Welcome! The Northampton Bridge Club welcomes anyone who wishes to play duplicate bridge. Online open pair games are played on https://www.bridgebase.com/ at 7:00PM on Tuesdays and Thursdays; In-person games are played @1:00PM on Wednesdays at the Christ United Methodist Church, 271 Rocky Hill Road (Route 66) in Northampton.

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Thursday, January 30, 2020

Welcome Student Players!

The Pembury Bridge Club has welcomed some young players this winter. Read the story here.

The Northampton Bridge Club welcomes all students from all levels to join us to play at our club! If you are interested to have bridge classes offered at your school, please email Yan at nohodup2@gmail.com.

If you are able to help teaching, please also let Yan know. You may view information from ACBL here: Collegiate Initiative

Wednesday, January 29, 2020

Masterpoint Race, Jan 2020

REMINDER: Next week's games are UNIT games!
Jan 29, 2020                     Masterpoint race                    Page 1
   1    10.11  Philippe Galaski
   2     6.45  Paul Bacon
   3     5.94  Roger Webb
   4     5.69  Sheila Ryan
   5     5.08  Jan Nettler
   6     5.03  Yan Drabek
   7     4.93  Judy Hyde
   8     4.52  Markus Wagner
   9     4.52  Timothy Joder
  10     3.64  Susan McCoy
  11     3.45  John Sedgwick
  12     2.89  Robert Sagor
  13     2.49  James Osofsky
  14     2.38  Alan Peterfreund
  15     2.36  Alice Shearer
  16     2.25  Alan Frank
  17     2.09  Jim Kronholm
  18     2.09  Bob Leitch
  19     2.02  James Nowill
  20     1.97  Barbara M Scher
  21     1.80  Charles Jackson
  22     1.67  Barry LaFlam
  23     1.53  Mort Sternheim
  24     1.53  Helen Sternheim
  25     1.38  Judith Larsen
  26     1.32  John DeBaggis
  27     1.25  Krishna Kumar
  28     1.25  Raj Kumar
  29     1.24  Betty Jacobson
  30     1.24  Kathy Meyer
  31     1.23  Evalyn Glickman
  32     0.89  Steve Peck
  33     0.85  Fran Becker
  34     0.85  Mike Becker
  35     0.74  Anita Goddard
  36     0.74  Arlene Nolan
  37     0.70  Leo Sartori
  38     0.64  Liz Hildebrandt
  39     0.64  George Abbott
  40     0.60  Phylis Greenfield
  41     0.56  Michael Ramella
  42     0.43  Robert Steinberg
  43     0.40  Evelyn Chesky
  44     0.40  Sonja Smith
  45     0.24  Stanley Mullton
  46     0.24  Karen A. French
  47     0.22  Allison Ryan
  48     0.16  Barbara Welch
  49     0.16  Jan Carmien

Game Results - Jan 29, 2020

Games Next Week
Feb 4, Tuesday (UNIT Game!) at 7:00PM
Feb 5, Wednesday (UNIT Game!) at 12:30PM
Games are held at the Christ United Church, 271 Rocky Hill Road, Northampton (DIRECTIONS...).
Please be at the game at least 10 minutes before the start, so we can start promptly;
last minute arrivals often cause delays.

ACBL Live Results
CommonGame Results

Wednesday Afternoon Pairs Wednesday Aft Session January 29, 2020
Scores after  7 rounds  Average:   70.0      Section  A  North-South
Pair    Pct   Score      Section Rank      MPs     
                         A     B     C  
  5   68.93   96.50  A   1                0.70(A)  Paul Bacon - Philippe Galaski
  2   57.50   80.50  C   2     1     1    0.49(A)  Helen Sternheim - Mort Sternheim
  6   53.93   75.50  A   3                0.35(A)  John Sedgwick - Yan Drabek
  1   45.00   63.00  A                             Evalyn Glickman - Allison Ryan
  3   43.57   61.00  C                             Anita Goddard - Arlene Nolan
  4   31.07   43.50  C                             Barbara Symborski - Marlyn Jabaily

