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Meckwell’ Still Tough As Nails Wagar Semis Today More Than 40 57 Tuesday, August 11, 2015 Volume 87, Number 5 Daily Bulletin 87th North American Bridge Championships [email protected] Paul Linxwiler and Brent Manley Goodwill reception honors local volunteer A reception for members of the Aileen Osofsky National Goodwill Committee was held last evening, and local volunteer Larry Cohen was thanked for his years of service to Chicago-area bridge. National Goodwill Committee Chair Sandy DeMartino hosted the event, and she asked the attendees to recall that the purpose of the get- together was to “celebrate being together as a bridge family.” DeMartino introduced her co-chairs on the committee, new members of the committee attending their first Goodwill reception, and various ACBL dignitaries, including ACBL Chief Executive Robert Hartman. Richard Reitman and Norman Schwartz Hartman welcomed the attendees. He noted that a won the Bruce LM-5000 Life Master Pairs special effort had been made at the Chicago NABC to CEO Robert Hartman and Goodwill Chair Sandy Sunday evening, but the editors mistakenly DeMartino published the photo of the second-place pair in yesterday’s issue. We apologize for the mix- have tournament directors remind the players at the up, and we congratulate Mr. Reitman and Mr. beginning of each session that having fun and being Schwartz on their victory. nice was important. Hartman also took the opportunity to announce that the recent Longest Day fund raiser for the Spingold in Alzheimer’s Association had generated more than $700,000, a figure that was expected to grow as more round of 64 clubs reported their totals. A day of elimination on Monday whittled the Next to the podium was ACBL President and field of 90 in the Spingold Knockout Teams to 64 as Chicago NABC Co-Chair Suzi Subeck. It is a the head-to-head phase of the event gets underway tradition that the host district for the NABC selects today. The highest seeded team to fall was the a local volunteer to honor, and Subeck announced foursome led by Steve Beatty (Tom Carmichael, District 13 honoree Larry Cohen and ACBL continued on page 11 Kit Woolsey and Fred Stewart). The Beatty team, President Suzi Subeck seeded No. 25, lost both matches in a four-way that produced three qualifiers. The event ends on Sunday. Forty years on, ‘Meckwell’ still tough as nails Wagar semis today More than 40 57. Thanks to The Wagar Women’s KO Teams attracted only years ago, Jeff Meckstroth’s eight teams this year, and four teams remain after Meckstroth and Eric World Mixed Pairs yesterday’s opening round. Rodwell formed title in 2002, he Phyllis Fireman’s team will face Cheri Bjerkan’s a partnership that holds an 8-7 edge squad in one of today’s semifinal matchups. In the soon became one on his partner in other bracket, Lynn Baker’s team will battle Sylvia of the greats in the world competition. Moss and company. annals of bridge. Meckwell, as In the Grand they are known Day 2 action in Mini-, National Teams, to many in the Championship bridge community, Micro- Spingolds Flight, at this are formidable Thirty-one teams remain in the Mini-Spingold tournament, the opponents and I KO Teams, limited to players with 5000 two anchored the District 9 squad that won the event loyal teammates. Referring to the Nick Nickell masterpoints. There will be 14 head-to-head matches for the fifth year in a row. They played 45 of the 60 squad, which Meckstroth and Rodwell joined in and one three-way match. boards in the final. 1993, Meckstroth says, “I love our team – every In the Mini-Spingold II KO Teams, with its The victory pushed Meckstroth’s lifetime guy on our team.” The other members of the team 1500-masterpoint limit, 16 teams will battle to reach masterpoint total past 80,000, tops all time. are Ralph Katz, Nickell’s partner, and another tough the quarterfinal round, playing head-to-head matches. Between them, Meckstroth and Rodwell partnership: Bobby Levin and Steve Weinstein. have been on GNT squads 25 times. They Domination of team events is nothing new for have a combined total of 115 North American Meckstroth and Rodwell. When Nickell assembled Moss team leading championships to go along with 15 world titles, the team in 1993, it immediately went on a tear, and they won most of the championships playing winning four straight in the Spingold Knockout The teamSenior captained by MikeSwiss Moss will start together. Teams and six out of seven from 1993 through 1999. today with a carryover lead of 6.99 victory points in There is no rivalry between the two – “we root The team later added victories in the event in 2004, the final two sessions of the Truscott/USPC Senior for each other,” says Meckstroth – but they know 2006 and 