The 2024 Backgammon World Championship will be played out later this month in the Fairmont Monte-Carlo’s Salon d’Or.  

Between 27th July and 4th August, the top backgammon stars from around the world will be heading to the Principality of Monaco for the 55th edition of the Backgammon World Championship.

Organised by Marc Olsen and sponsored by Backgammon Galaxy, the event has its origins in Las Vegas, where it began in 1967, but has come to find a second home here in Monaco, having visited the Mediterranean micronation every summer since 1979.

Backgammon is a classic board game of strategy and chance in which two players move their pieces based on the dice roll, aiming to be the first to remove all their pieces from the board. 

The current world champion title in the men’s division belongs to Frank Frigo. The women’s world champion is Maggie Diamantidis. Both are expected to make an appearance in Monaco.  

This year’s event will feature two main divisions: the Championship Division, with an entry fee of €1,250, and the Intermediate Division, with an entry fee of €400. Participants will compete for the title and prize money.  

The event will be live-streamed on the official website, and participants can also play online if they cannot attend in-person.  

For more information and registration, click here. 

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