Wednesday Afternoon Pairs Wednesday Aft Session January 29, 2020
Scores after  7 rounds  Average:   70.0      Section  A  East-West
Pair    Pct   Score      Section Rank      MPs     
                         A     B     C  
  3   59.59   83.42  B   1     1          0.70(A)  Jan Nettler - Sheila Ryan
  5   55.41   77.58  B   2     2          0.49(A)  Bob Leitch - Jim Kronholm
  1   51.25   71.75  B   3                0.35(A)  Susan McCoy - Alice Shearer
  4   50.41   70.58  A                             Larry Bowman - Judy Hyde
  2   48.34   67.67  B                             Barry LaFlam - James Nowill
  7   47.91   67.08  C               1    0.16(C)  Jan Carmien - Barbara Welch
  6   37.09   51.92  C                             Jeannie Jones - Susan Lantz

Tuesday, January 28, 2020

Game Results - Jan 28, 2020


ACBL Live Results
CommonGame Results

Open Pairs Tuesday Eve Session January 28, 2020
Scores after  8 rounds  Average:   72.0      Section  A  North-South
Pair    Pct   Score      Section Rank      MPs     
                         A     B     C  
  6   62.15   89.50  C   1     1     1    0.80(A)  Yan Drabek - Sheila Ryan
  5   59.38   85.50  A   2                0.56(A)  Paul Bacon - Philippe Galaski
  3   58.33   84.00  C   3     2          0.40(A)  Jan Nettler - John DeBaggis
  2   52.08   75.00  A                             John Sedgwick - James Hastings
  7   45.14   65.00  A                             Marlene Myers - Muriel Dane
  1   39.24   56.50  B                             Evalyn Glickman - Alice Shearer
  4   33.68   48.50  C                             Liz Hildebrandt - George Abbott

Open Pairs Tuesday Eve Session January 28, 2020
Scores after  8 rounds  Average:   72.0      Section  A  East-West
Pair    Pct   Score      Section Rank      MPs     
                         A     B     C  
  3   64.68   93.14  A   1                0.80(A)  James Osofsky - Alan Peterfreund
  5   58.73   84.57  A   2                0.56(A)  Roger Webb - Alan Frank
  7   55.16   79.43  C   3     1     1    0.40(A)  Evelyn Chesky - Steve Peck
  2   54.76   78.86  A                             Robert Sagor - Judy Hyde
  6   47.22   68.00  B         2          0.28(B)  Barry LaFlam - James Nowill
  4   46.83   67.43  C               2    0.22(C)  Susan McCoy - Allison Ryan
  8   40.88   58.86  C                             Eva Cashdan - Sheldon Cashdan
  1   31.74   45.71  C                             Barbara Symborski - Arlene Nolan

Wednesday, January 22, 2020

Game Results - Jan 22, 2020

Games Next Week
Jan 28, Tuesday at 7:00PM
Jan 29, Wednesday at 12:30PM
Games are held at the Christ United Church, 271 Rocky Hill Road, Northampton (DIRECTIONS...).
Please be at the game at least 10 minutes before the start, so we can start promptly;
last minute arrivals often cause delays.

