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Orlando Daily Bulletin 4 November 18 - November 27, 2001 75th Fall North American Bridge Championships Las Vegas,Nevada DailyDailyVol. 75, No. 3 Wednesday, NovemberBulletinBulletin 21, 2001 Editors: Henry Francis and Paul Linxwiler No kidding: this 9 year-old can play Participants in the qualifying sessions of the Life Nalin Shah later explained that he had taught his Master Open Pairs may have noticed an unusually son the game at a very early age, and that in fact, young competitor playing in the event. (The give- Shivam currently holds the Guinness world record away: while seated at the table, his feet don’t quite for youngest competitor ever in a competitive bridge reach the floor.) Who is this young man playing in a event, at 5 years, 303 days. nationally rated event? “Shivam showed a fascination with cards at an Meet Shivam Shah, a nine-year-old from Lon- early age. At the age of 2½ he could line up the cards don, England. Shivam was playing in the LM Open in a sequence starting from the ¨2 to the ¨A, the with his father, Nalin, an actuary. ©2, etc., up to the «A. He and I began playing regu- So what did Shivam think of his first top-level larly at the Oshwal Bridge Club in Herts, England,” event? “Oh, my first NABC event was actually the said Nalin. IMP Pairs in Toronto.” The youngster has attracted the attention of the “Exactly how long have you been playing?” press on both sides of the Atlantic, with articles fea- asked an opponent, somewhat taken aback. turing his story in English bridge magazines as well “Four years,” replied the fifth grader, who at- as mainstream outlets such as The Observer and in tends St. Mary’s School in London. Alan Truscott’s New York Times bridge column. “You were five when you started playing?” asked Although the father-son duo didn’t make the cut the opponent, now definitely taken aback. for the final sessions of the LM Open, Nalin Shah is Shivam nonchalantly confirmed his opponent’s clearly delighted with his son’s progress in the game. subtraction as he sorted his hand and placed a Pass “I’m certain that in a few years he’ll be a better card on the table. player than me,” conceded the elder Shah. World gold makes World champs Kivel a Grand LM TodayThe American is Bridge ABA/ACBL Association and theDay Ameri- can Contract Bridge League will co-host the two- Joe Kivel of Newport Coast CA wasn’t thinking session Stratified Open Pairs today at 1 and 8 p.m. The recently crowned Bermuda Bowl champions lead Open BAM about his ACBL rank when he went to Paris to com- Players may choose to earn either ABA or ACBL led by Rose Meltzer led the field of qualifiers in the pete in the World Senior Knockout Teams champion- masterpoints. Open Board-a-Match teams after the first day of the ship. His goal was a The ABA is the national organization founded two-day contest. world gold medal, and he in 1932 to encourage duplicate bridge among Afri- Meltzer, playing with Kyle Larsen, Chip Martel, and his teammates did it can-American players. In the early days of contract Lew Stansby, Peter Weichsel and Alan Sontag, scored – they won the world bridge, African-Americans were excluded from most 38.50 to finish one board ahead of the international championship. major tournaments. The civil rights reforms of the squad of Jack Coleman, Bob Crossley, Andrew Gromov, Later he learned that Sixties induced the ACBL to change its bylaws to Alex Petrunin, Adam Zmudzinsky and Cezary Balicki. he had won 450 World include persons of all races in 1967. Of the 140 teams that entered the contest, 86 made Bridge Federation The ABA and the ACBL have co-hosted events the cut to today’s two-session final. masterpoints, and later at many of the recent NABCs. The two organiza- still he discovered that tions are currently working together to make bridge Deas squad leads WBF points can be trans- an Olympic sport through the creation of the United lated to ACBL points on States Bridge Federation. a four-for-one basis. Womens BAM qualifiers Kivel was only seven points short of ACBL Grand Life Master, so the points The team of Lynn Deas, Beth Palmer, Randi Attendance running high he won in Paris, which translated to 112.5 ACBL points, Montin, Jill Meyers, Irina Levitina and Kerri Sanborn were more than enough to make him a Grand Life Total attendance through the first three days topped the field of 40 squads at the end of the qualify- Master. of the 2001 Las Vegas is 5819 tables, just un- ing sessions in the Women’s