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POST MORTEM Volume 53 • Winter 2011 POST MORTEM Volume 53 • Winter 2011 GNYBA Published by the Greater New York Bridge Association NYC Duplicate Bridge Club Directory Brooklyn ManHaTTan QueenS Bay ridge Bridge Club Cavendish Bridge Club reform Temple of Ft. Hamilton Senior Center 177 East 87th Street Forest Hills 9941 Ft. Hamilton Pkway 1556 Third Avenue 71-11 112 Street 718-377-6817 212-876-2196 718-544-0389 Sephardic Community Honors Bridge Club 133 East 58th Street STaTen ISland 1901 Ocean Parkway 14th floor 718-954-3150 212-230-1230 Bridge Club of 718-377-3666 Staten Island Manhattan Bridge Club 444 Manor Road East—1233 Second Ave. 718.273.3106 917-699-2929 West—250 West 57th Street 212-845-0155 Call your local Bridge Club for times, lessons and special events Changes to the Duplicate Club Directory should be addressed to the Editor: [email protected] POST MORTEM Title Registered in U.S. Patent Office Published by the Greater New York Bridge Association Thanks to Committee Members for all their help: Jesus Arias, Peter Bonfanti, Tse Mei Ling, Rachael Moller, Barbara Raynor, Christopher Rivera, Stephannie Russo, Maria Tsoukalas, and Ilana Seror Post Mortem communications can be sent to the Editor, Barbara McLendon, 180 East End Avenue, NY 10128 or at [email protected]. Post Mortem will be published twice a year and distributed free of charge to members of Unit 155. Elsewhere subscription price is $5 per year. Advertising rates: Full Page: $400; 1/2 Page: $250; 1/4 Page: $125. If you would like to submit an article for consideration, please e-mail the Editor at [email protected] Table of Contents President’s letter .................................................................... 2 Calendar of GnyBa/other Bridge events ............................ 3 GnyBa Board Members ......................................................... 4 edgar kaplan Winter regional Flyer ...................................... 5 February 299er Weekend ....................................................... 6 Victor Mitchell Pro am Flyer .................................................. 7 0-199er Silver Point Weekend ................................................. 8 Betty kaplan Flyer .................................................................. 9 Grand national Teams ............................................................ 10 Grand national Teams Flyer .................................................. 12 north american Pairs Winners 2010 …………..............……… 13 GnyBa double knock-outs ………………................…………… 14 double ko Flyer ………………..........………………........……… 15 Master Point races and dinner ……….................……………. 16 Master Point Winners 2010 ………………................…………… 17 Players of the year 2010 ……………....................……………… 18 defense to Preemptive Bids by elliot Sternlicht ….….........… 19 Hands from Toronto national by Barry rigal ……............…… 21 Improving Partnerships by david Gurvich & rachael Moller ………...………… 24 Message from the President “The happiness of a man in this life does not consist in the absence but in the mastery of his passions.” Alfred Lord Tennyson Those of you who are new to bridge have no idea how this game can become one of the most important things in your life. Those of us who love the game with great passion want to encourage all of the 3300 bridge players in our Unit 155 to enjoy the game as much as we do. We are publishing the Post Mortem in the hope that the newer players can be made aware of all the events the Greater New York Bridge Association runs, most under the auspices of our Tournament Chair, Ryan Connors, who took on the job when Peter Bonfanti retired after five grueling years. The highlight of this year is the Edgar Kaplan Winter Regional, which will be at the Hilton New York Hotel from December 26 – 30. I’m sure you remember the storm last year that hurt attendance and caused the GNYBA to lose quite a lot of money. Sadly, we feel we must increase the entry fee to $20 to help pay for future Regionals. Please come and play often. Little did Ryan know how difficult it was going to be to find hotel space for our events. The Hilton and New Yorker are not available to us after December. Other hotels are either too small, too expensive, or are also totally booked, hard to imagine in this economy. After looking at over 25 possible spaces, through the efforts of Roberto Verthelyi, we are delighted to tell you we have booked the Park Central at 56th and 7th Avenue for our May Regional. Throughout the year we have events for every level. Many of us think team events are the most fun and certainly the way to win the most points. We have the Harter Cup for non-life masters as part of the Double Knock Outs, so find 3 to 5 friends and fill out the flyer on page 15. The Betty Kaplan on February 11th is for players with more experience. The Pro Am on February 10th is a wonderful way to play with a New York Life Master or perhaps an international bridge star. Also that weekend