Hi!
The a couple of weeks ago I stumbled upon the: Merit open youtube channel (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4_aYol1Qkf4Z1P6Yw_vxVQ/videos) and to my big surprise many matches were missing from Backgammon Studio! :-)
But the hunt for Merit Open matches is coming along nicely! I have received matches from Carlo Meltzi, Giorgos Kleitsas, Volker Sonnabend, Gaz Owen, Florin Popa, Jacek Wojciechowski, davidprimo, Katalin Veszeli, Jakob Garal. A big thanks to everyone!
Carlo Melzi - Maya Peycheva (https://www.backgammonstudio.com/index.php?gotomenu=startmatch&argument=12060)
Zdenek Zizka - Kazuko Numazawa (https://www.backgammonstudio.com/index.php?gotomenu=startmatch&argument=12059)
Akiko Yazawa - Jacek Wojciechowski (https://www.backgammonstudio.com/index.php?gotomenu=startmatch&argument=11765)
Michy vs Giorgos Kleitsas (https://www.backgammonstudio.com/index.php?gotomenu=startmatch&argument=11941) (I think Michy transcribed this one)
Bob Wachtel (US) R - Cüneyt Argun Genç (TR) B (https://www.backgammonstudio.com/index.php?gotomenu=startmatch&argument=11938)
Bob Wachtel - Máté Fehér 5pt Merit Open 2016.11.03 warmup R2 (https://www.backgammonstudio.com/index.php?gotomenu=startmatch&argument=11547)
Zdenek Zizka - Máté Fehér 5pt Merit Open 2016.11.05 warmup R1 (https://www.backgammonstudio.com/index.php?gotomenu=startmatch&argument=11556)
Jörgen Granstedt - Florin Popa (https://www.backgammonstudio.com/index.php?gotomenu=startmatch&argument=11842)
Athanasios Katsios (GREECE) B - Paul Gilbertson (UK) R (https://www.backgammonstudio.com/index.php?gotomenu=startmatch&argument=11940)
Athanasios Katsios (GRE) R - Thomas Löw (GER) B (https://www.backgammonstudio.com/index.php?gotomenu=startmatch&argument=11939)
Laura Monaco (ITA) (B) - Gaz Owen (ENG) (R) (https://www.backgammonstudio.com/index.php?gotomenu=startmatch&argument=11974)
GAZ OWEN (ENG) (R) - LEON DOREL (ROM) (B) (https://www.backgammonstudio.com/index.php?gotomenu=startmatch&argument=11973)
GAZ OWEN (ENG) (B) - LEON DOREL (ROM) (R) (https://www.backgammonstudio.com/index.php?gotomenu=startmatch&argument=11972)
GAZ OWEN (ENG) (R) - JAKOP GARAL (UKR) (B) (https://www.backgammonstudio.com/index.php?gotomenu=startmatch&argument=11975)
J.Simonsen (DEN) (B) - G.Owen (ENG) (R) (https://www.backgammonstudio.com/index.php?gotomenu=startmatch&argument=11971)
Thomas Kazemieh/Philip Kazemieh (Germany) B - Rainer Witt/Volker Sonnabend (Germany) R (https://www.backgammonstudio.com/index.php?gotomenu=startmatch&argument=11963)
Dario Bertola/Daniel Tudose R - Rainer Witt/Volker Sonnabend B (https://www.backgammonstudio.com/index.php?gotomenu=startmatch&argument=11962)
I have also started to transcribe some matches myself:
B.DANELJA (GEO) (R) - N.SALAMZY (GER) (B) (https://www.backgammonstudio.com/index.php?gotomenu=startmatch&argument=12058)
K. MITRELIS (GRE) (R) - C.LIEBE-HARKORT (GER) (B) (https://www.backgammonstudio.com/index.php?gotomenu=startmatch&argument=11968)
Rickard Persson (SE) (R) - Konrad Froschl (GER) (B) (https://www.backgammonstudio.com/index.php?gotomenu=startmatch&argument=11965)
Cüneyt Argun Genç (TR) B - Maya Peycheva (BG) R (https://www.backgammonstudio.com/index.php?gotomenu=startmatch&argument=11964)
Athanasios Katsios (GREECE) B - Paul Gilbertson (UK) R (https://www.backgammonstudio.com/index.php?gotomenu=startmatch&argument=11940)
Athanasios Katsios (GRE) R - Thomas Löw (GER) B (https://www.backgammonstudio.com/index.php?gotomenu=startmatch&argument=11939)
And a couple of other matches which I placed in the intermediate database (can't create external links to those just yet).
Now there are only 99 matches left to transcribe/locate! :-) If you have any of these matches or would like to transcribe some let me know! I suspect Mochy, Michy and Akiko matches have already been transcribed though (but it is a nice learning experience to transcribe matches so it is not a big loss if you transcribe a match which has already been transcribed).
I created a page for the currently missing matches: Missing (https://www.backgammonstudio.com/meritopenmissing.html)<p>
A better place to look for these is in the "other actions/match videos" section on Backgammon Studio where you can assign matches to yourself and then later upload the match once you're done:
(https://www.backgammonstudio.com/images/MoreMeritOpen.png)
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Best regards,
TP