A backgammon tournament with a prize pool of $500,000 has started in Dushanbe
In Dushanbe, the international backgammon tournament Asian Grand Prix 2026 has begun under the auspices of the International Backgammon Federation (IBF). The prize pool of the competition is $500 thousand. More than 300 players from 30 countries are participating in the tournament. For Tajikistan, this is the first backgammon tournament of such an international level. As reported by Varzish TV, the competitions are taking place in the "Kokhi Navruz" complex. For the participants, they prepared […]
A backgammon tournament with a prize pool of $500,000 has started in Dushanbe
The Asian Grand Prix 2026 international backgammon tournament, held under the auspices of the International Backgammon Federation (IBF), has begun in Dushanbe. The prize pool of the competition is $500,000.
More than 300 players from 30 countries are participating in the competition. For Tajikistan, this is the first backgammon tournament of such an international level.
According to Varzish TV, the competitions are taking place in the "Kokhi Navruz" complex.
The Asian Grand Prix has become the third stage of the IBF Grand Prix in 2026. Previously, tournaments were held in Tashkent and Tbilisi.
Up to 300 players can compete in the main short backgammon (backgammon) tournament, and up to 150 in the long backgammon (narde) tournament.
The age of the participants ranges from 22 to 88 years. The youngest participant is 22-year-old Bulgarian Kalin Stefanov, and the oldest is 88-year-old American John Rockwell.
Simultaneously with the tournament, the IBF presented its official mobile application. Through it, users can play online, register for competitions, and track rankings.
The Asian Grand Prix 2026 will run until October 11.