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Top women players From:   Tami Address:   boisebackgammon@hotmail.com Date:   12 November 2006 Subject:   Do you know? Forum:   GammOnLine As some of you know I write a column for the Gammonitis newsletter interviewing top players from a human interest perspective. I got to thinking that interviews with some of the top women players in the world might be interesting. But I don't know who they are. TarHeelFan  writes: In no particular order: Mary Hickey Antoinette-Marie Williams Carol Joy Cole Sakura Wells Who else? I don't know many of the European women's games. Probably Maria Krancheva (Bulgaria) and Pia Jeppesen (Denmark) are very strong. AFAIK, there has never been a female Giant. I believe Mary Franks is the highest woman on the all-time ABT list at #92. Aside from those already mentioned, women in the top 150 ABT include Renée Rosenbloom, Joann Feinstein, Linda MacLean, Carol Falk, Judy Brown(?), Leslie Lockett(?), and Wendy Kaplan. I don't know how many "top women" you are looking for, but I am not sure if any of these belong on the list. There are some very strong Japanese women, but I don't know their names. Mislav Radica  writes: You forgot Katie Scalamandre from USA who was World Champion for 2000 in Monte Carlo. Mika Lidov was a semifinalist in 1989. Alan Laverty  writes: If you're interested in ancient history, Lee Genud was the 1981 world champion, beating Joe Dwek in the finals. TarHeelFan  writes: Lee Genud and Martha Ghio are two I thought of, but forgot to mention. A more serious omission is Karen Davis, who probably does belong on the short list. Raccoon  writes: DBgF Rating List Top 200: Tanja Lewis, #86 Melania Starzak, #88 Pia Jeppesen, #97 Marianne Petersen, #127 Inge Christoffersen, #133 Anne Dahlin, #148 Lise Nielsen, #181 Ola Jørgensen, #182 NBGF Rating List Top 40: Hanna Nilsson, #10 Martha Gjelseth, #20 BIBA All-time Rating List Top 40: Rachel Rhodes, #7 Steve Mellen  writes: My good friend Laila Leonhardt is an exceptional backgammon player. I suppose she sticks to bridge these days. Strato  writes: The gang here did an excellent job of providing you with names. Here are a couple of young ladies I don't see. Filomila Karantzali of Greece I believe she played in at least one World Championship Scarlett Serrero of France She has done really well in events in the last year and a half; she's the daughter of Michel Serrero. Ladies from the UK, some very strong ones, are: Rosey Bensley, Rachel Rhodes, Helen Helm-Sagar, Zoe Cunningham, Liz Barker and Simonetta Barone. There's plenty more. Jeanne Nanga of Cameroon, Ingeborg Haussleiter of Germany, Maria Grigis of Italy, Inge Pfettrisch of Germany and Andrea Riebler of Austria. Sam Pottle  writes: > There are some very strong Japanese women, but I don't know their > names. Akiko Abe Yuriko Kondo Maik Stiebler  writes: Junko Nakamura has just won the prestigious Japanese Championship. Katja Sophie Spillum from Norway was European Champion in 2002. Tore Fredriksen  writes: Katja Spillum Svendsen (Norway), Akiko Abe (Japan), Maria Kruncheva Mary Hickey  writes: I didn't plan to comment on this thread, but the omission of my good friend Nora Luna is bothering me enough that I have to speak up. I don't know if she'd care to be interviewed, but if you want to find her, she's a member of NEBC, home of so many excellent players. L Rubin  writes: I suppose you weren't around the backgammon world when Nancy Weichsel, Lili Gross, Katie Scalamandre and Lynn Goldsmith, all from the USA, were the top women experts in the world. They are all still around and still beautiful and talented.   Did you find the information in this article useful?           Do you have any comments you'd like to add?

 

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