Masayuki Mochizuki

Oh, it's me and Bob against you and Frank?

Yeah.

My partner was Bob Wachtell, a ranked grandmaster.

A couple years ago, I had taken a few lessons from him.

Melissa's partner, Frank Frigo, is another world-class player, a two-time world champion.

I'm not going to make you listen to another match, but I will say this.

Bob and I won.

Take that, Mochi.

Later on, I sat down with Frank Frigo, asked him to introduce himself.

Of all the games ever invented and ever played, is Backgammon your favorite game?

If you were to call backgammon an industry, I'm not sure whether you would use that word or a sector.

How do you think about the size of it?

For someone who doesn't know the game, just explain it as briefly as you can, the basic setup and goal.

Then talk about the leverage and the

excitement and volatility that is introduced by using the doubling cube?

If you do not know how to handle the cube, you're never going to win a tournament.

That is Mark Olson, another of the world's top-ranked players.

He's Danish and used to play professional soccer.

So, yes, he's pretty competitive.

The Dublin Cube is a fantastic device that was invented in the 1920s.