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Name

Masanori Ichikawa
Nickname Gridgammon	othello
Nickname WBIF Tiger	othello
Nickname BG Studio Heroes	othello
Nickname Galaxy	othello
Matches (rated)	93 Matches: 49 Won (54%), 42 Lost (46%), 2 Byes
Elo (Rank active/all time)	1638 (167./198.)
-PR	All: 3,28 5: 3,20 10: 3,00 25: 3,20
-PR,	62 Matches (69%): 34 Won, 28 Lost
-PR,	28 Matches (31%): 14 Won, 14 Lost
Profile	Masanori “Othello” Ichikawa was born in Tokyo in 1973, and started playing backgammon in 1997. It was about the time that online backgammon servers and stronger software appeared on the scene. As one of the younger players, he naturally gravitated to those tools, and still uses them today to study the game. He won his first national title, "Meijin", in 2004, and has since won two more titles, including the "Japan Open" in 2019. Masanori is a member of Japan's national team which won the WBIF online team tournament in 2020. Each year, he presents a series of backgammon problems at the Japan Open. This “Othello Quiz” is later uploaded on the internet, and is widely considered to be one of the best quiz series available. The Otthello quizes, dating back 2000, can be found at https://backgammon.or.jp/?page_id=3479

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Tourney placements
Association	Year	Tourney	Class	Rank
WBIF International	2021	The Best of the Best 2021		2
WBIF International	2021	WBIF World Individual Championship 2021		33
WBIF International	2020	WBIF World Team Championship 2020		1

WBIF World Team Championship 2025
Round	Date	Pairing			Result	PR
5 #133205050	13.11.25, 17:05	Masanori Ichikawa	-	Craig Anderson	1:0	(4,08:9,17)
4 #133204075	24.10.25, 15:45	Masanori Ichikawa	-	Tapio Palmroth	1:0	(2,96:5,98)
3 #133203035	27.09.25, 16:06	Masanori Ichikawa	-	Bjørnar Pettersen	0:1	(3,03:4,61)
2 #133202060	02.10.25, 16:21	Masanori Ichikawa	-	Andreas Hofmann	0:1	(3,46:0,42)
1 #133201075	28.09.25, 11:59	Masanori Ichikawa	-	Patrick Didisheim	1:0	(2,61:5,70)
5 Matches: 3 Won (60%), 2 Lost (40%) - - - PR: 3,20 (from 2,61 to 4,08), Opponent: 6,19

The Best of the Best 2024
Round	Date	Pairing			Result	PR
1 #131901011	31.08.24, 13:55	Masanori Ichikawa	-	Mislav Kovacic	0:1	(2,44:3,86)
1 #131901012	31.08.24, 14:16	Masanori Ichikawa	-	Mislav Kovacic	1:0	(5,37:2,84)
1 #131901013	31.08.24, 14:48	Masanori Ichikawa	-	Mislav Kovacic	0:1	(3,74:3,77)
1 #131901014	31.08.24, 15:14	Masanori Ichikawa	-	Mislav Kovacic	0:1	(9,92:1,57)
4 Matches: 1 Won (25%), 3 Lost (75%) - - - PR: 5,18 (from 2,44 to 9,92), Opponent: 3,18

WBIF World Team Championship 2024
Round	Date	Pairing			Result	PR
8 #128208018	23.12.24, 15:37	Masanori Ichikawa	-	Willi Preskar	0:1	(2,91:5,94)
7 #128207013	02.12.24, 13:41	Masanori Ichikawa	-	Roohollah Amiri Andy	1:0	(3,35:4,35)
5 #128205008	09.11.24, 10:15	Masanori Ichikawa	-	Rune Færevåg	0:1	(1,66:3,54)
4 #128204008	20.10.24, 13:50	Masanori Ichikawa	-	Stelian Iancu	0:1	(3,94:3,60)
3 #128203008	25.09.24, 08:55	Masanori Ichikawa	-	Miloš Mikić	1:0	(2,30:8,14)
2 #128202008	25.09.24, 13:20	Masanori Ichikawa	-	Volker Sonnabend	0:1	(2,78:2,86)
1 #128201018	14.09.24, 11:19	Masanori Ichikawa	-	Marek Wojciechowski	1:0	(4,22:4,88)
7 Matches: 3 Won (43%), 4 Lost (57%) - - - PR: 2,96 (from 1,66 to 4,22), Opponent: 4,81

