8th Leuven Backgammon Open, Sun 20 Nov 2016

8th Leuven Backgammon Open
Sunday, 20th November 2016
9:00-19:00
Brasserie De Abdijmolen
Abdij van Park 4
3001 Heverlee
Belgium

[NL] Beste vrienden van het Backgammon,

De Backgammon Club Leuven kondigt met genoegen de 8e editie aan van de Leuven Backgammon Open, dit jaar op zondag 20 november 2016. Zoals vorig jaar spelen we in de Brasserie De Abdijmolen te Heverlee (Leuven). De Abdijmolen is ideaal gelegen aan de rand van het Leuvense stadscentrum en op de domeinen van de prachtig gerestaureerde Abdij van Park. Naast het traditionele toernooi (Zwitsers formaat, 6 rondes, 5-punt matches) wint de club met de meeste overwinningen de Fonske Challenge. Voor de gevorderde speler organizeren we een PR competitie genaamd Vesalius challenge. Meer details hieronder. We kijken uit naar je deelname!

[FR] Chers amis, chères amies, de backgammon,

Le Backgammon Club Leuven asbl est fière d’annoncer la 8è édition du Leuven Backgammon Open, qui aura lieu le dimanche 20 novembre 2016 dans la très belle Brasserie de Abdijmolen à Heverlee (Leuven). La Brasserie Abdijmolen se situe juste à l’extérieur du périphérique de Louvain, dans le magnifique domaine de l’Abbaye du Parc (Abdij van’t Park). En plus du tournoi traditionnel (format suisse, 6 tours, matches à 5 points), le club ayant le plus grand nombre de victoires remportera le Fonske Challenge. Et enfin une nouveauté pour les joueurs avancés qui pourront se comparer dans une compétition basée sur leur niveau de performance (PR: Performance Rating) appelée Vesalius challenge. Pour plus de détails, voir ci-dessous. Au plaisir de pouvoir vous accueillir nombreux !

[EN] Dear Backgammon friends,

The Backgammon Club Leuven is pleased to announce the 8th Leuven Backgammon Open on Sunday, 20th November 2016 in a fantastic new venue: the Brasserie de Abdijmolen in Heverlee (Leuven). The Abdijmolen is ideally situated on the outskirts of Leuven City Centre in Heverlee next to the beautifully restored abbey Abdij van Park. Besides the traditional tournament (Swiss format, 6 rounds, 5-point matches), the club scoring the most victories will win the Fonske Challenge. Advanced players can join the PR competition called Vesalius challenge. For details, see below. We’re looking forward to your participation!

Leuven Backgammon Open – Schedule

09:00 Welcome: breakfast and coffee
10:00 Rounds 1 and 2
12:30 Lunch
13:30 Rounds 3 to 6
18:30 Prize award
19:00 Dinner (optional)

Main tournament

Swiss format, 6 rounds, 5-point matches.
Clock: Bronstein, 10 minutes bank time plus 12 seconds per move.

Fonske challenge

Fonske is the name of the statue of the book-reading, beer-spilling student at the Rector De Somerplein in the city of Leuven. Following the example of the ‘Brugse Zotten’, Fonske challenges backgammon clubs in Belgium to show what they are worth and compete for a ‘Fonske surprise’, in addition to eternal fame and glory. [Rules Fonske Challenge]

Vesalius challenge

Andreas Vesalius (1514-1564) was a Brabançon anatomist starting his career at the University of Leuven. He is celebrated for his contributions to the study of human anatomy, based on the dissection of human bodies. In the same way, we will subject your matches to a scrupulous post mortem analysis carried out by the sharpest electronic knife available. The more accurately you play, the more you can gain. [Rules Vesalius challenge]

Prizes

• Coffee cups with club logo and appropriate text for the 3 laureates of main tournament;
• Box of chocolate ‘Fonskes’ for the winner of the Fonske challenge;
• Quality second-hand backgammon book;
• and more…

Registration

Please register by the online registration form.

Registration fee:

• €25 if paid not later than November 6
• €27 if paid not later than November 17
• €30 if paid on the day of the tournament

Included in the fee:

• At arrival: coffee, tea, juice, water, viennoiseries
• Lunch: soup, sandwiches, coffee
• Participation in the main tournament and the Fonske challenge

Please pay the registration fee in cash to Eric Aries or Johan Segers or by bank transfer:

On behalf of the Backgammon Club Leuven,
Eric, Henri, Johan, Marc and Nader
BackgammonClubLeuven@gmail.com
+32 (0)494 294460 (Johan)