ACBL Live Results
CommonGame Results
Wednesday Afternoon Pairs Wednesday Aft Session January 22, 2020
Scores after  9 rounds  Average:   67.5      Section  A
Pair    Pct   Score      Section Rank      MPs     
                         A     B     C  
  7   63.33   85.50  B   1     1          1.20(A)  Bob Leitch - Jim Kronholm
  9   61.85   83.50  A   2                0.84(A)  Paul Bacon - Philippe Galaski
  8   58.89   79.50  B   3     2          0.60(A)  Alice Shearer - Phylis Greenfield
  5   54.44   73.50  A   4                0.42(A)  John Sedgwick - Yan Drabek
 12   51.11   69.00  A   5                0.24(A)  Evalyn Glickman - Judy Hyde
  1   50.37   68.00  B         3          0.36(B)  Barry LaFlam - James Nowill
 11   48.15   65.00  C         4     1    0.48(C)  Helen Sternheim - Mort Sternheim
  2   46.30   62.50  C               2    0.34(C)  Anita Goddard - Arlene Nolan
  4   44.07   59.50  C                             Jeannie Jones - Susan Lantz
 10   44.07   59.50  C                             Jan Carmien - Barbara Welch
  3   40.74   55.00  C                             Barbara Symborski - Kathy Meyer
  6   36.67   49.50  C                             John Pollard - Dudley Williams

Tuesday, January 21, 2020

Game Results - Jan 21, 2020


ACBL Live Results
CommonGame Results

Open Pairs Tuesday Eve Session January 21, 2020
Scores after  7 rounds  Average:   84.0      Section  A  North-South
Pair    Pct   Score      Section Rank      MPs     
                         A     B     C  
  5   62.60  105.17  A   1                0.80(A)  Philippe Galaski - Roger Webb
  7   62.30  104.67  A   2                0.56(A)  Timothy Joder - Markus Wagner
  6   54.07   90.84  A   3                0.40(A)  Paul Bacon - Sonja Smith
  3   50.95   85.59  A                             John Sedgwick - James Hastings
  2   50.05   84.08  B         1          0.24(B)  Jan Nettler - Yan Drabek
  4   46.77   78.58  C                             Liz Hildebrandt - George Abbott
  1   38.10   64.00  A                             Evalyn Glickman - Evelyn Chesky
  8   34.62   58.16  C                             Barbara Symborski - Arlene Nolan

Open Pairs Tuesday Eve Session January 21, 2020
Scores after  7 rounds  Average:   84.0      Section  A  East-West
Pair    Pct   Score      Section Rank      MPs     
                         A     B     C  
  3   63.74  107.08  A   1                0.80(A)  James Osofsky - Alan Frank
  1   60.62  101.84  C   2     1          0.56(A)  Michael Ramella - Alan Peterfreund
  2   56.40   94.75  B   3     2          0.40(A)  Barry LaFlam - Sheila Ryan
  5   49.36   82.92  B                             James Nowill - Susan McCoy
  7   45.09   75.75  B                             Sheldon Cashdan - Eva Cashdan
  8   43.25   72.66  A                             Judy Hyde - Robert Sagor
  6   41.76   70.16  C                             Stanley Mullton - Karen A. French
  4   39.73   66.75  B                             Alice Shearer - Judith Larsen

Sunday, January 19, 2020

Wednesday, January 15, 2020

Game Results - Jan 15, 2020

Games Next Week
Jan 21, Tuesday at 7:00PM
Jan 22, Wednesday at 12:30PM
Games are held at the Christ United Church, 271 Rocky Hill Road, Northampton (DIRECTIONS...).
Please be at the game at least 10 minutes before the start, so we can start promptly;
last minute arrivals often cause delays.

ACBL Live Results
CommonGame Results

Wednesday Afternoon Pairs Wednesday Aft Session January 15, 2020
Scores after  9 rounds  Average:   67.5      Section  A
Pair    Pct   Score      Section Rank      MPs     
                         A     B     C  
 11   72.22   97.50  B   1     1          1.20(A)  Sheila Ryan - Jan Nettler
  9   63.70   86.00  A   2                0.84(A)  Paul Bacon - Philippe Galaski
  5   54.81   74.00  A   3                0.60(A)  Charles Jackson - Judy Hyde
 12   53.70   72.50  C   4     2     1    0.56(B)  Helen Sternheim - Mort Sternheim
 10   52.96   71.50  C   5     3     2    0.40(B)  Anita Goddard - Arlene Nolan
  4   48.89   66.00  B         4          0.28(B)  Barry LaFlam - Yan Drabek
  8   48.15   65.00  B                             Bob Leitch - Jim Kronholm
  3   47.04   63.50  C                             Betty Jacobson - Kathy Meyer
  6   42.59   57.50  B                             James Nowill - Barbara Symborski
  1   40.37   54.50  B                             Alice Shearer - Jeannie Jones
  2   39.63   53.50  C                             Chris Hurn - Joan Laird
  7   35.93   48.50  C                             John Pollard - Karen A. French