The Best of the Best 2023
Round	Date	Pairing			Result	PR
1 #126901001	01.07.23, 13:35	Masanori Ichikawa	-	Ali Cetin Belene	1:0	(3,27:2,86)
1 #126901002	01.07.23, 14:04	Masanori Ichikawa	-	Ali Cetin Belene	1:0	(2,34:2,48)
1 #126901003	01.07.23, 14:34	Masanori Ichikawa	-	Ali Cetin Belene	0:1	(4,59:2,75)
1 #126901004	01.07.23, 15:10	Masanori Ichikawa	-	Ali Cetin Belene	0:1	(3,18:3,63)
1 #126901005	01.07.23, 15:26	Masanori Ichikawa	-	Ali Cetin Belene	0:1	(9,59:2,68)
5 Matches: 2 Won (40%), 3 Lost (60%) - - - PR: 3,91 (from 2,34 to 9,59), Opponent: 2,92

WBIF World Team Championship 2023
Round	Date	Pairing			Result	PR
4 #126504077	08.10.23, 15:03	Masanori Ichikawa	-	Willi Preskar	1:0	(1,11:5,32)
3 #126503067	14.09.23, 14:02	Masanori Ichikawa	-	Michael Dyett	0:1	(3,22:4,52)
2 #126502062	16.09.23, 16:04	Masanori Ichikawa	-	Jiři Vala	1:0	(2,94:3,29)
1 #126501067	19.09.23, 17:30	Masanori Ichikawa	-	Fritz Rattinger	1:0	(3,12:3,69)
4 Matches: 3 Won (75%), 1 Lost (25%) - - - PR: 2,81 (from 1,11 to 3,22), Opponent: 4,11

The Best of the Best 2022
Round	Date	Pairing			Result	PR
1 #1233010011	13.07.22, 15:14	Masanori Ichikawa	-	Hideaki Ueda	0:1	(1,85:0,60)
1 #1233010012	13.07.22, 15:42	Masanori Ichikawa	-	Hideaki Ueda	0:1	(2,08:3,45)
1 #1233010013	13.07.22, 16:05	Masanori Ichikawa	-	Hideaki Ueda	1:0	(2,23:5,56)
1 #1233010014	13.07.22, 16:30	Masanori Ichikawa	-	Hideaki Ueda	0:1	(2,93:3,32)
1 #1233010015	13.07.22, 17:00	Masanori Ichikawa	-	Hideaki Ueda	0:1	(5,19:0,75)
5 Matches: 1 Won (20%), 4 Lost (80%) - - - PR: 2,75 (from 1,85 to 5,19), Opponent: 2,83

WBIF World Team Championship 2022
Round	Date	Pairing			Result	PR
4 #121704054	23.10.22, 10:58	Masanori Ichikawa	-	Brendan Burgess	0:1	(3,66:6,36)
3 #121703009	23.09.22, 15:36	Masanori Ichikawa	-	Elis Svavarsson	0:1	(3,07:8,89)
2 #121702019	24.09.22, 13:04	Masanori Ichikawa	-	Jussi Haukioja	1:0	(3,81:5,79)
1 #121701009	19.09.22, 15:14	Masanori Ichikawa	-	Wolfgang Bacher	1:0	(2,38:4,51)
4 Matches: 2 Won (50%), 2 Lost (50%) - - - PR: 3,14 (from 2,38 to 3,81), Opponent: 6,19

