Match #9 Paul Magriel (X22) and Michael Meyburg (Michaelm) met on December 3, 1997 to play a 15 point match. Kit Woolsey, Johannes Levermann, Elliott Winslow and Erik Seidel joined host Ken Arnold and other experts to provide insightful commentary. This match contains a large number of difficult and unusual positions. The match is being analyzed by several players.

Match #8 Peter Jes Thomsen (PeterJesThomsen), who won the World Championship in 1993 and then finished second in the same tournament a year later, goes head-to-head with Micheal Meyburg (Michaelm) who won the 1991 and 1998 World Championships.

Match #7 Paul Magriel and Mike Svobodny two giants of BG played this 7 point match on September 15, 1997. The match is commented by Kit Woolsey and Kent Goulding. Magriel has been the leading theorist of backgammon for over 25 years and continues to add to the largest collection of tournament victories of any player. Svobo is the legendary traveling pro who is known as the ultimate money player. He is rarely seen playing in tournaments, but has managed to win every major event in the world including the World Championship, The World Cup and the Nordic Wide Open.

Match #6 A match between Paul Magriel (X22) and Nikos Psaroudakis (whitecat), played September 15, 1997.

Match #5 This exciting match is between Paul Magriel (X22) and Kent Goulding (KG), played on September 15, 1997.

Match #4 This match is between Achim Mueller (amue) and Kent Goulding (KG), played on September 15, 1997. Amue has annotated this match. Well worth reviewing.

Match #3 This match is between Paul Magriel (X22) and Donald Kahn (deekay), played on May 20, 1997.

Match #2 - The annotation for this game was provided by Kit Woolsey. The game is from the 1996 World Cup V in Dallas featuring Bill Robertie and Malcolm Davis.

How to use the annotated match files
Annotated matches have been recorded into a GamesGrid archive file. To view them you must download the archived match file and load it into your GamesGrid software. Here are detailed instructions:

1. Download the archive file and extract it to the SaveGame folder found within your GamesGrid directory. If you preformed a default installation of GamesGrid, this will be found at C:\Program Files\GamesGrid\SaveGame\

2. Open the GamesGrid client. Choose "Open recorded match" from the File menu. In the box that appears, locate the file you just extracted. Click on the appropriate file name, and press "Open".

3. Use the forward arrow on the toolbar to step through the match move by move. Each player's turn will be played out for you on the board at the left and any annotations will be displayed in the chat box in the lower right hand corner.

4. See the GamesGrid help file for more information and advanced options on viewing annotated matches.

Match #1 - The annotation for this game was provided by Kit Woolsey. The game is from the 1994 World Cup and features Billy Horan, winner of the competition, and Evert Van Eijck, one of Europe's top players. This is the first game of an 11-point match. This match is not in CGB mode, but will display in your web browser when you click on the link.