My hobbies

I like playing games including board games such as chess and backgammon, and card games such as poker. The picture on the left was taken at a backgammon tournament in Coventry (UK) a few years ago, and the one on the right was taken while I was playing poker in Istanbul several years ago. Most seriously, I played backgammon during my undergrad years and won a couple of masters league championships and tournaments, but I lost more tournaments than I won--losing is a big part of backgammon. I am most proud of scoring highest in "Falafel" Matvey Natanzon's backgammon proficiency test back in Istanbul. However, nothing matches the pleasure of rolling the dice and playing the game against a real opponent.