Tuesday, January 14, 2020

Game Results - Jan 14, 2020


ACBL Live Results
CommonGame Results

Open Pairs Tuesday Eve Session January 14, 2020
Scores after  7 rounds  Average:   84.0      Section  A  North-South
Pair    Pct   Score      Section Rank      MPs     
                         A     B     C  
  6   55.61   93.42  A   1                0.70(A)  Roger Webb - Leo Sartori
  3   55.42   93.10  C   2     1          0.49(A)  Steve Peck - Judith Larsen
  5   51.54   86.58  A   3                0.35(A)  Paul Bacon - Philippe Galaski
  7   50.30   84.50  B                             James Nowill - Susan McCoy
  1   48.81   82.00  A                             Evalyn Glickman - Alan Peterfreund
  2   45.24   76.00  A                             Judy Hyde - Robert Sagor
  4   43.45   73.00  B                             Sheldon Cashdan - Eva Cashdan

Open Pairs Tuesday Eve Session January 14, 2020
Scores after  7 rounds  Average:   84.0      Section  A  East-West
Pair    Pct   Score      Section Rank      MPs     
                         A     B     C  
  7   57.74   97.00  A   1                0.70(A)  Timothy Joder - Markus Wagner
  6   56.85   95.50  B   2     1          0.49(A)  Sheila Ryan - Jan Nettler
  1   54.42   91.42  B   3     2          0.35(A)  Barry LaFlam - Yan Drabek
  4   52.92   88.90  A                             James Osofsky - Alan Frank
  5   49.70   83.50  C               1    0.24(C)  Stanley Mullton - Karen A. French
  2   44.94   75.50  C                             Bob Leitch - Kathy Meyer
  3   33.08   55.58  C                             George Abbott - Liz Hildebrandt

Saturday, January 11, 2020

Supervised Novice Game

sponsored by the Northampton Bridge Club
Saturday, January 18th . 1:30-3:30 (approx.)
Lathrop community house, Northampton
This game is for players with 0-10 master points.

Judy Hyde and Jan Nettler will be on hand to help you with your bidding. All you need to do is raise your hand. You will be on your own figuring out how to play the hand. They will also help with scoring.

A $2 fee will be collected, making it possible to award Cash prizes for winners!

You need to preregister by emailing Judy Hyde at judyquake@gmail.com. You can register with a partner or not - partnerships for solos will be arranged.

You can help this become a monthly event by giving it a try.

Register today!

Thursday, January 9, 2020

Congratulations to Our Top Finishers in D25 Winter STaC Games!


Tues Eve Open Pairs - 26.0 Tables
MPsABCNames Score
6.751

Timothy Joder, Lanesboro MA; Markus Wagner, Lenox MA; Northampton Bridge Club67.82%
2.36521 Krishna Kumar - Raj Kumar, Amherst MA; Northampton Bridge Club59.49%
1.786

Robert Sagor, Greenfield MA; Judy Hyde, Enfield CT; Northampton Bridge Club58.33%

Wed Aft Open Pairs - 30.5 Tables
MPsABCNames Score
4.333

John Sedgwick, Springfield MA; Yan Drabek, Florence MA; Northampton Bridge Club61.85%

Click here to see Complete Results

Mark Your Calendar for Our Unit Game in Great Barrington!

2020 WMBA Sectional in Great Barrington
August 1 - August 2

We previously announced our Sectional would be held in July, at the same time as the Nationals. We then found out that there is no Tournament Director available at that time, so we have postponed the Sectional to August 1-2, in Great Barrington. Please make sure you have it on your calendar so you can join us.

