Tag Archives: NABC

Should NAP and GNT Both Have Four Flights?

Posted on November 16, 2023 by Lee Lin

We all love the grassroots events, the North American Pairs (NAP), and the Grand National Teams (GNT). These events begin at the local level playing against familiar faces at the District finals. Then, winners advance to the national finals at … Continue reading →

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Chicago NABC Day 8: 2x NYC Micro-Spingold Semi

Posted on July 19, 2023 by Lee Lin

Another District 24 Showdown? In an incredible display of skill and stamina, we might see another NYC final KO as two primarily District 24 teams ascend to the semi-finals of the Chicago 2023 Micro-Spingold. The team of Avery Silverstein, Jack … Continue reading →

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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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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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Reno Day 11: Team Rosenthal Wins the Vanderbilt

Posted on March 20, 2022 by Lee Lin

A top tier New York City based team won the Vanderbilt teams event on the 11th day of the Reno Spring 2022 North American Bridge Championships. President Joann Glasson presents the Vanderbilt trophy to captain Andrew Rosenthal, Boye Brogeland, Aaron … Continue reading →

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Reno NABC Day 10: Team New York City and Long Island

Posted on March 20, 2022 by GNYBA

The District 24 Goldner and President’s Cup NAP contestants rallied just before the 1PM kickoff to this year’s Flight B and C national finals. Finals Sunday Advancing to the finals tomorrow are Michael Schwartz playing with Janie Woo and Alan … Continue reading →

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NABC Reno Day 2: Advisory Council General Meeting

Posted on March 13, 2022 by Lee Lin

Today is the Advisory Council General Meeting held during the Spring NABC. Because of the fast-paced nature of this meeting, we will be live updating as information comes. It is a hectic combination of important information, interesting news, but also … Continue reading →

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NABC Reno Day 1: Big Apple Making a Big Impact

Posted on March 13, 2022 by Lee Lin

So it’s not really Day 1 of the NABC. Officially March 9th was the first day, which kicked off the Flight A NAP tournament. However, this is the first day for a large part of the NYC crew and the … Continue reading →

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ACBL Multi-Day Pairs Events at NAOBC: Automatic Prepaid “Consolation” Entries?

Posted on July 17, 2021 by Lee Lin

I tend to prefer team games to pairs, but I noticed an interesting quirk in the NAOBC multi-day pairs events. You prepay for ALL days of the event. For the 2-day pairs events starting today, you pay either $64 for … Continue reading →

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Fairfield Regional Cancelled

Posted on June 6, 2020 by Lee Lin

As expected, District 3 cancelled the Fairfield Regional originally scheduled for early July. It’s too bad, I always had fond memories of Fairfield, because it is the last regional for New Yorkers prior to Summer NABC. It was the second … Continue reading →

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