Match Report for Bob Wachtel (North America)
Bob Wachtel was born in New York City and grew up in New Jersey. He became a chess master at 16 and twice placed second in the United States Junior Championships. Bob received a B.S. in chemistry from Rutgers University in 1969 and a PhD in the philosophy of science from the University of Toronto in 1977.
Bob has won major tournaments in the United States, Great Britain, Italy, Sweden, Finland, Austria, France, Norway, and Switzerland. Among the highlights were wins at the 1st Backgammon Olympiad in Venice, 1992; both singles and doubles titles at the Worldwide Twin Championships, Las Vegas, 2001; and the "Dual Duel" title at the Texas Championships in San Antonio in 2016. Bob was runner-up in Monte Carlo, 2004 and in the Crown's Cup, Berlin, 2007.
Bob published "In the Game Until the End", a monograph on late-contact bearoffs, in 1993, and has authored more than 50 articles for online backgammon sites and journals since then. He has served as the senior editor of the US Backgammon Federation's flagship magazine, "PrimeTime Backgammon", since 2009. In 2014 he published "In the Game Until the End, Vol II", updating and expanding his earlier work.
Summary of Matches Rating 1,443.76 Experience 119 Matches played 13 Matches won 5 (38.5%) Number of distinct opponents 11 Number of clubs played at 2 Earliest match recorded 2013-08-02 Latest match so far 2022-06-09 Peak rating 1,548.28 Peak rating (>400 exp.) n/a Average opponent rating 1,540.52
► Charts
Match locations North America:
Matches: 9 (2 won, 7 lost)
Experience: 83 (20 points won, 63 lost)
Win rate: 22.22%
Average opponent rating: 1,552.37
North America:
Matches: 9 (2 won, 7 lost)
Experience: 83 (20 points won, 63 lost)
Win rate: 22.22%
Average opponent rating: 1,552.37
Europe:
Matches: 4 (3 won, 1 lost)
Experience: 36 (25 points won, 11 lost)
Win rate: 75.00%
Average opponent rating: 1,513.85
Europe:
Matches: 4 (3 won, 1 lost)
Experience: 36 (25 points won, 11 lost)
Win rate: 75.00%
Average opponent rating: 1,513.85
win/lose North America:
Matches: 9 (2 won, 7 lost)
Experience: 83 (20 points won, 63 lost)
Win rate: 22.22%
Average opponent rating: 1,552.37
North America:
Matches: 9 (2 won, 7 lost)
Experience: 83 (20 points won, 63 lost)
Win rate: 22.22%
Average opponent rating: 1,552.37
North America (9)
Europe:
Matches: 4 (3 won, 1 lost)
Experience: 36 (25 points won, 11 lost)
Win rate: 75.00%
Average opponent rating: 1,513.85
Europe:
Matches: 4 (3 won, 1 lost)
Experience: 36 (25 points won, 11 lost)
Win rate: 75.00%
Average opponent rating: 1,513.85
Europe (4)
Match lengths 5-point:
Matches: 2 (1 won, 1 lost)
Experience: 10 (5 points won, 5 lost)
Win rate: 50.00%
Average opponent rating: 1,639.19
5-point:
Matches: 2 (1 won, 1 lost)
Experience: 10 (5 points won, 5 lost)
Win rate: 50.00%
Average opponent rating: 1,639.19
7-point:
Matches: 1 (0 won, 1 lost)
Experience: 7 (0 points won, 7 lost)
Win rate: 0.00%
Average opponent rating: 1,572.10
7-point:
Matches: 1 (0 won, 1 lost)
Experience: 7 (0 points won, 7 lost)
Win rate: 0.00%
Average opponent rating: 1,572.10
9-point:
Matches: 4 (2 won, 2 lost)
Experience: 36 (18 points won, 18 lost)
Win rate: 50.00%
Average opponent rating: 1,487.12
9-point:
Matches: 4 (2 won, 2 lost)
Experience: 36 (18 points won, 18 lost)
Win rate: 50.00%
Average opponent rating: 1,487.12
11-point:
Matches: 6 (2 won, 4 lost)
Experience: 66 (22 points won, 44 lost)
Win rate: 33.33%
Average opponent rating: 1,537.96
11-point:
Matches: 6 (2 won, 4 lost)
Experience: 66 (22 points won, 44 lost)
Win rate: 33.33%
Average opponent rating: 1,537.96
