World
Backgammon
Association
The World Backgammon Association (WBA) was founded in 2001 in Beverly Hills / California by Chiva K. Tafazzoli and operates from its Headquarters in Malta. World Backgammon Association is dedicated to the game of Backgammon and has become the leading authority of the game.
WBA not only has close personal contact to the best players in the world, but also provides with an excellent network within the backgammon circuit and related medias.
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Events & News
Mallorca Orange Blossom Tournament 2025
Changes have been made to the yearly tournament on the beautiful and sunny Spanish island of Mallorca.
New dates: The tournament has been moved to May 2025, from 13th to 18th, during ...
General Rules updated - January 2024
The number of breaks during a match has been changed.
Breaks are now added to the time bank of each player when a clock is in use. Clocks are NOT to be stopped during the breaks and the tim ...
WBA is now BMAB Partner
WBA Events in 2016 are in accordance with BMAB Partnership Program.
Recording is allowed. Matches of the players wanting to be rated and ranked for BMAB will be accepted as such in accordan ...
New Pipcounting Method Released
Axel Reichert, a software programmer and analytic backgammon player from Munich, has analyzed several pip-counting methods and developed a few of them for a more simple but efficient use during mat ...
SassanGammon
So everyone knows backgammon, played with 2 dice. But who knows and enjoys SassanGammon, the variation played with 3 dice?
One die is rolled by each player for the toss. The winner of the t ...
The Chaos of the Dice - Falafel
In order to meet Falafel, the highest ranked backgammon player in the world, I took a Greyhound bus to Atlantic City, and then hopped a jitney to the Borgata Hotel. Falafel’s real name is Matvey Na ...
Michi´s Tribute to Falafel
While the passing of Matvey Mike Natanzon aka "Falafel" has got the entire backgammon community mourning, his Japanese friend and backgammon Giant Michihito Michi" Kageyama has written a wonderful ...
New World Record to be set in Istanbul
The Anniversary Tournament of ISTAVDER in Istanbul (Turkey) is a must attend in terms of space, equipment, organisation and format. It has been attracting more and more players in the history of is ...
ChivaGammon - a new variation
A new variation of modern backgammon has been invented: ChivaGammon.
It can be played with or without clocks with the regular time settings. It´s modern backgammon with cube played as a mat ...
World Backgammon Day - 21st March 2025
21st March is "World Backgammon Day"
For over 10 years, we have been encouraging the backgammon community to celebrate the World Backgammon Day by gathering, playing, organizing tournaments ...