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Kalin Stefanov, full name Kalin-Feliks Stefanov (born 29 January 2004, Sofia),[ citation needed] is a professional backgammon player. He is the runner-up of the WBIF world youth championship 2023, [1] losing to Japanese Yuta Takimiya in the final. [2] His own review of the tournament can be seen on Youtube. [3]

Stefanov was born and grew up in the capital of Bulgaria, Sofia. In January 2023, aged 18, he moved residence to Stuttgart in the german province of Baden-Württemberg. Apart from backgammon, he is an amateur pool player and a member of BC Stuttgart 1891, [4] the first pool-billiards club in Germany. [5] Among both the backgammon and pool societies, he is commonly known by the nickname "the Kalinator". This is also the name of his Youtube channel. [6] He is the inventor of Chessgammon, a version of backgammon with limited luck factor. [7] His successes in backgammon include the winner's title in 2024 Geneva Open. [8]

References

  1. ^ "WBIF International - Finished Tourneys".
  2. ^ "Backgammon World Youth Championship 2023 FINAL !!!!!". YouTube. 10 April 2024.
  3. ^ "World youth backgammon championship review". YouTube. 17 April 2024.
  4. ^ https://www.billard-stuttgart.de/
  5. ^ "Billard Club Stuttgart 1891 e.V. - Nachrichten - BCS 1891 e.V." Archived from the original on 2016-03-04.
  6. ^ "The Kalinator himself". YouTube.
  7. ^ "Chessgammon: The luckless backgammon!". YouTube. 21 May 2024.
  8. ^ "Open de Genève".