Connecticut Backgammon Society
Rob Roy founded the Connecticut
Backgammon Society in 1979 and organized 300+ backgammon tournaments at 20+
different locations across Connecticut. At its peak there were more than 800
members. At the current time there are no backgammon clubs in
Connecticut, but Rob may soon be putting back together again the Connecticut
Backgammon Society. Please send Rob
your email address to be notified of the first backgammon tournament. Send email to RobRoy8@Excite.Com. Rob
is on AOL-Netscape’s Instant Messenger with the buddy name of “ConnChess” and
is on ICQ as “1215535”.
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Rob Roy is a life member
of the U.S. Chess Federation, and a senior level tournament director
certified by the USCF. Rob wrote a weekly newspaper column on chess for the
Waterbury Sunday Republican. Rob was elected president of the Connecticut State
Chess Association, and organized more than 300 chess tournaments at many
locations across Connecticut, including ten annual state championships, and
some national events. Rob was elected president of the New England Chess
Association, Regional Vice-President of the U.S. Chess Federation, and
International Tournament Coordinator for Chess Café’s “Tournament World”. Rob
has won national recognition for his efforts at bringing chess into the
public eye and mainstream society. Rob has won awards for membership
recruitment. Rob was publisher and editor of “Connecticut Chess Magazine”.
Rob was assistant editor of “Chess Horizons” magazine and wrote many
articles. Rob developed and served as statistician for a statewide rating
system for “Connecticut Speed-Chess”. Rob is a computer programmer and is a
Microsoft Certified Professional. Rob set up and operated a computer bulletin
board system where chess players all over the world connected via telephone
line/modem to play chess with others, send/receive chess-related messages,
and to download chess programs and data. This BBS was replaced by a website
when the Internet became popular. Rob was one of the first chess instructors
to teach chess in the public schools. Rob has taught chess as part of
programs associated with town recreation departments, public libraries,
rehabilitation centers, adult education programs, fraternal organizations,
schools, colleges and universities. Many of the things Rob has done for the
game of chess he has also done for the game of backgammon. Rob is a collector
of chess clocks, chess sets and chess books, backgammon boards and backgammon
books, and sets and books for many other board games, dice games, and card
games. Rob has been called “The King of Clubs”, as his last name is equivalent
to “Roi”, the French word for King, and in recognition for his service to
chess clubs, backgammon clubs, and computer clubs. Rob Roy founded the
“Greater Waterbury Computer Users Group”, produced a Cable TV program
“Technology Update”, and volunteered for several organizations dedicated to
providing personal computers and peripheral devices to people with
disabilities. |
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“My Favorite Websites”. Traffic-Cams. TV
Stations. Newspapers. Libraries. & much more….
I have a collection of movies on DVD and VHS that I share with friends and co-workers.
I did many things. Ran chess
tourneys, Backgammon tourneys. Publish newsletters. Produce Cable TV shows.
Wrote newspaper column.
Volunteer work for people with disabilities. Manage websites. |