HAPPY FEBRUARY Stay Warm at the Club! Upcoming Special Games

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We have some very special events planned for the coming weeks to keep you busy during these cold winter months.

1 February 2018 Newsletter 4 th Floor, 820 N Orleans Street Chicago, IL (312) HAPPY FEBRUARY Stay Warm at the Club! January was certainly a challenge this year, and the members of Chicago Duplicate Bridge have stepped up to meet it. We had record attendance for a January on some of the coldest days so far. We have some very special events planned for the coming weeks to keep you busy during these cold winter months. At the end of this newsletter you ll find more details about the Semiannual Individual Game, one of the most entertaining games we plan. There s also info about the REACH Games, a new ACBL experiment that provides a great opportunity to earn gold points without leaving our home base. Upcoming Special Games Tuesday Evening January 30 Semiannual Individual Game 6:30pm* Sunday Afternoon February 4 th SWISS Teams Game 1:00pm February 4-10 Club Championships February 5-9 REACH Games (all afternoon games)* Wednesday, February 14 Valentine s Day February Charity Pairs Friday Evening February 23 Mentor/Mentee Game February s full schedule can be found at by clicking Calendar below the News on the Home Page. It is also posted at the Club. More information about the Semiannual Game and the REACH Games is provided below as well as posted at the Club. Plus up to 3 Months of our upcoming schedule is available from the Calendar option on the Main Menu. Note Special Games you might like to attend. Beginner, Intermediate/Novice News Please note: The I/N game has moved to Thursday evenings at 6:30. This is now a Stratified Novice Game. The new MP limits are 100/20/5. The game follows a short lesson at 6:00 pm and snacks are served. High School Students can play for $1.00. There is NO game on Wednesday evenings.

2 Supervised Play continues at 9:30 am on Friday and 6:30 pm on Monday. Scheduled 99er Monday afternoon, 299er Wednesday afternoon, & 199er Thursday afternoon sections are always offered. Minimum of 2 tables of Beginners and/or Intermediate Players is required. Level 1 Bridge Courses have now concluded. The Education Committee encourages beginners to attend Supervised Play sessions that follow these courses as our current Supervised Play attendees move into our Beginner Sections of Duplicate Play check for all information for Beginners/Novices. Important Parking Information!!! We re updating the Parking Permits so that they won t fade and a check can be kept on those who park as EVERY Parker MUST pay. Parkers SHOULD hazelconnor2@gmail.com their plate #/s & name/s. Player Achievements Congratulations to these players for success at the club! % Games Dec 30 I/N Susan Diamond, Kay Collins Jan 4 Open L. James Phillips, Joseph Stokes Jan 5 Open George Clark, Susan Adams Jan 8 Open Bruce Ladin, Carole Greene Jan 9 Open Barry Holt, Claude Weil Jan 10 Open Barry Holt, Claude Weil Jan 13 I/N Judi Katz, Marcy Gookin Jan 15 Open Joseph Stokes, Frank Pancoe Jan 17 I/N Tricia Fox, Constance Wahab or Over Games Cyberman and Dalek (i.e, our robots) had the best game in the Unit. Would that we humans could do as well! Jan 10 Open George Clark, Marshall Levine Jan 12 Open Roz Supera, Lynn Turner Jan 24 I/N Honey Rosenfeld, Janet Fischer Jan 26 Open James O Neil, Sandra Nidetz 71.00

3 Congratulations to these players who have advanced in ACBL rank! Janet Fischer, Junior Master; Hal Barron, Stefan Edlis, and Peggy Wolf, Club Master; Phil McPeek, Advanced NABC; Sandy Nidetz, Gold Life Master; and Jane Kennedy, Sapphire Life Master. Well done, everyone!! WATCH THIS SPACE next month for results from tournaments away from the Club, including Winterfest. Unit 123 Rankings Congratulations to players in the top 10 of Unit 123 rankings posted Jan 6! Mini McKinney 0-5 Mary Phillips #3 Frances Margolin #4 Peggy Wolf #5 William Reed #8 Jeannie Palagi #9 Bruce Palagi #9 Ace of Clubs 0-5 Mary Phillips #2 Frances Margolin #3 Peggy Wolf #6 Jeannie Palagi #9 Bruce Palagi # Cynthia Polayes #1 James English # Cynthia Polayes #1 James English #5 James Reynolds # Carolyn Turek #1 Marcy Gookin #3 Kara Bershad #4 Kenneth East # Philip McPeek #1 Marjorie Zolla #2 Janet Hickerson #3 Judi Katz # Carolyn Turek #1 Kara Bershad #4 Kenneth East #5 Marcy Gookin # Marjorie Zolla #1 Judi Katz #2 Tom Owen #4 Philip McPeek # Woody Haynes # Carolyn Naselli #7 Woody Haynes # Paul Prez # Andrea Bascon # John Miller #1 Susan Eggebrecht #2 Dolores Baumgart #3 Rosede Olson #6 David Schroeder # Michael Cochran #6 Michele Pockross # Tom Fogarty #1 Michael Airdo # John Miller #1 Susan Eggebrecht #2 Dolores Baumgart #3 Rosede Olson #5 David Schroeder #6 Pamela Simons #8 Janet Nachman # Michael Cochran #3 Barry Little #6 Jack Hurst #8 Bruce Ladin #2 Barry Holt #5

