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Mochy-Blake Sorem match from New York

Posted By: Richard Stubbe
Date: Monday, 19 January 2026, at 11:09 p.m.

Possibly of interest -- Mochy played a 2.2, nailed a very difficult play near the end of the match and was punished for doing so.

; [Site "New York"] ; [Match ID "-834033254"] ; [Event "Main"] ; [Player 1 "Blake Sorem"] ; [Player 2 "Masayuki Mochizuki"] ; [Player 1 Elo "1600.00/0"] ; [Player 2 Elo "1600.00/0"] ; [EventDate "2026.01.18"] ; [EventTime "07.58"] ; [Variation "Backgammon"] ; [Unrated "Off"] ; [Crawford "On"] ; [CubeLimit "1024"] ; [Transcriber "Richard Stubbe"]

11 point match

Game 1 Masayuki Mochizuki : 0 Blake Sorem : 0 1) 52: 24/22 13/8 53: 8/3* 6/3 2) 51: Bar/20 24/23 52: 24/22 13/8 3) 32: 23/20 13/11 65: 24/13 4) 32: 13/11 6/3* 21: Bar/22* 5) 63: Cannot Move 32: 13/8 6) 52: Bar/23 8/3* 11: Bar/23 8/7(2) 7) 66: 13/7(2) 11/5(2) 31: 23/22* 6/3 8) 32: Bar/23 6/3* 52: Bar/23 13/8 9) 63: 20/14 6/3 42: 13/11* 11/7 10) 65: Bar/14 65: 13/8 13/7 11) 31: 14/10 31: 8/5* 6/5 12) 64: Bar/15 33: 7/4(4) 13) 62: 15/9 8/6 33: 8/5(3) 4/1 14) Doubles => 2 Drops

Wins 1 point

Game 2 Masayuki Mochizuki : 1 Blake Sorem : 0 1) 43: 13/10 13/9 61: 13/7 8/7 2) 63: 13/7 10/7 52: 24/22 13/8 3) 42: 8/4 6/4 11: 24/22 6/5(2) 4) 44: 13/5(2) 41: 13/9 8/7 5) 55: 9/4 7/2(2) 6/1 Doubles => 2 6) Takes 54: 13/9 13/8 7) 41: 24/23 6/2 51: 7/2* 2/1* 8) 41: Bar/21 Bar/24* 44: Cannot Move 9) 41: 8/4 2/1 52: Cannot Move 10) 53: 24/21 6/1 41: Cannot Move 11) 41: 8/4 6/5 21: Cannot Move 12) 63: 21/12 61: Bar/19 8/7 13) 63: 21/12 42: 8/4 6/4 14) Doubles => 4 Takes 15) 41: 5/1 2/1 44: 9/5 8/4 7/3(2) 16) 41: 5/4 5/1 41: 7/2 17) 31: 4/1 2/1 44: 22/6 18) 54: 12/3* 62: Bar/23 19/13* 19) 64: Cannot Move 62: 13/7 4/2 20) 66: Cannot Move 62: 23/17 9/7 21) 66: Cannot Move 55: 17/2 6/1 22) 55: Cannot Move Doubles => 8 23) Drops Wins 4 point

Game 3 Masayuki Mochizuki : 1 Blake Sorem : 4 1) 21: 13/11 6/5 62: 13/11 13/7 2) 33: 24/18* 18/15 8/5 21: Bar/23 11/10* 3) 41: Bar/21 6/5 42: 8/4* 6/4 4) 62: Bar/23 24/18 43: 10/7* 6/2* 5) 42: Bar/23* 52: Bar/23 7/2* 6) 42: Bar/23* 52: Bar/18 7) 32: Bar/22 13/11 54: 23/18 13/9 8) 32: 23/20 22/20 43: 24/21 13/9 9) 11: 13/12* 6/4* 5/4 42: Bar/23 10) Doubles => 2 Takes 11) 54: 20/15 12/8 42: Bar/23 9/5* 12) 65: Bar/20* 20/14 33: Bar/22 8/5(2) 6/3 13) 11: 11/9(2) 22: 24/22 9/3 14) 41: 14/9 61: 23/22 15) 41: 15/10 41: 22/18 3/2 16) 52: 10/5 8/6 66: Cannot Move 17) 53: 13/10 13/8 43: 18/11 18) 62: 10/4 8/6 51: 11/6 3/2 19) 66: Cannot Move 62: 18/10 20) 32: 8/6 8/5 43: 10/3 21) 51: 9/4 6/5 51: 18/12 22) 51: 6/1 5/4 43: 12/8 6/3 23) 61: 5/4 66: 23/11(2) 24) 43: 9/6 9/5 31: 11/7 25) 53: 5/Off 4/1 32: 11/6 26) 42: 6/Off 41: 8/4 7/6 27) 54: 6/2 5/Off 54: 22/13 28) 65: 6/1 6/Off 64: 13/3 29) 53: 5/2 5/Off 22: 22/14 30) 64: 4/Off(2) 64: 14/4 31) 61: 4/Off 1/Off 54: 5/Off 4/Off 32) 64: 4/Off(2)

