Chicago Contract Bridge Association

• Cream Puff Pavilion, 640 South 84th Street, West Allis, WI - Location Map

• Weber Leisure Center, 9300 Weber Park Place, Skokie, IL - Location Map
• Download and print your own tournament information and schedule - (2.02 MB)

Congratulations to Rich and Ellen Gabriel on their 81.94% game in a 7 table field.

    EVENT>Chicago BC Fri Aft       |SESSION>Friday Aft   |SECTION> A N-S
    ------------------------,------ ------------,-------- --------------------------
    DATE>August 20, 2010    |CLUB NO.>251686    | 08/20/2010 15:31
    ---------------------,-- ------------------- -------------,---------------------
    DIR> Phil LaPalio    |RATING>Club Masterpoint (100%, 80%, 80% Open)|MOVEMENT>MITCHELL
    ------------,-------- ,-------------------------,--------- ---------------------
    AVE>   72.0 |TOP>   6 |MP LIMITS>None/1500/750  |CLUB>Chicago Bridge Center
    ------------ --------- ------------------------- -------------------------------
    PAIRS IN STRAT A=8/B=6/C=4                       ,---,-------------------------,------,---------,
    -------------------------------------------------|   |           Section       |      |Section  |
    No Name                   Name                   |Flt|Rnk-A|Rnk-B|Rnk-C| Score | Pct  |Awards   |
    ------------------------------------------------- --- ----- ----- ----- ------- ------ ---------
    
    2 Barry Little           Dorothy Rockwell         B    3     2     .     83.50  57.99  0.40(A)
    5 Maureen Drain          Hazel Connor             C    .     .     1     76.50  53.13  0.32(C)
     6 Ellen Gabriel          Richard Gabriel          A    1     .     .    118.00  81.94  0.80(A) 
    7 Sharon Jenness         Laurie Levine            B    2     1     .     84.00  58.33  0.56(A)
    

This is only the N/S Scorers.

For the full game recap see the Chicago Bridge Center on Friday Aug 20th.

You should be able to go to our web to look at some unofficial STAC results.

The program looks at all the results that have been posted by the club owners, and does its best to determine the players names, and percentages, and then sorts them by percentage game.

Things that make it unofficial, is that all club owners don't necessarily report their results on the CCBA web. AND the fact that this is a district event, these results are REALLY unofficial.

Olympia Bridge Club is moving from Tamarack retirement home to Countryside Church located at 1025 North Smith Road in Palatine. The church is located approximately one mile north of Palatine Road on Smith Road.

The last games at Tamarack will be on Saturday, August 21st and Monday, August 23rd. The first games at Countryside Church will be on Saturday, August 28th and Monday, August 30th.

For more information, please call Les Kent 847.439.4696 or Sue Erickson 847.398.3440.

Do you know someone who deserves to be honored with the CCBA Harmon Wilkes Award? Now is the time for you to nominate them.

This is the most prestigious honor that the CCBA Board of Directors awards. This award is not automatically presented each year, but only when the CCBA Board of Directors deems that there is a member that has met the following conditions:

• Observes both the laws and ethics of the game.
• Plays competitively and is always fair.
• Is gracious in victory as well as in defeat.
• Is pleasant as a partner or an opponent.
• Exhibits good manners at the bridge table and awareness that pleasure is also a purpose for playing bridge.
• Graciously abides by the ruling of the directors and does not give unsolicited lessons during the game.
• Avoids discussion of boards in the presence of new opponents.
• Refrains from intemperate drinking and has regard about personal appearance.
• Does not become angered or quarrelsome.
• Has a genuine interest in the preservation and development of bridge and the maintenance of its good reputation.

Nominations should be sent to Joe Stokes, 1147 W. Ohio, Suite 506, Chicago, IL 60642. Nominations must be submitted prior to September 30th, 2009.

Come join us at the ACE of Clubs in SKOKIE (8610 N. Niles Ctr. Road)

MONDAY September 13th - Game time 11:30am

For a 90th Birthday celebration for LEAH MANN

This event will have a kosher luncheon served It will be a Club Championship Event Prizes will be given out thru out the day.

Come celebrate with us!

For reservations please phone Daryl Novick 1-847-810-9272

The Chicago Contract Bridge Association (Unit 123) is sponsoring the ACBL TAP this fall in conjunction with the annual Central States Regional Tournament. You won't find a better opportunity to get your Bridge teacher certification. Why?

• The cost -- $90.00 (the ACBL charges $125.00 to take the TAP at an NABC)
• You'll improve your credibility as a Bridge teacher
• Whether you teach adults or children, the TAP gives you a boost
• Already certified? The TAP has been updated -- you should be too
• After-school programs prefer certified instructors
• You'll expand your network of contacts
• YOU'LL HAVE FUN!

WHEN: Monday, October 25 (2 sessions) and Tuesday, October 26 (morning only)
WHERE: Grand Geneva Resort, Lake Geneva, WI

Popular ACBL instructor Betty Starzec will be the Program Facilitator. Betty is the author of many books on Bridge, including books on teaching Bridge to beginners.

Learn from the mistakes of others -- you won't live long enough to make them all yourself -- Alfred Sheinwold

Club Qualifying Begins in June and Runs Through August

North American Pairs (NAOP) event is a prestigious 'grass roots' event. There are three fights determined by a player's masterpoint accumulation. Flight A is an Open event. Flight B is 0 to 2000 masterpoints and Flight C is 500 masterpoints and only open to Non-Life Masters.

• Stage 1, 'Club Qualifying' is held at the club level in June, July and August.
• Stage 2, "District/Unit Finals" is the last stage that determines the top three (3) pairs in each category that advance to the National Finals at the Spring 2011 NABC in Louisville, KY.
• First-Place District Winners in flights A, B, and C receive $700 per person to particpate in the subsequent rounds.
• Second-Place District Winners in flights A, B and C receive $300 per person to particpate in the subsequent rounds.
• Third-Place District Winners in flights A, B and C are invited to participate, but will receive no compensation from the District.

At the club level, masterpoint awards are sectional rating half Red and half Black. Two-session unit qualifying games have a sectional rating Red with a percentage of Gold for overalls. The District final awards vary with Gold for section first and overalls. Flight C is 25% Gold for overall. Other masterpoints in all flights are Red.

See the special games section for a complete list of Club NAOP qualifying games.

The finals for this event will be held on Saturday, September 11, 2010 at the Cream Puff Pavillion, 640 South 84th Street, West Allis, Wisconsin. The first session will start at 12:00 noon, and the second session start time will be announced during the event.