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FEATURING AMERICAN BACKGAMMON TOUR AWARDS CEREMONY

UP TO $700 ADDED MONEY!

Holiday Inn Oakbrook room rates: $93/night. The rate is "space available" after Feb. 26. Check with hotel. 630/833-3600 or 866/486-0682. Mention "Central States Backgammon."

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DRESS FOR COMFORT. THERE IS NO DRESS CODE THIS YEAR!

CSI Tournament Invitation

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COMMITTEE

Amy Trudeau, Director. 847-933-7720
Bill Davis, Director. 773-583-6464
Administration: Mary Ann Meese

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FEATURING

• Three divisions of play (Championship-$280, Advanced-$120, Limited-$30) with a progressive Consolation and a fresh draw Last Chance event on Sunday. Clocks by mutual agreement only (or at Directors' discretion to monitor slow play in any event).

Grand Crystal Beaver XVII. $400 entry with a $200 qualifier Friday afternoon. Clocks at either player's request. Swarovski crystal beaver trophy. [See registration list below.]

Taki-Bakelite Fundraiser Event. Friday event. Win a new Taki-board for the weekend! $500 to the Anti-Cruelty Society. $125 entry fee limited to 16 players. Based on 16 entries, 1st: Taki-Bakelite backgammon board (value $1500), 2nd: $300 cash.

14th Backgammon Battle of the Sexes. $40 entry. Trophy event.

Central States Doubles. $150/team. $200 ADDED for any male/female team who wins this event. Clocks at either team's request. Trophy event.

Quickie Tournament. $20 entry. All one point matches. Trophy event.

MicroBlitz! $30. Trophy event. Four-player knockouts starting Friday. All 5 point matches. Winners receive $50 and qualify for Sunday's "Winner Take All" playoffs.

CSI Jigsaw Gammon

Free Jigsaw Gammon. FREE ROLL FOR $400.Each Main Tournament entrant receives one jigsaw puzzle piece at registration. Donate $10 to ACS for another piece. Find your interlock and you both enter the 10:00 a.m. Sunday Jigsaw Doubles Playoffs for $400. 16 team limit.

Free Liar's Dice. FREE ROLL FOR $100. Can you lie your way past Marina to win a seat at the "final table"? If so, you'll qualify for the Sunday morning playoffs. $5 reentries benefit the Anti-Cruelty Society.

Raccoon Rumble

Sunday Night "Raccoon Rumble." Open–$40, Intermediate–$20. Unwind with us Sunday evening with dinner and drinks at a special double point Chicago Bar Point Club post-tournament event at the Holiday Inn's Bar Louie. Registration starts after the CSI tournament at 5:00 p.m. Entries close at 6:00 p.m. Your entry fee includes a $5 food and drink credit.

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GRAND CRYSTAL BEAVER XVII

Backgammon's best do battle for the coveted Swarovski $200 GRAND CRYSTAL BEAVER trophy.

The entry fee is $400 with 90% return. First prize (assuming a full 16-player field) will be $4000. Second will be $1760.

12 players enter at the $400 level, with 8 qualifiers facing an extra round of play on Friday afternoon at the $200 level. All 11 point matches with clocks on request.

$400 Grand Crystal Beaver. 7:00 p.m. Fri., March 13:

1. ......Ray Fogerlund
2. .......Akiko Yazawa
3. ....Steve Blanchard
4. ........Paul Weaver
5. .......Yury Millman
6. ........Julius High
7. ........Steve Brown
8. ......David Presser

9. .........Bill Riles
10. .......Frank Talbot
11. .......Phil Simborg
12. ........Rory Pascar

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$200 GCB Qualifier at 5:00 p.m. Fri., March 13:

1. .....Patrick Gibson
2. ......Alfred Mamlet
3. ......Jonah Seewald
4. .......Gerry Tansey
5. .........Steve Hast
6. ......Carter Mattig
7. .........Paul Knapp
8. ........Adrian Rios

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