In Stockholm, at the World Backgammon Championships held from July 8 to 14, the artistic dimension of the game was given space for the first time. The event’s official guest was the architect and artist Valeria Molinari, who has focused her research on the relationship between games and beauty.
In Stockholm, at the World Backgammon Championships held from July 8 to 14, the artistic dimension of the game was given space for the first time. The event’s official guest was the architect and artist Valeria Molinari, who has focused her research on the relationship between games and beauty. The artist also created an area entirely dedicated to the beauty of the game in the hall of the fabulous Grand Hotel Saltsjöbaden. An immense backgammon-themed carpet welcomed guests, serving as a backdrop for her hand-crafted and watercolor-painted boards, which can be displayed vertically as paintings or transformed into playing boards thanks to a system of interlocking bars.
In Stockholm, at the World Backgammon Championships held from July 8 to 14, the artistic dimension of the game was given space for the first time. The event’s official guest was the architect and artist Valeria Molinari, who has focused her research on the relationship between games and beauty. Her magnificent watercolor boards created for the occasion, depicting the rugged coastline of Stockholm, were awarded to the American women's team, winners of the team tournament, and to Peter Van Rooij, the overall winner of the 42nd Swedish Open.The artist also created an area entirely dedicated to the beauty of the game in the hall of the fabulous Grand Hotel Saltsjöbaden. An immense backgammon-themed carpet welcomed guests, serving as a backdrop for her hand-crafted and watercolor-painted boards, which can be displayed vertically as paintings or transformed into playing boards thanks to a system of interlocking bars.
THE USA TEAM
WINNER OF THE WOMEN WORLD TEAM BACKGAMMON CHAMPIONSHIP
During the Award Ceremony, congratulations to the Women's Team USA on taking the title in the first-ever WBGF Women's Team World Championship Tournament.
Congratulations to - from left to right - Karen Davis, Teri Harmon, Rain Ackerman, Irina Litzenberger, Leyla Zaloutskaya, and Lynda Clay (not in the picture).