Wednesday, January 8, 2020

STaC Game Results - Jan 8, 2020

Games Next Week
Jan 14 Thursday at 7PM (Philippe's class starts at 6:10pm)
Jan 15 Wednesday at 12:30PM (Judy's lesson starts at 12:00pm)
Games are held at the Christ United Church, 271 Rocky Hill Road, Northampton (DIRECTIONS...).
Please be at the game at least 10 minutes before the start, so we can start promptly;
last minute arrivals often cause delays.

ACBL Live Results
CommonGame Results


Wednesday Afternoon Pairs Wednesday Aft Session January 8, 2020
Scores after  9 rounds  Average:   67.5      Section  A
Pair    Pct   Score      Section Rank      MPs     
                         A     B     C  
  2   61.85   83.50  A   1                2.06(A)  John Sedgwick - Yan Drabek
  3   58.15   78.50  C  2/3    1     1    1.24(A)  Betty Jacobson - Kathy Meyer
  9   58.15   78.50  A  2/3               1.24(A)  Paul Bacon - Philippe Galaski
 10   55.93   75.50  C   4     2     2    0.79(B)  Sheila Ryan - Jan Nettler
  7   52.59   71.00  B   5     3          0.57(B)  Charles Jackson - Judy Hyde
 12   50.00   67.50  B         4          0.40(B)  Evalyn Glickman - Alice Shearer
  4   49.26   66.50  C               3    0.40(C)  Bob Leitch - Jim Kronholm
  1   47.04   63.50  C                             Jeannie Jones - Susan Lantz
  5   47.04   63.50  C                             Karen A. French - John Pollard
 11   45.19   61.00  C                             Helen Sternheim - Mort Sternheim
  6   42.22   57.00  B                             James Nowill - Barry LaFlam
  8   32.59   44.00  C                             Barbara Symborski - Barbara M Scher

Tuesday, January 7, 2020

STaC Game Results - Jan 7, 2020


ACBL Live Results
CommonGame Results


Open Pairs Tuesday Eve Session January 7, 2020
Scores after  9 rounds  Average:  108.0      Section  A  North-South
Pair    Pct   Score      Section Rank      MPs     
                         A     B     C  
  6   58.33  126.00  A   1                1.78(A)  Robert Sagor - Judy Hyde
  5   55.32  119.50  A   2                1.25(A)  Philippe Galaski - Roger Webb
  2   52.78  114.00  C   3     1     1    0.89(A)  Sheila Ryan - Judith Larsen
  3   50.93  110.00  A   4                0.62(A)  Paul Bacon - John Sedgwick
  1   50.46  109.00  B         2          0.59(B)  Evalyn Glickman - Alan Peterfreund
  8   47.22  102.00  C                             Steve Peck - Michael Starr
  7   46.06   99.50  A                             Sonja Smith - Barry LaFlam
  9   45.14   97.50  B                             Charles Jackson - James Kaplan
  4   43.75   94.50  C                             Liz Hildebrandt - George Abbott

Open Pairs Tuesday Eve Session January 7, 2020
Scores after  9 rounds  Average:  108.0      Section  A  East-West
Pair    Pct   Score      Section Rank      MPs     
                         A     B     C  
  2   67.82  146.50  A   1                1.78(A)  Timothy Joder - Markus Wagner
  5   59.49  128.50  C   2     1     1    1.25(A)  Krishna Kumar - Raj Kumar
  3   57.64  124.50  B   3     2          0.89(A)  James Osofsky - Alan Frank
  8   50.69  109.50  B   4     3          0.62(A)  James Nowill - Susan McCoy
  1   50.23  108.50  C               2    0.53(C)  Yan Drabek - Alice Shearer
  9   44.91   97.00  C                             Brooks Robards - Arlene Nolan
  4   42.82   92.50  C                             Stanley Mullton - Karen A. French
  7   41.44   89.50  C                             Sheldon Cashdan - Eva Cashdan
  6   34.95   75.50  C                             Barbara Symborski - Barbara M Scher