win/lose 5-point:
Matches: 2 (1 won, 1 lost)
Experience: 10 (5 points won, 5 lost)
Win rate: 50.00%
Average opponent rating: 1,639.19
5-point:
Matches: 2 (1 won, 1 lost)
Experience: 10 (5 points won, 5 lost)
Win rate: 50.00%
Average opponent rating: 1,639.19
5-point (2)
7-point:
Matches: 1 (0 won, 1 lost)
Experience: 7 (0 points won, 7 lost)
Win rate: 0.00%
Average opponent rating: 1,572.10
7-point:
Matches: 1 (0 won, 1 lost)
Experience: 7 (0 points won, 7 lost)
Win rate: 0.00%
Average opponent rating: 1,572.10
7-point (1)
9-point:
Matches: 4 (2 won, 2 lost)
Experience: 36 (18 points won, 18 lost)
Win rate: 50.00%
Average opponent rating: 1,487.12
9-point:
Matches: 4 (2 won, 2 lost)
Experience: 36 (18 points won, 18 lost)
Win rate: 50.00%
Average opponent rating: 1,487.12
9-point (4)
11-point:
Matches: 6 (2 won, 4 lost)
Experience: 66 (22 points won, 44 lost)
Win rate: 33.33%
Average opponent rating: 1,537.96
11-point:
Matches: 6 (2 won, 4 lost)
Experience: 66 (22 points won, 44 lost)
Win rate: 33.33%
Average opponent rating: 1,537.96
11-point (6)
Matches by opponent rating 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 <1000 1050 1000- 1100 1050- 1150 1100- 1200 1150- 1250 1200- 1300 1250- 1350 1300- 1400 1350- 1350-1400:
Matches: 1 (1 won, 0 lost)
Experience: 9 (9 points won, 0 lost)
Win rate: 100.00% 1350-1400:
Matches: 1 (1 won, 0 lost)
Experience: 9 (9 points won, 0 lost)
Win rate: 100.00% 1450 1400- 1400-1450:
Matches: 1 (0 won, 1 lost)
Experience: 9 (0 points won, 9 lost)
Win rate: 0.00% 1400-1450:
Matches: 1 (0 won, 1 lost)
Experience: 9 (0 points won, 9 lost)
Win rate: 0.00% 1500 1450- 1450-1500:
Matches: 3 (1 won, 2 lost)
Experience: 33 (11 points won, 22 lost)
Win rate: 33.33% 1450-1500:
Matches: 3 (1 won, 2 lost)
Experience: 33 (11 points won, 22 lost)
Win rate: 33.33% 1550 1500- 1500-1550:
Matches: 1 (1 won, 0 lost)
Experience: 9 (9 points won, 0 lost)
Win rate: 100.00% 1500-1550:
Matches: 1 (1 won, 0 lost)
Experience: 9 (9 points won, 0 lost)
Win rate: 100.00% 1600 1550- 1550-1600:
Matches: 2 (1 won, 1 lost)
Experience: 18 (11 points won, 7 lost)
Win rate: 50.00% 1550-1600:
Matches: 2 (1 won, 1 lost)
Experience: 18 (11 points won, 7 lost)
Win rate: 50.00% 1650 1600- 1600-1650:
Matches: 5 (1 won, 4 lost)
Experience: 41 (5 points won, 36 lost)
Win rate: 20.00% 1600-1650:
Matches: 5 (1 won, 4 lost)
Experience: 41 (5 points won, 36 lost)
Win rate: 20.00% 1700 1650- 1750 1700- 1800 1750- 1850 1800- 1900 1850- 1900+ ←1,443.76
When matches were played February:
Matches: 8 (2 won, 6 lost)
Experience: 78 (22 points won, 56 lost)
Win rate: 25.00%
Average opponent rating: 1,539.01
February:
Matches: 8 (2 won, 6 lost)
Experience: 78 (22 points won, 56 lost)
Win rate: 25.00%
Average opponent rating: 1,539.01
June:
Matches: 1 (0 won, 1 lost)
Experience: 7 (0 points won, 7 lost)
Win rate: 0.00%
Average opponent rating: 1,572.10
June:
Matches: 1 (0 won, 1 lost)
Experience: 7 (0 points won, 7 lost)
Win rate: 0.00%
Average opponent rating: 1,572.10
August:
Matches: 1 (1 won, 0 lost)
Experience: 9 (9 points won, 0 lost)
Win rate: 100.00%
Average opponent rating: 1,387.77
August:
Matches: 1 (1 won, 0 lost)
Experience: 9 (9 points won, 0 lost)
Win rate: 100.00%
Average opponent rating: 1,387.77
September:
Matches: 1 (1 won, 0 lost)
Experience: 9 (9 points won, 0 lost)
Win rate: 100.00%
Average opponent rating: 1,508.04
September:
Matches: 1 (1 won, 0 lost)
Experience: 9 (9 points won, 0 lost)
Win rate: 100.00%
Average opponent rating: 1,508.04
October:
Matches: 1 (1 won, 0 lost)
Experience: 5 (5 points won, 0 lost)
Win rate: 100.00%
Average opponent rating: 1,645.46
