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March 2020 GNYBA Board Meeting Minutes

Meeting minutes posted for the March 2020 GNYBA Board Meeting. This meeting had 5 board members dialing in, with a full switch to Zoom for next time. NABC CancelledWe confirmed that the Columbus Spring 2020 NABC was cancelled. That’s a … Continue reading

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Cancellation of the Big Apple Spring Regional

The GNYBA is writing to let you know that the Big Apple Spring Tournament has been cancelled. While all of us would have preferred to play bridge, the progressing pandemic and the wholesale closures have made it impossible to conduct this tournament. If … Continue reading

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Online NABC Meets Wine And Cheese Lessons!

(Note: The May 2020 Regional is still on the books) Last board of Day 2, I had one of those hands where you are just really scared the bots are going to misinterpret and do something crazy. LHO opens a … Continue reading

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Clarification on May Big Apple Regional 2020

To Greater New York Bridge Association Members: The GNYBA is writing to provide you with an update on the status of the Big Apple Spring Regional in May. Earlier today, Honors sent an e-mail to their mailing list stating that the GNYBA Board had … Continue reading

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Day 2 Online NABC – Loose Aggressive Start

Alright, the clock has struck midnight, which means we have confirmed our awful Day 1 results. However, with the pressures of overalls behind us, we can go high vol for the rest of the tournament. If this were a poker … Continue reading

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Day 1 NABC – Not Gonna Happen

Ah hah, I didn’t take my own advice to step away and get out of tilt. Immediately after four “known” bad boards and publishing the post, I got back on the wagon of blunders. But it was reasonably fun – … Continue reading

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Tilt Management: Rocky Start to Online NABC

Back in the day, you only had a limited time to finish the Online NABC. It was still 12 hours, so that should be plenty for anyone. But now it is the entire day, midnight to midnight Eastern Time! That … Continue reading

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Online NABC Still A Go!

Even though most events for the Spring 2020 NABC are cancelled, there is still one NABC title to be awarded: the online individual! For those who haven’t tried it, the individual robot tournament is a lot of fun. What To … Continue reading

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NABC Spring 2020 Cancelled!

Disaster! Or maybe we are all relieved. Hundreds of people flying in from all over the world, playing in close proximity for a week, then flying back home seemed like a bad idea. Add to that the demographics of the … Continue reading

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New York Sectional – Hacking the Masterpoints

Everyone should be thankful for all the silverpoint opportunities we have had lately. If you didn’t go to Woodbridge this weekend (last one ever), and you didn’t play the online sectional (first one ever), then there is still STaC week … Continue reading

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