5834 |
2022-04-10 | American Backgammon Tour | U.S. Open Backgammon Championships Las Vegas 2022 | Championship - Consolation | 16 | 3.5678 |
2022-04-10 | American Backgammon Tour | U.S. Open Backgammon Championships Las Vegas 2022 | Championship - Last Chance | 3 | 7.5305 |
2022-03-27 | American Backgammon Tour | 27th Ohio State Backgammon Championships 2022 | Championship - Main | 2 | 37.2606 |
2022-03-27 | American Backgammon Tour | 27th Ohio State Backgammon Championships 2022 | Super Jackpot - Main | 13 | 2.8419 |
2021-12-05 | American Backgammon Tour | 44th California State Backgammon Championship 2021 | Championship - Main | 9 | 16.5081 |
2021-12-05 | American Backgammon Tour | 44th California State Backgammon Championship 2021 | Championship - Consolation | 5 | 8.8773 |
2021-12-05 | American Backgammon Tour | 44th California State Backgammon Championship 2021 | Super Jackpot - Main | 9 | 4.4595 |
2021-10-24 | American Backgammon Tour | 1st St Louis Gateway Open 2021 | Championship - Main | 13 | 5.8018 |
2021-09-26 | American Backgammon Tour | 3rd Wild West Shootout 2021 | Championship - Main | 17 | 3.6017 |
2021-09-26 | American Backgammon Tour | 3rd Wild West Shootout 2021 | Championship - Consolation | 1 | 12.9757 |
2021-09-06 | American Backgammon Tour | Minnesota Viking Classic 2021 | Championship - Main | 17 | 3.3563 |
2021-09-06 | American Backgammon Tour | Minnesota Viking Classic 2021 | Championship - Consolation | 2 | 7.3975 |
2021-08-15 | American Backgammon Tour | Wisconsin State Backgammon Championships | Championship - Main | 5 | 5.0091 |
2021-08-15 | American Backgammon Tour | Wisconsin State Backgammon Championships | Championship - Consolation | 8 | 1.0411 |
2021-08-15 | American Backgammon Tour | Wisconsin State Backgammon Championships | Championship - Last Chance | 15 | 0.3256 |
2020-02-02 | American Backgammon Tour | Texas Championship 2020 | Championship - Main | 33 | 0.0000 |
2020-02-02 | American Backgammon Tour | Texas Championship 2020 | Championship - Consolation | 15 | 0.0000 |
2020-02-02 | American Backgammon Tour | Texas Championship 2020 | Championship - Last Chance | 27 | 0.0000 |
2019-11-24 | American Backgammon Tour | 2019 Las Vegas Open | Championship - Main | 17 | 0.0000 |
2019-11-24 | American Backgammon Tour | 2019 California State Championships | Championship - Main | 41 | 0.0000 |
2019-11-24 | American Backgammon Tour | 2019 Las Vegas Open | Championship - Consolation | 26 | 0.0000 |
2019-11-24 | American Backgammon Tour | 2019 California State Championships | Championship - Consolation | 5 | 0.0000 |
2019-11-24 | American Backgammon Tour | 2019 Las Vegas Open | Championship - Last Chance | 17 | 0.0000 |
2019-11-24 | American Backgammon Tour | 2019 California State Championships | Super Jackpot - Main | 5 | 0.0000 |
2019-09-22 | American Backgammon Tour | Denver Wild West Shootout 2019 | Championship - Main | 2 | 0.0000 |
2019-09-02 | American Backgammon Tour | Viking Classic 2019 | Championship - Main | 6 | 0.0000 |
2019-09-02 | American Backgammon Tour | Viking Classic 2019 | Championship - Consolation | 9 | 0.0000 |
2019-08-18 | American Backgammon Tour | Wisconsin State Backgammon Championships 2019 | Championship - Main | 33 | 0.0000 |
2019-08-18 | American Backgammon Tour | Wisconsin State Backgammon Championships 2019 | Championship - Consolation | 3 | 0.0000 |