The Best of the Best 2021
Round	Date	Pairing			Result	PR
3 #120303002	01.08.21, 12:48	Masanori Ichikawa	-	Dirk Schiemann	0:1	(2,31:1,84)
3 #120303001	01.08.21, 12:13	Masanori Ichikawa	-	Dirk Schiemann	1:0	(1,46:2,65)
3 #120303003	01.08.21, 13:18	Masanori Ichikawa	-	Dirk Schiemann	0:1	(3,21:2,00)
3 #120303004	01.08.21, 13:38	Masanori Ichikawa	-	Dirk Schiemann	0:1	(4,44:1,89)
2 #120302001	24.07.21, 11:51	Masanori Ichikawa	-	Zdenek Zizka	0:1	(1,38:5,15)
2 #120302002	24.07.21, 12:14	Masanori Ichikawa	-	Zdenek Zizka	0:1	(2,95:4,01)
2 #120302003	24.07.21, 12:31	Masanori Ichikawa	-	Zdenek Zizka	1:0	(2,34:1,28)
2 #120302004	24.07.21, 12:59	Masanori Ichikawa	-	Zdenek Zizka	1:0	(1,61:1,79)
2 #120302005	24.07.21, 13:43	Masanori Ichikawa	-	Zdenek Zizka	1:0	(2,75:2,70)
1 #120301001	04.07.21, 12:36	Masanori Ichikawa	-	Hideaki Ueda	1:0	(1,32:4,37)
1 #120301002	04.07.21, 12:56	Masanori Ichikawa	-	Hideaki Ueda	1:0	(0,81:0,17)
1 #120301003	04.07.21, 13:30	Masanori Ichikawa	-	Hideaki Ueda	0:1	(1,35:3,93)
1 #120301004	04.07.21, 13:55	Masanori Ichikawa	-	Hideaki Ueda	0:1	(7,89:1,37)
1 #120301005	04.07.21, 14:28	Masanori Ichikawa	-	Hideaki Ueda	1:0	(4,08:3,28)
14 Matches: 7 Won (50%), 7 Lost (50%) - - - PR: 2,64 (from 0,81 to 7,89), Opponent: 2,80

Duel: Slavia Open All Stars - WBIF Dream
Round	Date	Pairing			Result	PR
1 #116301003	22.05.21, 15:17	Masanori Ichikawa	-	Elias Kritikos	1:0	(3,51:3,80)
1 Match: 1 Won (100%), 0 Lost - - - PR: 3,51, Opponent: 3,80

WBIF World Team Championship 2021
Round	Date	Pairing			Result	PR
3 #115403008	24.09.21, 16:12	Masanori Ichikawa	-	Pedro Sanz	0:1	(3,31:7,72)
2 #115402063	26.09.21, 13:05	Masanori Ichikawa	-	Steen Mikkelsen	0:1	(2,94:3,11)
1 #115401013	30.09.21, 16:17	Masanori Ichikawa	-	Willi Preskar	1:0	(2,89:3,08)
3 Matches: 1 Won (33%), 2 Lost (67%) - - - PR: 3,05 (from 2,89 to 3,31), Opponent: 4,88

WBIF World Individual Championship 2021
Round	Date	Pairing			Result	PR
15 #115015024	28.08.21, 16:45	Masanori Ichikawa	-	Eduardo Costa	0:1	(2,85:3,44)
14 #115014034	27.07.21, 11:16	Masanori Ichikawa	-	Douglas Mayfield	1:0	(3,68:3,77)
13 #115013050	16.07.21, 11:13	Masanori Ichikawa	-	Martin-Frederic Kahn	1:0	(5,26:4,93)
12 #115012070	30.06.21, 20:12	Masanori Ichikawa	-	Wojciech Bator	1:0	(6,12:8,10)
11 #115011999	13.06.21, 00:00	Masanori Ichikawa	-	Bye
10 #115010030	05.06.21, 14:38	Masanori Ichikawa	-	Andrea Wirth	0:1	(2,36:5,98)
9 #115009012	29.05.21, 12:48	Masanori Ichikawa	-	Faruk Kocaer	0:1	(2,25:3,37)
8 #115008011	11.05.21, 16:07	Masanori Ichikawa	-	Sebastian Wilkinson	0:1	(3,72:3,66)
7 #115007010	01.05.21, 09:36	Masanori Ichikawa	-	Rodryk Schönfeld	1:0	(3,18:4,61)
6 #115006019	17.04.21, 05:02	Masanori Ichikawa	-	Markus Doeve	1:0	(2,77:2,32)
5 #115005012	24.03.21, 13:29	Masanori Ichikawa	-	Arnaud De Jonckheere	1:0	(2,82:11,84)
4 #115004008	13.03.21, 14:54	Masanori Ichikawa	-	Athanasios Papadopoulos	1:0	(3,78:5,48)
3 #115003012	14.03.21, 14:44	Masanori Ichikawa	-	Alexander Gribenko	0:1	(2,96:10,06)
2 #115002009	09.03.21, 13:32	Masanori Ichikawa	-	Mario Lazzer	1:0	(2,33:3,94)
1 #115001012	07.03.21, 15:15	Masanori Ichikawa	-	Hasret Bekar	1:0	(6,39:10,34)
15 Matches: 9 Won (64%), 5 Lost (36%), 1 Bye - - - PR: 3,74 (from 2,25 to 6,39), Opponent: 6,05

