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Silver Point Week – Special Game Schedule

As a reminder, all Virtual Private Club games from May 25-31 will award silver points, and triple the amount! We are still unclear on whether the triple points is off of the usual virtual private club’s 50% increase, or just … Continue reading

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D24 GNT Feedback – Please Let Us Know!

Today is the opening round for GNT-A and GNT-C flights. Last weekend we did GNT-Championship and GNT-B. Soon we enter the knock-out phase of the GNTs, where surviving teams schedule a match on their own time and report results to … Continue reading

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Can We Muster Up 20 Teams This Sunday?

Last Sunday was a great showing of 17 teams for GNT-B. There are some logistics we could do better. Maybe we can figure out seeding and groups without such a long delay (sorry). Maybe lunch doesn’t need to be at … Continue reading

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STaC Weekend Feb 7th to Feb 9th 2020

We have ourselves another STaC weekend, so you can expect extra points at the club, and probably larger crowds (we recommend emailing or calling ahead with reservations). It also means you won’t see “the percentages” in the Bridge Mate for … Continue reading

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NYC Bridge Regional, Day 2 Countess Cup

Today we awarded the 2nd annual Countess Cup trophies! New York City hosts possibly the only trophy-awarding, 2-session 99er pairs event in the country. Even at nationals, all the 299er events are all single session with no carryover. This year … Continue reading

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Regional Begins Today!

Good luck everyone playing and happy holidays from GNYBA! Remember, wear layers! We are playing in a large room which might be too hot or too cold for you. With 300 players in the same room, it will be impossible … Continue reading

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What is the Dec 12 Biggest Online Bridge Tournament?

I logged into BBO today and saw a notice about “The Biggest Online Bridge Tournament.” I’m obviously a huge fan of both BBO and online bridge. Unfortunately, after a good 15 minutes of searching and Googling, I have no idea … Continue reading

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Congrats Max and Radu – Nail Life Master Open Pairs Champions

Fall NABC is off to an excellent start for Greater New York. Congrats Iulian Rotaru and Radu Nistor for a commanding victory in the Nail Life Master Open Pairs! After 4 sessions, they finished a full 2 boards ahead of … Continue reading

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Blue Ribbon vs Mini-Blue Ribbon Difficulty Gap

One of the most prestigious NABC+ pairs events at Fall NABC is the Blue Ribbon Pairs, a 3-day, 6-session pairs event with half the field cut each day, and partial carry-over each day. On the same exact days and times, … Continue reading

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Small Bracket Sizes – ACBL Item 193-21

(EDIT: The Motion seems to apply only to Regional tournaments, not clubs. Therefore, our NYC and Long Island clubs should not be impacted) Both Honors and Sagamore have their version of a Life Master / Non-Lifemaster event, focusing on giving … Continue reading

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