Author Archives: Lee Lin

NABC Chicago Day 5: LM Pair Winners

Posted on July 18, 2023 by Lee Lin

Congrats to all of the Unit 155 and Unit 242 finalists in the various LM Pairs events. In particular, Charles Bilich from Hewlett and Michael Krevor from Port Washington paired up to finish 4th nationwide in the Young Pairs (aka, … Continue reading →

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Chicago NABC Day 4: Young Pairs Qualifiers

Posted on July 15, 2023 by Lee Lin

Congrats to the District 24 Pairs who are advancing to the semi-finals of the Young Pairs in Chicago. Previously called the Young LM Pairs, a few years ago ACBL dropped the requirement that a player achieve Life Master prior to … Continue reading →

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Chicago NABC Day 3: Both NYC Teams Reach GNT-C Semi-Finals

Posted on July 15, 2023 by Lee Lin

Amazing! A huge congrats to our two GNT-C teams, who have both made it to the semi-finals after Day 3 of the Chicago NABC 2023. For many of them, it was their first time playing behind bidding screens, and each … Continue reading →

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Chicago NABC Day 1: New York GNT Teams

Posted on July 12, 2023 by Lee Lin

Today is a great day in District 24 history as we kick off the national finals of the Grand National Teams. For the first time ever, New York City and Long Island is sending 6 teams to the face-to-face NABCs. … Continue reading →

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Motions and Committee Decisions: Summer 2023

Posted on July 9, 2023 by Lee Lin

It’s time for the 3x per year committee meetings that take place just prior to or during the NABCs. Here are some of the discussions from the MP Committee, C&C, and Advisory Council, my main touchpoints with the national branch … Continue reading →

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Edison Sectional, July 28-30 2023

Posted on June 22, 2023 by Lee Lin

It’s time again for the quarterly Edison sectional from our neighbors in District 3. For those who know the drill, here is the latest July 2023 Edison sectional tournament flyer. Edison Schedule Set Through October 2024! Unit 140 is a … Continue reading →

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Team Verrier Advances to GNT-B Finals

Posted on June 15, 2023 by Lee Lin

Team Verrier defeated Team Petsch in a 36 board semifinal KO on Saturday, June 10th. After some negotiations over the time, length, and venue, the captains settled on the secret 4th floor room at 177 East 87th Street. Most of … Continue reading →

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Team Trabulus Wins GNT Flight A

Posted on June 13, 2023 by Lee Lin

The team of Norman Trabulus, Joseph Byrnes, David Joseph, Dina Schechter, Charles Bilich, and Michael Krevor won the District 24 GNT Flight A with each player taking 40 gold points. The Trabulus team used one of the most unique 6-player configurations during the semi-final and final KO … Continue reading →

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GNT-B and GNT-C 2022-2023 Knockouts

Posted on June 9, 2023 by Lee Lin

In Flights B and C, defending Flight C champions Jack Latta and Maya Jonas-Silver have qualified into the finals in BOTH flights. Each player will win at least 40 Masterpoints (32.5 gold and 7.5 red), and up to 53 points … Continue reading →

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NYC Silver Point Sectional June 24-25

Posted on June 7, 2023 by Lee Lin

Big news for intermediate and newer players! We are bringing back the Countess Cup, the award created in honor of New York world champion Margie Gwozdzinsky. The Countess was a major presence in the local bridge scene, where she volunteered … Continue reading →

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