Wins 2 point

Game 4 Masayuki Mochizuki : 3 Blake Sorem : 4 1) 54: 24/20 13/8 2) 65: 24/13 52: 20/13 3) 51: 24/23 13/8 43: 24/20 13/10 4) 52: 13/8 6/4 44: 8/4(2) 6/2*(2) 5) 63: Bar/22 8/2 62: 20/14 10/8 6) 42: 13/11* 8/4 41: Bar/24 8/4 7) 32: 22/20 11/8 42: 24/18 8) 63: 13/7* 7/4 55: Bar/5* 9) 43: Bar/22 6/2 65: 13/2 10) 63: 8/5 8/2 64: 13/7 5/1 11) 63: 8/5 8/2 Doubles => 2 12) Takes 54: 7/3* 6/1 13) 52: Bar/20 6/4 31: 8/5* 4/3 14) 65: Bar/20* 20/14 22: Cannot Move 15) Doubles => 4 Drops

Wins 2 point

Game 5 Masayuki Mochizuki : 5 Blake Sorem : 4 1) 21: 13/11 6/5 21: 24/23 13/11 2) 63: 24/21 11/5 41: 11/7 8/7 3) 31: 24/21 6/5 31: 24/23 6/3 4) 55: 21/11(2) 22: 23/21(2) 6/4(2) 5) 11: 11/9(2) 54: 13/9 8/3 6) 32: 13/8 52: 13/8 7/5 7) 64: 13/3 53: 8/5 7/2 8) 41: 8/3 21: 9/7 3/2 9) Doubles => 2 Takes 10) 63: 9/6 9/3 66: 21/9(2) 11) 55: 13/3(2) 51: 13/8 7/6 12) 62: 8/6 8/2 65: 13/7 8/3 13) 64: 8/4 6/Off 43: 9/6 9/5 14) 54: 5/Off 4/Off 54: 8/4 7/2 15) 31: 5/4 3/Off 54: 5/Off 4/Off 16) 51: 6/Off 65: 6/Off 5/Off 17) 63: 6/Off 3/Off 43: 4/Off 3/Off 18) 51: 6/Off 44: 6/2(2) 5/1 4/Off 19) 62: 6/Off 2/Off 61: 6/Off 1/Off 20) 31: 3/2 3/Off 33: 3/Off 2/Off(3) 21) 32: 3/Off 2/Off Doubles => 4 22) Drops Wins 2 point

Game 6 Masayuki Mochizuki : 5 Blake Sorem : 6 1) 62: 24/18 13/11 2) 31: 8/5 6/5 62: 24/18 13/11 3) 54: 24/20 13/8 51: 13/8 6/5* 4) 61: Bar/18 21: 8/7* 7/5 5) 31: Bar/22 6/5 54: 18/14 18/13 6) 66: 22/10 13/7(2) 41: 14/10 6/5 7) 63: 24/15* 61: Bar/24 13/7 8) Doubles => 2 Drops