4 Mini McKinney Bruce Ladin #6 Barry Holt #7 Loring Knoblauch # Mark Friedlander # 3 Joseph Stokes #4 Ronald Helman #5 Robert Lass # Martin Harris #2 James Diebel # Jeffrey Wolfson #1 Amin Hakim #3 Richard Strauss # Lynne Rosenbaum #2 Eldad Ginossar #3 Barbara Saben #4 Richard Gabriel # Ron Smith #1 L. James Phillips #8 Cheri Bjerkan #9 Ace of Clubs George Clark #6 Dorri Goldgehn #8 Carole Greene # Ronald Helman #1 Jane Kennedy #2 Elaine Diamond #5 Seymour Diamond # Toddy Leavitt #2 James Diebel #5 Claude Weil # Amin Hakim #2 Richard Strauss # Richard Gabriel #1 Barbara Saben #2 Lynne Rosenbaum #5 Muhammad Abedi # L James Phillips #2 Cheri Bjerkan #3 Claude Vogel #5 Tuesday Evening January 30 Semiannual Individual Game 6:30pm We invite all of our players at all levels to attend our semi-annual individual game on Tuesday, January 30, at 6:30 pm. You ll have the opportunity to have your name on one of our plaques. Food will be served at 5:30 pm, so please sign up so that we can cater correctly. Why should I play? This is one of the most enjoyable events in our calendar. The game is relaxed and more social; you will get to meet and play with many different club members whom you may not normally talk to. You get your name on the wall if you win, and it pays extra points like a junior fund game. Who should play? Everyone from rank beginners to experts. Playing with people who are better or worse than you can be a lot of fun. For beginning players, this is a great opportunity to play a few hands with some better players, and ask for some pointers. How does it work?

5 You will be assigned a different partner every one or two boards, and play with about 24 different partners. The director will give you directions for where to sit each round. You just play bridge and enjoy yourself. Our documents: How will I know what conventions we are playing? There will be *very* little time (one-minute max) to discuss agreements. The more experienced player is expected to cater to the newer player, so the newer player would do well to prepare a list of conventions he or she knows. We suggest you play either the cdb-individual-good player card in the link above, the ACBL yellow card (linked above), or a list of conventions provided by a newer player. How should I prepare if I am a beginning player? Prepare the list of conventions you know from the list below. It is there to help you and your partners. Your more experienced partner should be able to absorb it quickly. Better still, bring a convention card and talk to a mentor about filling it. How should I prepare if I am an intermediate player? Check that you can handle being presented with a beginner card/list of conventions. Download and print the cdb-individual-good-player card. Clearly mark what you do not want to play, or have never heard of (for when you play with equal or better players), or bring a simple convention card that you like to use when you play with better players. Please be nice to the newer players and play at their level. How should I prepare if I am a better player? Please read the suggestions for the beginner and intermediate players. Please be nice to the newer players and play at their level. Look over the cdb-individual-good-players card and be prepared to play it if newer players want to. Be ready to play with the beginners and read their convention list. Feel free to play your card if you are playing with a regular partner. This is not a mentor/mentee game, so please do not give unsolicited lessons. Convention List for Newer Players (Check the ones you know, cross out the ones you don't) 1NT openers: Stayman Jacoby Transfers Texas Transfers Major openers: Jacoby 2NT

6 Bergen raises Splinters Reverse Drury Minor openers: Inverted minors 2C openers: 2D waiting 2H bust Weak 2s: OGUST New Minor Forcing 4th Suit Forcing Takeout doubles Negative doubles Support doubles Michaels Cuebid Unusual 2NT Cappelletti Blackwood Keycard Blackwood February 5-9 REACH Games (all afternoon games) You have probably received details from the ACBL about the REACH (Regional at Clubs), and Chicago Duplicate Bridge is offering this opportunity for gold points. From Monday, February 5 through Friday the 9 th, all afternoon club games will be participating in the REACH (Saturday the 3 rd *may* also be eligible). All CDB afternoon sections including our beginner games are eligible to participate. CDB is also considering using The Common Game for all games, which you can read about at The REACH operates on top of the regular club game. If you don't want the extra points, you pay only the $11/13 game fee. If you want to be eligible for the extra points, you pay the usual $11/13 game fee, and also a $30 REACH fee. Everyone is welcome at the club game without paying the $30 REACH fee, but you just won't be eligible for the extra points.

7 Everyone who wants to participate in the REACH must sign up ahead of time at No one needs to pay the extra $30 to play. We suggest that you should not pay the $30 if: you are playing only one eligible session; you will not be eligible for the points you don't expect to place in the top 40% of your flight you do not care about the extra gold points you want to do this primarily to support the club financially. The extra fee goes to the district and USBF international teams. The $30 REACH fee is a flat fee for the whole tournament and covers all eligible sessions (including those at other participating clubs). Your tournament result is determined by your two best scores as an individual, even if they are scored with different partners. Results for the REACH will be available at: You will enter your ACBL number and the game date. Full details on the REACH can be found at: Frequently asked questions: The ACBL is experimenting with a new tournament format in running the REACH, and there is a lot of additional information about the new things they are trying out if you care to read about it (like pools to award points based on field strength). The ACBL is going for big changes, so expect more experiments like this in the upcoming months. We want to hear your opinions about this. Please send any feedback to msdyer@gmail.com.

This Is Your Club! Upcoming Special Events

This Is Your Club! Upcoming Special Events August 2018 Newsletter 4 th Floor, 820 N Orleans Street Chicago, IL 60610 (312) 631-3948 http:/www.bridgewebs.com/chicagodbc This Is Your Club! What are you doing Friday afternoon? Why not play bridge