Board-a-Match. Eighteen We believe Kivel is the first player ever to become der 2000 tables a day. That total does not in- teams survived to play in today’s two-session final. an ACBL Grand Life Master by winning a world cham- clude last night’s midnight games. The 2001 The Deas team posted a score of 39.50, finishing pionship. Las Vegas NABC is on track to be the largest four boards ahead of the squad of Petra Hamman, Joan Fall NABC ever. Jackson, Mildred Breed, Shawn Quinn, Judi Radin and Continued on page 3 Sylvia Moss. The cutoff score for the qualifiers was 27.50. American’s Juniors find gold in Brazil The Unites States Junior team brought home the gold medal in the 8th World Youth 16In Teams first-round advance action in the Senior in Senior Knockout Teams,KOs Bridge Championship held in Rio de Janeiro the defending champions captained by Dick Budd (Ri- August 6–15. The squad of Kent Mignocchi, chard De Martino, William Esberg, William Hunter, Joe Grue, Brad Campbell, Joel Wooldridge, Shome Mukherjee and Bob Ryder) easily won their John Hurd and John Kranyak defeated Is- match 187–41. rael in the final 262–156. But there were plenty of upsets on the opening day The event, sponsored by the World of the event. The #3 seed captained by Trudi Nugit Bridge Federation, attracted 17 teams of (David Adams, Anne Simon and Michael Shuman) was players (all of whom were 25 years of age or shown the door by the squad of Gary Yant, Joyce younger) from across the globe. Gehlhaar, Dixie Hsu, and Patricia Elms. The non-playing captain for the U.S. team was Bob Rosen. Dennis McGarry was Other upsets included the #6 seed (Ernst), #11 The World Junior champions: (front) Kent Mignocchi and Brad (Reisig), #12 (Koley), #13 (Turner), #14 (Noble) and Campbell; (back row) Joel Wooldridge, John Hurd, Joe Grue, the coach. #16 (Bleiman). John Kranyak, npc Bob Rosen and coach Dennis McGarry. Page 2 Daily Bulletin Daily Quiz #3 SPECIAL EVENTS « A 9 7 2 ª J 4 Wednesday, November 21 © A K 10 3 2 ¨ Q 5 12:15 p.m. Intermediate/Newcomer Speakers Program: Ken Monzingo, Hand Patterns. Pavilion 9. Monzingo, San Diego, is managing editor of The Contract Bridge Forum, the monthly J 10 publication of Districts 17, 20, 21 and 22. « 7:15 p.m. Intermediate/Newcomer Speakers Program: Curtis Cheek, Staying Low – How to Avoid Bad ª A 7 5 3 J 9 4 Slams and Dangerous Heights. Pavilion 9. Cheek, Huntsville AL, is a bridge professional © who has won numerous regional events. ¨ A K 9 8 The contract is 3NT by South. West leads the «3. Can you see any way of ensuring nine tricks regardless Thursday, November 22 of the lie of the East–West cards? Thanks to Eddie 12:15 p.m. Intermediate/Newcomer Speakers Program: Jim Priebe, Thinking on Defense. Pavilion 9. Kantar for the problem. Priebe, Mississauga ON, is now retired and devotes his time to writing, playing golf and (Solution on page 4). together with Joan, his wife of 45 years, playing as much bridge as possible. 7:15 p.m. Intermediate/Newcomer Speakers Program: Bruce Reeve, Conan, the Convention Destroyer. Pavilion 9. Reeve, Raleigh NC, is District 7’s representative to the ACBL Board of Directors. He is a Diamond Life Master and an ACBL Accredited Teacher. The heroBy Barryand Rigal the goat Friday, November 23 When we played against Paul Soloway in the Life 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Easybridge! accreditation with Easybridge! creator Edith McMullin, Easybridge! Field Master Open Pairs finals, the opportunity might have Coordinator Marti Ronemus and the Easybridge! staff. Conference Rooms 4 and 5. (Stage A presented itself for a chance to be a super-hero – or a in the morning, lunch break, Stage B in the afternoon.) Accreditation is free. $20 covers goat. We did not present Steve Catlett with the oppor- course materials. tunity, but it would have been a tough call for him. 10:00 a.m. - Noon MiniBridge Seminar, Conference Room 14. Teachers: learn about this handy tool as a precursor to your regular lesson programs. It’s especially great for students who are new to Board 9 « 9 7 6 Dlr: North K cards. ª 10:00 a.m. - Noon Recorder Seminar, Executive Boardroom. Designed for recorders at all levels and with any Vul: E-W A K Q 10 9 8 3 © amount of experience, this free seminar will be conducted by ACBL Recorder Richard ¨ 8 4 Colker. « K Q 8 5 4 « A J 3 2 12:15 p.m. Intermediate/Newcomer Speakers Program: Edith McMullin, Leads vs. Suit Contracts. ª 10 9 6 2 ª Q J 5 Pavilion 9.
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