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Chess vs Bridge: Which to Teach Children?

ACBL recently launched the TryBridge campaign, with a goal to introduce the game to new players of all ages and demographics. Bridge forums everywhere have debated recruitment from all angles, but I’m always intrigued with the comparison to chess. Why … Continue reading

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Free ACBL Practice Tournament vs Advanced Bots Today

Today is the last free practice ACBL tournament before the Fall 2019 NABC Robot Individual tournament. Log in and go to ACBL World to find it, NOT Robot world, even though both worlds are full of robots. Normally you need … Continue reading

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Masterpoint Races and GNYBA

ACBL has the standard Mini McKenney and Ace of Clubs masterpoint races for each unit and district, with overall leaderboards for the entire continent of North America. It’s that time of year to check your standings in the Unit 155 … Continue reading

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ACBL Item 193-63 Discussion

Yesterday’s post discussed an ACBL motion to move the Bean Red Ribbon Pairs to Spring NABC, specifically the first weekend. Item 193-63 adds a new 0-3000 Swiss game in the middle of the week, and NAP flights B and C … Continue reading

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Voting on ACBL Item 193-62

The ACBL Board of Directors meeting at San Francisco will discuss and vote on a number of items relating to restructuring the board, handling disciplinary proceedings, financial matters, and tournament modifications. Today we discuss the pros and cons of Item … Continue reading

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GNYBA Announces Proposed Slate of Board Members and Officers for 2020

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The Races go on …

See who is atop the 3rd Quarter Standings in the Ace of Clubs and Mini-McKenney —

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THE BIG APPLE WINTER REGIONAL – December 26th to 30th

(EDIT: Daily Bulletins for this regional) Now is not too early to make your plans to attend our annual holiday Regional tournament — The Big Apple Winter Regional — to be held at the New York Hilton Midtown, conveniently located … Continue reading

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Update – Mini McKenney and Ace of Clubs

Who’s leading the local races? Since you didn’t ask, I’m just going to have to tell you.

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0-500 Silver point weekend

The GNYBA is hosting a 0-500 Silver point weekend, February 7 – 10. If you need silver, here’s a local chance to score. Click here for details

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