October:
Matches: 1 (1 won, 0 lost)
Experience: 5 (5 points won, 0 lost)
Win rate: 100.00%
Average opponent rating: 1,645.46
December:
Matches: 1 (0 won, 1 lost)
Experience: 11 (0 points won, 11 lost)
Win rate: 0.00%
Average opponent rating: 1,601.25
December:
Matches: 1 (0 won, 1 lost)
Experience: 11 (0 points won, 11 lost)
Win rate: 0.00%
Average opponent rating: 1,601.25
February:
Matches: 8 (2 won, 6 lost)
Experience: 78 (22 points won, 56 lost)
Win rate: 25.00%
Average opponent rating: 1,539.01
February:
Matches: 8 (2 won, 6 lost)
Experience: 78 (22 points won, 56 lost)
Win rate: 25.00%
Average opponent rating: 1,539.01
Feb
June:
Matches: 1 (0 won, 1 lost)
Experience: 7 (0 points won, 7 lost)
Win rate: 0.00%
Average opponent rating: 1,572.10
June:
Matches: 1 (0 won, 1 lost)
Experience: 7 (0 points won, 7 lost)
Win rate: 0.00%
Average opponent rating: 1,572.10
Jun
August:
Matches: 1 (1 won, 0 lost)
Experience: 9 (9 points won, 0 lost)
Win rate: 100.00%
Average opponent rating: 1,387.77
August:
Matches: 1 (1 won, 0 lost)
Experience: 9 (9 points won, 0 lost)
Win rate: 100.00%
Average opponent rating: 1,387.77
Aug
September:
Matches: 1 (1 won, 0 lost)
Experience: 9 (9 points won, 0 lost)
Win rate: 100.00%
Average opponent rating: 1,508.04
September:
Matches: 1 (1 won, 0 lost)
Experience: 9 (9 points won, 0 lost)
Win rate: 100.00%
Average opponent rating: 1,508.04
Sep
October:
Matches: 1 (1 won, 0 lost)
Experience: 5 (5 points won, 0 lost)
Win rate: 100.00%
Average opponent rating: 1,645.46
October:
Matches: 1 (1 won, 0 lost)
Experience: 5 (5 points won, 0 lost)
Win rate: 100.00%
Average opponent rating: 1,645.46
Oct
December:
Matches: 1 (0 won, 1 lost)
Experience: 11 (0 points won, 11 lost)
Win rate: 0.00%
Average opponent rating: 1,601.25
December:
Matches: 1 (0 won, 1 lost)
Experience: 11 (0 points won, 11 lost)
Win rate: 0.00%
Average opponent rating: 1,601.25
Dec
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Matches: 1 (1 won, 0 lost)
Experience: 9 (9 points won, 0 lost)
Win rate: 100.00%
Average opponent rating: 1,387.77 2013:
Matches: 1 (1 won, 0 lost)
Experience: 9 (9 points won, 0 lost)
Win rate: 100.00%
Average opponent rating: 1,387.77 2014 2015 2015:
Matches: 1 (0 won, 1 lost)
Experience: 9 (0 points won, 9 lost)
Win rate: 0.00%
Average opponent rating: 1,424.01 2015:
Matches: 1 (0 won, 1 lost)
Experience: 9 (0 points won, 9 lost)
Win rate: 0.00%
Average opponent rating: 1,424.01 2016 2016:
Matches: 4 (3 won, 1 lost)
Experience: 42 (31 points won, 11 lost)
Win rate: 75.00%
Average opponent rating: 1,506.38 2016:
Matches: 4 (3 won, 1 lost)
Experience: 42 (31 points won, 11 lost)
Win rate: 75.00%
Average opponent rating: 1,506.38 2017 2017:
Matches: 5 (1 won, 4 lost)
Experience: 41 (5 points won, 36 lost)
Win rate: 20.00%
Average opponent rating: 1,603.21 2017:
Matches: 5 (1 won, 4 lost)
Experience: 41 (5 points won, 36 lost)
Win rate: 20.00%
Average opponent rating: 1,603.21 2018 2019 2019:
Matches: 1 (0 won, 1 lost)
Experience: 11 (0 points won, 11 lost)
Win rate: 0.00%
Average opponent rating: 1,601.25 2019:
Matches: 1 (0 won, 1 lost)
Experience: 11 (0 points won, 11 lost)
Win rate: 0.00%
Average opponent rating: 1,601.25 2020 2021 2022 2022:
Matches: 1 (0 won, 1 lost)
Experience: 7 (0 points won, 7 lost)
Win rate: 0.00%
Average opponent rating: 1,572.10 2022:
Matches: 1 (0 won, 1 lost)
Experience: 7 (0 points won, 7 lost)
Win rate: 0.00%
Average opponent rating: 1,572.10 2023 ► Match history
Recorded Venue Opponent Score PR BMAB EP New rating Exp.
1,500.00 0
▼ Season 2013
▼ Season 2015
▼ Season 2016
▼ Season 2017
▼ Season 2019
▼ Season 2022