Wins 1 point

Game 7 Masayuki Mochizuki : 6 Blake Sorem : 6 1) 52: 24/22 13/8 2) 52: 13/11 13/8 31: 8/5 6/5 3) 61: 11/5 6/5 62: 24/22 13/7 4) 63: 24/18* 18/15 31: Bar/24 13/10* 5) 63: Bar/16 61: 24/18 10/9* 6) 11: Bar/23 8/7*(2) 65: Cannot Move 7) 33: 24/18 7/4(2) 43: Bar/22 9/5 8) 53: 23/18 13/10 62: 22/14 9) 66: 13/7(2) 8/2(2) 31: 14/13 6/3 10) 54: 18/14 18/13 55: 22/12* 12/7 8/3 11) 41: Bar/24 7/3* 52: Cannot Move 12) 52: 10/3 53: Cannot Move 13) 53: 14/9 7/4 31: Bar/24 7/4 14) Doubles => 2 Drops

Wins 1 point

Game 8 Masayuki Mochizuki : 7 Blake Sorem : 6 1) 32: 24/21 13/11 2) 65: 24/13 43: 24/21 13/9 3) 53: 24/16* 51: Bar/24 11/6 4) 32: 16/11 54: 13/4 5) 21: 13/11 6/5 65: 24/13 6) 51: 13/8 6/5 63: 13/7 6/3 7) 43: 13/6 54: 8/4 8/3 8) 66: 13/7(3) 8/2 43: 13/9 8/5 9) Doubles => 2 Drops

Wins 1 point

Game 9 Masayuki Mochizuki : 8 Blake Sorem : 6 1) 54: 24/20 13/8 33: 8/5*(2) 6/3(2) 2) 43: Bar/21 24/21 52: 24/22 13/8 3) 65: 13/2 62: 13/5 4) 61: 13/7 8/7 43: 6/2 5/2 5) 11: 8/7 6/5(2) 2/1* 53: Bar/22 13/8 6) 63: 13/10 13/7 65: 13/2 7) 51: 7/1 55: 13/3 8/3(2) 8) Doubles => 2 Drops

Wins 1 point

Game 10 Masayuki Mochizuki : 9 Blake Sorem : 6 1) 31: 8/5 6/5 41: 24/23 13/9 2) 22: 24/22(2) 6/4(2) 33: 13/7(2) 3) 51: 22/16* 51: Bar/24 8/3* 4) 62: Bar/23 16/10 53: 23/18 6/3 5) 54: 13/8 10/6 53: 18/10 6) 63: 23/14 51: 10/5 6/5 7) 31: 14/10 54: 7/2 6/2 8) 54: 13/9 10/5 65: 24/13 9) 32: 6/3 5/3 62: 24/16* 10) 44: Bar/21 13/9* 9/5 8/4 54: Cannot Move 11) 64: 21/11 22: Bar/23 13/9 8/6 12) 41: 11/6 61: 9/3 7/6 13) 61: 8/2* 4/3 21: Bar/23* 6/5 14) 42: Bar/21 8/6 41: 8/4* 5/4 15) 11: Bar/24 3/2*(3) 42: Cannot Move 16) 22: 13/9(2) 53: Bar/22 6/1* 17) 55: Cannot Move Doubles => 2 18) Drops Wins 1 point

Game 11 Masayuki Mochizuki : 9 Blake Sorem : 7 1) 32: 24/21 13/11 54: 13/4* 2) 55: Bar/10 13/8 53: 6/1* 4/1 3) 63: Bar/16 55: 13/3(2) 4) 65: 16/10 13/8 33: 24/18(2) 5) 21: 11/10 6/4 61: 8/2 6/5 6) 41: 8/4 6/5 33: 13/10 13/7 8/5 7) 52: 10/5 8/6 64: 10/4 8/4 8) 62: 8/2 6/4 52: 7/2 6/4 9) 61: 8/2 4/3 Doubles => 2 10) Takes 64: 18/8 11) 32: 10/8 10/7* 43: Bar/22* 22/18* 12) 54: Cannot Move 42: 18/14 8/6 13) 11: Cannot Move 64: 14/4 14) 52: Cannot Move 52: 6/1 4/2 15) 62: Cannot Move 64: 6/2 6/Off 16) 44: Cannot Move 31: 4/Off 17) 53: Cannot Move 63: 5/2 5/Off 18) 11: Cannot Move 53: 4/1 4/Off 19) 62: Bar/19 64: 3/Off(2) 20) 11: Cannot Move 41: 2/Off 1/Off 21) 66: Bar/7 19/13 64: 2/Off(2) 22) 41: 13/9 7/6 44: 2/Off(2) 1/Off(2) 23) 43: ???? Wins 4 point and the match