WBIF World Team Championship 2020
Round	Date	Pairing			Result	PR
11 #114011001	24.01.21, 13:02	Masanori Ichikawa	-	Hans Marius Eikseth	0:1	(1,57:5,53)
10 #114010001	09.01.21, 12:49	Masanori Ichikawa	-	Volker Sonnabend	1:0	(4,88:3,83)
9 #114009001	27.12.20, 12:30	Masanori Ichikawa	-	Volker Sonnabend	0:1	(2,29:0,83)
8 #114008201	12.12.20, 13:36	Masanori Ichikawa	-	Maya Peycheva	1:0	(2,75:8,90)
7 #114007201	04.12.20, 12:07	Masanori Ichikawa	-	Michalis Manolios	1:0	(3,75:5,35)
6 #114006201	13.11.20, 11:40	Masanori Ichikawa	-	Zdenek Zizka	0:1	(3,67:3,73)
5 #114005201	07.11.20, 15:05	Masanori Ichikawa	-	Bakar Matikashvili	1:0	(3,76:3,33)
4 #114004206	18.10.20, 15:11	Masanori Ichikawa	-	Cihangir Cetinel	0:1	(2,74:2,16)
3 #114003012	26.09.20, 16:06	Masanori Ichikawa	-	Giancarlo Ratto	1:0	(2,09:1,59)
2 #114002001	20.09.20, 15:17	Masanori Ichikawa	-	Iulian Darienko	1:0	(3,45:3,09)
1 #114001005	09.10.20, 14:13	Masanori Ichikawa	-	Lars Trabolt	0:1	(2,29:3,25)
11 Matches: 6 Won (55%), 5 Lost (45%) - - - PR: 3,02 (from 1,57 to 4,88), Opponent: 3,78

WBIF World Team Championship 2019 (GG)
Round	Date	Pairing			Result	PR
9 #108909008		Masanori Ichikawa	-	Joseph Russell
8 #108908953	23.12.19, 00:00	Masanori Ichikawa	-	Bye
7 #108907011	16.12.19, 15:00	Masanori Ichikawa	-	Virgil Tudose	1:0	(3,77:4,51)
6 #108906019	27.11.19, 14:51	Masanori Ichikawa	-	Patrick Didisheim	0:1	(3,43:3,46)
5 #108905023	08.11.19, 14:33	Masanori Ichikawa	-	Tim Cross	1:0	(3,11:4,10)
4 #108904029	31.10.19, 15:04	Masanori Ichikawa	-	Fernando Arce	1:0	(4,37:6,32)
3 #108903038	09.10.19, 00:00	Masanori Ichikawa	-	Andrey Nesterov	1:0	(kontumaz)
2 #108902038	20.10.19, 16:23	Masanori Ichikawa	-	Kamyar Karimi	1:0	(2,27:3,16)
1 #108901038	05.10.19, 14:45	Masanori Ichikawa	-	Olivier Croisille	1:0	(3,69:3,26)
8 Matches: 6 Won (86%), 1 Lost (14%), 1 Bye - - - PR: 3,52 (from 2,27 to 4,37), Opponent: 4,20

4th EBIF Open (GG)
Round	Date	Pairing			Result	PR
7 #1407020	30.07.15, 13:24	Masanori Ichikawa	-	Konrad Fröschl	0:1	(3,68:9,92)
6 #1406034	07.07.15, 19:02	Masanori Ichikawa	-	Heiko Struß	1:0	(4,12:15,97)
5 #1405025	05.07.15, 18:00	Masanori Ichikawa	-	Ralf Priebe	1:0	(5,15:13,09)
4 #1404030	10.06.15, 16:56	Masanori Ichikawa	-	Gert K Nielsen	0:1	(4,29:8,48)
3 #1403036	06.06.15, 12:35	Masanori Ichikawa	-	Marcel Jochem	1:0	(3,93:3,42)
2 #1402046	14.05.15, 14:05	Masanori Ichikawa	-	Torkel Haugodegard	0:1	(2,09:10,40)
1 #1401047	28.05.15, 16:22	Masanori Ichikawa	-	Ulla Hansen	1:0	(4,50:12,25)
7 Matches: 4 Won (57%), 3 Lost (43%) - - - PR: 4,01 (from 2,09 to 5,15), Opponent: 10,37