Misja Alma grew up in the Netherlands and later moved to Zurich, Switzerland.
He learned to play backgammon in 1991 and in the same year joined the beginners tournament of the Monte Carlo World Championship, where he won a small prize. After that he was hooked and continued to play tournaments until today.
He won many local and smaller international tournaments. For instance the Dutch National Championship in 2019 and the Gent Bmab tournament in that same year.
His nickname on BGG and Heroes is Misja.