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Congratulations Dmitriy!
The Backgammon Masters Awarding Body (BMAB) has new leadership.
On April 19, 2018, voting closed for election of BMAB’s CEO and Dmitriy Obukhov earned 50 of the 58 valid ballots cast.
Dimitriy is a selfless supporter of backgammon. He’s also pretty darn good: Dmitriy is a member of Mochy’s Under 4.0 Club and is himself a BMAB Grandmaster.
In his acceptance statement, Dmitriy praised the work and service of founder Rick Janowski and announced plans to make all matches available at bgmastersab.com.
Beyond backgammon, Dmitriy and I share another special bond: Dmitriy and my first cousin Kirovs Lippmanns were both born in Riga, Latvia.
Please join me in congratulating Dmitriy on his election in the comments below.
About BMAB
Founded in December 2014, the BMAB confers mastership titles and proficiency level certificates based on live clocked tournament matches. Voice of Backgammon shares BMAB’s goal to promote backgammon as a leading international mind sport.
About Dmitriy Obukhov
Born in Riga, Latvia, in 1979, Dmitriy moved to Michigan, USA, in 2000. He started playing Chess in 1992 and became a USCF National Master in his mid 20s. In 2009, he discovered Backgammon and in 2010 he obtained XG, finding his PR to be just over 5.0, giving an early sign of his very exceptional natural gift for the game.
Tokyo Here We Come!
Join Super Grandmaster Mochy and Voice of Backgammon Larry Shiller in Tokyo May 3-5 for the 24th Japanese Open.
Japan is a leading source of top backgammon players. I hope to report back on some of their secrets 🙂
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