2007. “We seem to be the boys of summer,” Swiss Teams. how each other’s major wins are distributed. says Meckstroth. Moss and his partner, Bjorn Fallenius, are from Meckstroth has 13 GNT wins, Rodwell 12. At age 59, Meckstroth is the proud grandfather New York City. Their teammates, David Lindop and Rodwell owns 58 North American titles, Meckstroth continued on page 5 Robert Lebi, are from Toronto. Their carryover is 30 VPs. Goodwill Message In second with 23.01 VPs are Karen Barrett, Elk ATTENDANCE Greet your opponents. You can Point SD; Anne Dawson, Dehli LA; Paolo Clair, be both competitive and friendly at Padova, Italy, and Polish players Apolinary Kowalski through Monday the same time. and Jacek Romanski. Sandy DeMartino, Chair The original field of 135 teams was reduced to 68 6566.5 tables Aileen Osofsky ACBL Goodwill for the final. Committee Page 2 Tuesday, August 11, 2015 Daily Bulletin SPECIAL EVENTS MEETINGS / SEMINARS / RECEPTIONS Tuesday, August 11 Wednesday, August 12 9 am-Noon Club Director Refresher Course. Continuing education 9 am-noon Club Director Refresher Course. Second day of the for bridge directors to increase their skills. Continues on continuing education seminar. Must attend both sessions. Wednesday, August 12. Must attend both sessions. Sign up at Williford Room A, 3rd floor. the door. Fee: $15 covers both sessions. Williford Room A, 3rd 4:30–7:30 Restaurant Bus Tour: Greektown. floor. Thursday, August 13 10 am-Noon GNT/NAP Coordinators. Lake Ontario Room, 8th floor. 4:30–7:30 Restaurant Bus Tour: Chinatown. 4:30–7:30 Restaurant Bus Tour: Little Italy. CELEBRITY SPEAKER PROGRAM Be sure to attend these free lectures by some of the best-known players and Wednesday, August 12 teachers in the game. All of these presentations will take place in Salon B on the 9:15 am Joshua Donn Misfits lower level. 6:45 pm Robert Todd Preempts Tuesday, August 11 Thursday, August 13 9:15 am Phillip Alder Play the Right Card 9:15 am Ellen Kent How to Bid a Minor-suit Slam: 6:45 pm Ken Monzingo Aunt Lucy Minorwood 6:45 pm Harriette Buckman Rights and Responsibilities ENTERTAINMENT and HOSPITALITY Don’t miss the great treats offered every night at 10:30 on the lower level and in the foyer of the International Ballroom on the second floor. Thursday, August 13 Tuesday, August 11 Sandwiches: Ham and Havarti; turkey and Swiss Dove ice-cream bars Friday, August 14 Wednesday, August 12 Wraps: Turkey with provolone and cranberry mayonaise; vegetable (gluten free) Grilled bratwurst on poppy seed buns Baseball tickets Chicago Restaurant Tour Bot power! Enjoy baseball? Good food? Then check out The 19th World Computer-Bridge Championship the ACBL Tours Desk (across from the Registration Tuesday, August 11 will take place August 10–15 in conjunction with Desk on the lobby level) and the Chicago NABC. Eight of the top bridge-playing pick up some tickets! Little Italy robots from around the world will compete in the six- The Cubs, who are on a Italians first began coming to Chicago in the day event. Entrants come from Denmark, France (2), winning streak, will play the 1850s, and by the end of the 19th century they Germany, Japan, Netherlands (2) and the U.S. Milwaukee Brewers at 1:20 p.m. were immigrating in rapidly increasing numbers. The format consists of a 32-board round-robin, on Thursday, Aug. 13. Great They settled all over the city, but the Little Italy with the top four robots advancing to the knockout seats are available for $40. neighborhood around Taylor Street and Ashland stage. Each team consists of four identical robots. Avenue featured the largest concentration. The The robot championship was established by the area remains deep in Italian tradition, and as we ACBL in 1996. The World Bridge Federation signed A taste of Chicago all know, the Italians know a bit about food! on as a co-sponsor in 1999. The contest is held With some of the best restaurants in the world and A bus will run in continuous loops from 4:30 annually at a major bridge event – either an NABC or ethnic cuisines from every region around the globe, pm to 7:30 pm from the Hilton to Little Italy, a WBF World Championship. Chicago has good reason to be proud of its dining where you’re on your own to pick an eatery. These The computer-bridge championship is variety. The local tournament organizers have cooked restaurants are some of the tastiest in this area: coordinated by Al Levy, who serves on the ACBL up a wonderful way for players to sample some of the Davanti Enoteca Board of Directors and the WBF Executive Council. foods that Chicago is famous for. Francesca’s on Taylor Levy also maintains the official website at A restaurant food bus will run in continuous loops RoSal’s www.computerbridge.com.
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