Matt Cohn-Geier

United StatesGrandmaster G2

Matt Cohn-Geier

Born in Illinois in 1984, Matt (or MCG) discovered backgammon in 2006 while at University studying Philosophy and two years later was runner-up at the Las Vegas Open. His notable tournament wins include the Illinois Masters and Las Vegas Super Jackpot in 2009, the Minnesota Open and Masters Jackpot in 2010, the Las Vegas Open and Nordic Open Super Jackpot in 2011, the Japan Open Consolation and Super Jackpot, the Monte Carlo WBF Cup, and the Super Jackpots at the Nordic Open and US Open in 2012. In 2013, he was runner-up in the Chicago Open, the Nevada State Open and its Super Jackpot, and in the Texan Championship Duel-Dual. In 2009, he was voted onto the 32 Giants List for the first time (at 25, the youngest player ever to do so) and has remained in the list ever since, reaching #5 (his current level) on two occasions. In 2010 he was selected for the World vs. Denmark in the inaugural event and has been a member ever since. He joined the Under 4.0 Club in 2013. His GridGammon nickname is atrifix.

BMAB rank29BMAB

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Ranking information

BMAB rank29
Rating—
BMAB titleGrandmaster G2
BMAB number00107
CountryUnited States

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Complete player performance

Match, experience, and performance statistics are synchronized from the official BMAB profile.

Last 300 exp PR
3.2474
BMAB Experience Points
994
Last BMAB match
2026-09-13
Experience
1055
Number of matches recorded
95
Number of analysed matches
95
PR across analysed matches - overall
3.2600 (World Class)
PR across analysed matches - moves
3.0164 (World Class)
PR across analysed matches - cube
4.5976 (World Class)
Opponent PR across analysed matches (overall)
4.7793 (World Class)
Matches won
57 (60.0%)
Number of distinct opponents
55
Number of clubs played at
3
Earliest match recorded
2013-02-03
Latest match so far
2026-09-13
Peak rating
1,760.48
Peak rating (>400 exp.)
1,654.53
Average opponent rating
1,541.93