2019-08-18 | American Backgammon Tour | Wisconsin State Backgammon Championships 2019 | Championship - Last Chance | 5 | 0.0000 |
2019-07-07 | American Backgammon Tour | Michigan Summer Backgammon Championships | Championship - Main | 19 | 0.0000 |
2019-07-07 | American Backgammon Tour | Michigan Summer Backgammon Championships | Championship - Consolation | 9 | 0.0000 |
2019-06-09 | American Backgammon Tour | Los Angeles Open Backgammon Tournament | Championship - Main | 9 | 0.0000 |
2019-06-09 | American Backgammon Tour | Los Angeles Open Backgammon Tournament | Championship - Consolation | 1 | 0.0000 |
2019-05-27 | American Backgammon Tour | Chicago Open 2019 | Championship - Main | 38 | 0.0000 |
2019-05-27 | American Backgammon Tour | Chicago Open 2019 | Super Jackpot - Main | 1 | 0.0000 |
2019-04-07 | American Backgammon Tour | US Open Las Vegas 2019 | Championship - Main | 9 | 0.0000 |
2019-04-07 | American Backgammon Tour | US Open Las Vegas 2019 | Championship - Consolation | 3 | 0.0000 |
2019-03-24 | American Backgammon Tour | Ohio Open 2019 | Championship - Main | 33 | 0.0000 |
2019-03-24 | American Backgammon Tour | Ohio Open 2019 | Championship - Consolation | 14 | 0.0000 |
2019-03-24 | American Backgammon Tour | Ohio Open 2019 | Championship - Last Chance | 9 | 0.0000 |
2019-03-24 | American Backgammon Tour | Ohio Open 2019 | Super Jackpot - Main | 5 | 0.0000 |
2019-02-05 | American Backgammon Tour | Texas Backgammon Championships | Championship - Main | 33 | 0.0000 |
2019-02-05 | American Backgammon Tour | Texas Backgammon Championships | Championship - Consolation | 39 | 0.0000 |
2019-02-05 | American Backgammon Tour | Texas Backgammon Championships | Championship - Last Chance | 27 | 0.0000 |
2018-11-11 | American Backgammon Tour | 2018 Las Vegas Open | Championship - Main | 59 | 0.0000 |
2018-11-11 | American Backgammon Tour | 2018 Las Vegas Open | Championship - Consolation | 62 | 0.0000 |
2018-11-11 | American Backgammon Tour | 2018 Las Vegas Open | Championship - Last Chance | 33 | 0.0000 |
2018-08-26 | American Backgammon Tour | 2018 Wisconsin Backgammon Championships | Championship - Main | 9 | 0.0000 |
2018-08-26 | American Backgammon Tour | 2018 Wisconsin Backgammon Championships | Championship - Consolation | 5 | 0.0000 |
2018-08-26 | American Backgammon Tour | 2018 Wisconsin Backgammon Championships | Championship - Last Chance | 9 | 0.0000 |
2018-07-08 | American Backgammon Tour | Michigan Summer Bg Championships | Championship - Main | 10 | 0.0000 |
2018-07-08 | American Backgammon Tour | Michigan Summer Bg Championships | Championship - Consolation | 17 | 0.0000 |
2018-07-08 | American Backgammon Tour | Michigan Summer Bg Championships | Super Jackpot - Main | 5 | 0.0000 |
2018-06-24 | American Backgammon Tour | Los Angeles Open | Championship - Main | 15 | 0.0000 |
2018-06-24 | American Backgammon Tour | Los Angeles Open | Championship - Consolation | 9 | 0.0000 |
2018-05-27 | American Backgammon Tour | Chicago Open 2018 | Championship - Main | 28 | 0.0000 |
2018-04-15 | American Backgammon Tour | 2018 U.S. Open (Vegas) | Championship - Main | 1 | 0.0000 |
2018-02-04 | American Backgammon Tour | 6th Texas Backgammon Championships | Championship - Main | 33 | 0.0000 |
2018-02-04 | American Backgammon Tour | 6th Texas Backgammon Championships | Championship - Consolation | 35 | 0.0000 |
2018-02-04 | American Backgammon Tour | 6th Texas Backgammon Championships | Championship - Last Chance | 9 | 0.0000 |