there are two days of silver point events for players with fewer than 200 points. Many thanks to all the Board Members, Directors, Club Owners and players who have been instrumental in keeping bridge alive and well in New York. See you at the bridge table! Barbara McLendon, President Greater New York Bridge Association 2 2012 Calendar of GNYBA/Other Bridge Events Jan. 5 Board Meeting—Manhattan Jan. 10-16 RYE BROOK REGIONAL Jan. 21-27 BERMUDA REGIONAL Jan. 27-29 Allendale, NJ Sectional Jan. 28 Sat. Aft. ACBL-wide Internat’l Fund Game #1 All of February Junior Fund Games Feb. 10-12 Woodbridge, NJ Sectional Feb. 10-12 Pro-Am, Betty Kaplan , 199er Feb. 12 GNT Championship & B (Cavendish) Feb. 15-20 CROMWELL REGIONAL Feb. 19 GNT Flights A & C (Manhattan) Feb. 27-Mar. 4 STaC, Units 155 & 242 Mar. 5 Mon. Aft. ACBL-wide Senior Game Mar. 6 Tues. Ev. Canada-wide Olympiad Fund Game Mar. 6, Tues. Board Meeting, Cavendish Mar. 15-25 naBC—MeMPHIS, Tn Mar. 21 Wed. Ev. ACBL-wide Charity Game All of April Charity Club Championship Games April 13 -15 Allendale, NJ Sectional April 27-29 Week-end STaC April 16-22 GATLINBURG REGIONAL May 1-6 SMITHTOWN REGIONAL May 3, Thurs, Board Meeting, Honors May 10 Thurs. Aft. ACBL-wide Internat’l Fund Game #2 May 18-20 Woodbridge, NJ Sectional May 23-28 NEW YORK REGIONAL May 28 Reisinger Memorial Day All of June NAP Club Qualifying June 1 Fri. Ev.. Worldwide Bridge Contest June 2 Sat. Aft. Worldwide Bridge Contest June 4 – 10 STaC, Units 155 & 242 June 11-17 SARATOGA SPRINGS REG June 15-17 Week-end STaC. All of July NAP Club Qualifying July 5, Thurs. Board Meeting, Manhattan July 12—22 naBC—PHIladelPHIa, Pa July 13 ACBL-wide Internat’l Fund Game #3 July 30 – Aug. 5 PARSIPPANY REGIONAL All of August NAP Club Qualifying All of Sept. Club International Fund Games Begins Sept.1 NAP (Unit and District Qualifying) Sept. 7 – 9 Allendale Sectional Sept. 13, Thurs Board Meeting, Cavendish All of October Jane Johnson Club Appr. Games Oct. 4 Thurs. Ev. ACBL-wide Instant Matchpt. Game Oct. 12 – 18 STaC, Units 155 & 242 Oct. 22 – 28 DANBURY, CT. REGIONAL Oct. 22 Mon. Ev. Canada-wide Olympiad Fund Game Oct. 29 – Nov. 4 LANCASTER, PA REGIONAL Nov. 9 – 11 Allendale, NJ Sectional Nov.16-18 New Event: Bridge Triathlon Nov. 22 – Dec. 2 NABC—SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 26 Mon. Ev. ACBL-wide Charity Game Dec, 6 – Thurs. Board Meeting, Honors Dec. 14 – 16 Woodbridge, NJ Sectional Dec. 26 – 30 NEW YORK REGIONAL 3 GNYBA Board Members Otto Adamec Jacqui Mitchell, Honorary Rozi Alhale Florence Neuman Kathy Anday-Fallenius Cathy Nathan Ludmila Antonova Sue Picus Gary Bagley Christopher Rivera Jeff Bayone William Rosenbaum Ryan Connors, Tournament Chairman Andrew Rosenthal, Chairman Shelly Dunietz Igor Savchenko Stanley Gingold Francine Schnoll Kerry Kappell, Treasurer Aaron Silverstein Scott Levine Suzette Solomon Al Levy, Honorary Maria Tsoukalas Tse Mei Ling, Administrative Vice President Barbara McLendon, President Many thanks to Randi Adelman, Kent Mignocchi Secretary, who is rotating off the Alan Miller Board after serving 7 years Election Notice There will be an election of new Board Members on Tuesday, December 27 between matches during the Regional. Candidates, time and place to be announced in the bulletin. Edgar Kaplan Winter Regional You don’t want to miss the December Regional. There are single session events for newcomers (under 200 masterpoints) and lectures by New York experts. To support those players needing gold, we’re having two Bracketed Round Robin Swiss Teams. You will only be playing against people at your masterpoint level. However, if you wish, for a greater challenge, you can play in a higher bracket. Again we’re having a Golden Opportunity Pairs Event for people with fewer than 750 points–the only way you can win gold in Flight C pairs. The New York Hilton Hotel is lovely, centrally located in midtown, and we have discounts for lunch and dinner at many local restaurants. 4 5 February 10-12 199er Weekend VICTor MITCHell Pro aM The Victor Mitchell Pro Am tournament pairs new, amateur players–those with fewer than 50 master points–with New York “professionals” (Life Mas- ters or better). It was named to honor one of the great professional bridge players, a Grand Life Master who represented the United States interna- tionally many times and won five national titles. He was a bridge player’s bridge player, who possessed to a rare degree the attribute that experts value highest. They call it table presence; it means, simply, the utmost awareness of what is going on in the minds of the other three players at the table. Without it, the highest technical skill is unavailing. With it, and the kind of skill that he possessed, you have a lifesaving partner and a deadly opponent. His wife, Jacqui Mitchell, is still one of the world’s top-ranked female players and attends this event. It is an excellent opportunity to play with a wide range of bridge talent in a relaxed competition.
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