Thursday, January 2, 2020

Unit Game Results - Jan 2, 2020

Games Next Week
Jan 07, 2020 Thursday at 7PM (STaC Game!)
Jan 08, 2020 Wednesday at 12:30PM (STaC Game!)
Games are held at the Christ United Church, 271 Rocky Hill Road, Northampton (DIRECTIONS...).
Please be at the game at least 10 minutes before the start, so we can start promptly;
last minute arrivals often cause delays.

ACBL Live Results
CommonGame Results


Event Name Thursday Eve Session January 2, 2020
Scores after  7 rounds  Average:   84.0      Section  A  North-South
Pair    Pct   Score      Section Rank      Overall Rank      MPs     
                         A     B     C     A     B     C  
  5   65.13  109.42  A   1                 1                2.63(OA) Philippe Galaski - Roger Webb
  2   54.81   92.08  B   2     1           5     2          0.92(SA) John DeBaggis - Jan Nettler
  7   53.92   90.58  C   3           1           3     1    0.85(OC) Mike Becker - Fran Becker
  3   51.40   86.35  A                                               John Sedgwick - James Hastings
  4   50.15   84.25  C                                 2    0.64(OC) Liz Hildebrandt - George Abbott
  1   45.94   77.18  A                                               Evalyn Glickman - Marlene Myers
  8   28.66   48.15  A                                               Joan Levinson - Muriel Dane

Event Name Thursday Eve Session January 2, 2020
Scores after  7 rounds  Average:   84.0      Section  A  East-West
Pair    Pct   Score      Section Rank      Overall Rank      MPs     
                         A     B     C     A     B     C  
  3   60.77  102.10  B   1     1           2     1          1.97(OA) Barbara M Scher - Susan McCoy
  5   60.30  101.31  A   2                 3                1.48(OA) Timothy Joder - Markus Wagner
  1   56.89   95.57  A   3                 4                1.11(OA) Robert Sagor - Judy Hyde
  6   53.65   90.13  B         2                            0.42(SB) James Nowill - Sheila Ryan
  7   48.44   81.38  A                                               Alan Frank - Yan Drabek
  2   43.89   73.73  C               1                      0.43(SC) Robert Steinberg - Alan Peterfreund
  8   41.38   69.51  C                                               Krishna Kumar - Raj Kumar
  4   35.70   59.98  C                                               Stanley Mullton - Karen A. French

Wednesday, January 1, 2020

Game Results - Jan 1, 2020


ACBL Live Results
CommonGame Results


RESULT CORRECTION: Wed Jan 1, 2020
Board 6, pair 7 - Ryan & Larsen vs 6 - Nowill & Nettler
   The result was entered for the wrong side. It should be 3N by E making 4 +630 for EW, not 3N by N.

Wednesday Afternoon Pairs Wednesday Aft Session January 1, 2020
Scores after  9 rounds  Average:   36.0      Section  A
Pair    Pct   Score      Section Rank      MPs     
                         A     B     C  
  4   59.03   42.50  A   1                0.90(A)  Paul Bacon - Philippe Galaski
  3   56.94   41.00  A   2                0.63(A)  Charles Jackson - Judy Hyde
  1   56.25   40.50  B   3     1          0.48(B)  Susan McCoy - Alice Shearer
  6   54.17   39.00  B   4     2          0.34(B)  James Nowill - Jan Nettler
  5   53.47   38.50  B                             Don Weld - Yan Drabek
  7   50.00   36.00  B                             Sheila Ryan - Judith Larsen
 10   47.92   34.50  A                             Evalyn Glickman - Barbara M Scher
  8   38.89   28.00  C                             Jeannie Jones - Betty Jacobson
  9   33.33   24.00  C                             Chris Hurn - Joan Laird