Match Report for Albert Steg (American Backgammon Tour)

Albert Steg

Member of WBGF

Albert learned to play backgammon in the 70’s as a teen at Lake Geneva Country Club in Wisconsin, enjoying social money games from an early age. Arriving in Boston in the early 90’s, he became a regular at New England backgammon Club NEBC tournaments at the Sheraton Commander and long summertime Harvard Square chouettes in a milieu that included a young David Wells. After a hiatus from the game in the early 2000’s, he returned to competitive play and the NEBC, becoming one of the organizers of the club after the passing of local ‘propmeister’ Herb Gurland. Despite all of this competitive pay, Albert only undertook careful study of the game and began venturing into the wider tournament scene outside Boston in 2015, where he has become a familiar face at the NY Metro, San Antonio, and Cyprus tournaments, among others.

Albert has contributed three well-received articles on “3rd-Roll Complexes’ to the USBGF PrimeTime Backgammon, as well as a treatise on opening replies, all with accompanying FilemakerGo! quizzing apps for the iPad, available on the NEBC website, which he maintains. An avid collector of vintage backgammon equipment and memorabilia, he has drawn attention to the beauty of vintage bakelite checkers and cubes by presenting a gallery of them on the site, as well as digital scans of backgammon-related articles and magazines.

Additional player info
Nationality: United States
BMAB Title:Master M1
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No match results recorded.

▼ Tournaments

Final dateClubNameEventRankWR points
2023-02-12American Backgammon Tour10th Texas Backgammon Championships 2023Championship - Main7012.1390
2023-02-12American Backgammon Tour10th Texas Backgammon Championships 2023Championship - Consolation286.9113
2023-02-12American Backgammon Tour10th Texas Backgammon Championships 2023Championship - Last Chance253.9955
2023-02-12American Backgammon Tour10th Texas Backgammon Championships 2023Super Jackpot 2718.7553
2023-01-08American Backgammon Tour16th New York Metropolitan Open - 2023Super Jackpot 2176.9112
2022-11-13WBFTRNC Merit Open 2022Championship - Main2947.7952
2022-11-13WBFTRNC Merit Open 2022Championship - Last Chance2571.1334
2022-11-13WBFTRNC Merit Open 2022Super Jackpot 2176.9587
2022-05-30American Backgammon Tour40th Chciago OpenChampionship - Main941.6274
2022-05-30American Backgammon Tour40th Chciago OpenSuper Jackpot - Main78.8036
2022-02-13American Backgammon Tour9th Texas Backgammon Championships 2022Championship - Main3310.6796
2022-02-13American Backgammon Tour9th Texas Backgammon Championships 2022Championship - Consolation511.7678
2022-02-13American Backgammon Tour9th Texas Backgammon Championships 2022Championship - Last Chance56.0511
2022-02-13American Backgammon Tour9th Texas Backgammon Championships 2022Super Jackpot - Main174.9479
2022-01-09American Backgammon Tour15th New York Metropolitan Open 2022Championship - Main923.0006
2022-01-09American Backgammon Tour15th New York Metropolitan Open 2022Championship - Consolation317.6545
2022-01-09American Backgammon Tour15th New York Metropolitan Open 2022Super Jackpot - Main96.9962
2021-10-10American Backgammon TourSunny Florida Backgammon Championship 2021Championship - Main518.6552
2021-10-10American Backgammon TourSunny Florida Backgammon Championship 2021Championship - Consolation55.5102
2021-10-10American Backgammon TourSunny Florida Backgammon Championship 2021Championship - Last Chance91.8717
2021-10-10American Backgammon TourSunny Florida Backgammon Championship 2021Super Jackpot 258.4159
2020-02-16American Backgammon TourBoston Open 2020Championship - Main170.0000
2020-02-16American Backgammon TourBoston Open 2020Championship - Consolation170.0000
2020-02-16American Backgammon TourBoston Open 2020Championship - Last Chance90.0000
2020-02-16American Backgammon TourBoston Open 2020Super Jackpot - Main50.0000
2020-02-02American Backgammon TourTexas Championship 2020Championship - Main330.0000
2020-02-02American Backgammon TourTexas Championship 2020Championship - Consolation400.0000
2020-02-02American Backgammon TourTexas Championship 2020Championship - Last Chance430.0000
2020-02-02American Backgammon TourTexas Championship 2020Super Jackpot - Main170.0000
2020-01-12American Backgammon TourNew York Metro 2020Championship - Main170.0000
2020-01-12American Backgammon TourNew York Metro 2020Championship - Consolation170.0000
2020-01-12American Backgammon TourNew York Metro 2020Championship - Last Chance50.0000
2019-11-10WBFTRNC Merit Open 2019Championship - Main90.0000
2019-05-27American Backgammon TourChicago Open 2019Championship - Main260.0000
2019-02-17American Backgammon TourBoston Open 2019Championship - Main170.0000
2019-02-17American Backgammon TourBoston Open 2019Championship - Consolation90.0000
2019-02-17American Backgammon TourBoston Open 2019Championship - Last Chance50.0000
2019-02-17American Backgammon TourBoston Open 2019Super Jackpot - Main90.0000
2019-02-05American Backgammon TourTexas Backgammon ChampionshipsChampionship - Main30.0000
2019-02-05American Backgammon TourTexas Backgammon ChampionshipsSuper Jackpot - Main90.0000
2019-01-13American Backgammon TourNew York Metropolitan Backgammon Open (12th, 2019)Championship - Main690.0000
2019-01-13American Backgammon TourNew York Metropolitan Backgammon Open (12th, 2019)Championship - Consolation620.0000
2019-01-13American Backgammon TourNew York Metropolitan Backgammon Open (12th, 2019)Championship - Last Chance330.0000
2018-11-04WBFTRNC Merit Open 2018Championship - Main1940.0000
2018-11-04WBFTRNC Merit Open 2018Championship - Last Chance170.0000
2018-04-15American Backgammon Tour2018 U.S. Open (Vegas)Championship - Main330.0000
2018-04-15American Backgammon Tour2018 U.S. Open (Vegas)Championship - Consolation610.0000
2018-04-15American Backgammon Tour2018 U.S. Open (Vegas)Championship - Last Chance90.0000
2018-02-25American Backgammon TourBoston Open 2018Championship - Main170.0000
2018-02-25American Backgammon TourBoston Open 2018Championship - Consolation230.0000
2018-02-25American Backgammon TourBoston Open 2018Championship - Last Chance220.0000
2018-02-04American Backgammon Tour6th Texas Backgammon ChampionshipsChampionship - Main170.0000
2018-02-04American Backgammon Tour6th Texas Backgammon ChampionshipsChampionship - Consolation170.0000
2018-02-04American Backgammon Tour6th Texas Backgammon ChampionshipsChampionship - Last Chance290.0000
2018-01-14American Backgammon Tour11th New York Metropolitan OpenChampionship - Main90.0000
2018-01-14American Backgammon Tour11th New York Metropolitan OpenChampionship - Consolation170.0000
2018-01-14American Backgammon Tour11th New York Metropolitan OpenChampionship - Last Chance330.0000