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Honors Publishes NYC Bridge Survey

The Honors / NYC Bridge crew has done a fantastic job bringing back the club feeling, now with a full schedule of open and limited duplicate games. Here is the latest schedule. Even the brick and mortar honors never had … Continue reading

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Is Summer 2020 NABC Montreal Still Happening? (Nope)

So far, NABC Summer 2020 is still on (EDIT: NABC Summer 2020 is officially cancelled), and it runs from July 15th to July 26th. It would have conflicted with the Tokyo Summer Olympics, but that is no longer a problem. … Continue reading

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ACBL Black Points, No Others Humans

It’s a weird time for everything and everyone, but Bridge Base and ACBL have stepped up in a major way. They must be working around the clock to release all new gadgets and events rolling out daily. Katherine wrote about … Continue reading

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Online ACBL Support Your Club Games

It may be Apocalypse Now outside, but fear not – thanks to BBO, priorities are still being addressed and there are *still* ways to keep your bridge heart full!  Yes, online bridge is a distant second to the real thing, … Continue reading

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Need Help Navigating The New BBO World?

So much has changed, but bridge lives on in a post social-distancing world. Just recently, we predicted it would someday be possible to reach life master from home. We didn’t think it would be a month later! These are tough … Continue reading

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NAP and GNT Moved to Summer / Fall 2020 NABC

Big news – the ACBL National Board has voted and passed a motion to move NAP 2020 to Montreal Summer 2020, and GNT to Tamp Fall 2020. ACBL Board Journal, March 20, 2020 Motion: The 2020 NAP Finals will be held … Continue reading

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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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