CONGRATULATIONS to the following players who attained their new ranks recently!

Allison Ryan	Life Master
Michael Ramella	Life Master
Jan Nettler	Ruby Life Master

Well Done Folks!

Masterpoint Race (Overall) - January 1 2025 to February 27 2025

[Editor's Note] The Masterpoint Race report (top 50 shown) was compiled based on the ACBL Live Results for Northampton club games only for 2025. This report includes results from our games played Online (except the Swiss Team games) on BBO, and In-Person games at the church. Please report any discrepancies to Yan. To see past Masterpoint Race reports, click here.

Check out The Daily Gazette on Saturdays. The Life section prints information about our club, and the masterpoint winners from the Tuesday and Wednesday games for that week. Tell your family and friends to look out for your names in the paper!

RANK	NAME	POINTS
1	Barry LaFlam	11.43
2	Philippe Galaski	10.50
3	Judith Hyde	7.82
4	James Nowill	7.80
5	Jan Nettler	6.82
6	Jaf Chiang	6.18
7	Joe Wernet	5.82
8	Steve Peck	5.45
9	Yan Drabek	4.98
10	Roger Webb	4.29
11	Barbara Webb	4.15
12	Carol Fricker	3.86
13	Susan Daily	3.86
14	Jeannie Jones	3.59
15	Anita Thompson	3.45
16	Sheila Ryan	3.40
17	James Osofsky	3.02
18	Tim Joder	2.80
19	Judith Larsen	2.60
20	John DeBaggis	2.31
21	Abhijit Dutta	2.10
22	John Dahl	1.70
23	Robert Leitch	1.64
24	Markus Wagner	1.53
25	Harold Weiner	1.48
26	Margaret Winslow	1.47
27	George Abbott	1.08
28	Liz Hildebrandt	1.08
29	Myrna Butler	0.92
30	Yufeng Xiao	0.80
31	Frank Blachowski	0.73
32	Judith Rosenblum	0.73
33	Kathy Meyer	0.67
34	Anita Malachowski	0.67
35	Israel Koren	0.63
36	Robert Steinberg	0.63
37	Robert Sagor	0.63
38	Felix Springer	0.56
39	Michael Starr	0.45
40	Alan Frank	0.42
41	Joan Levinson	0.22
42	Allison Ryan	0.21

In-person Game - Wed Feb 26 2025

We have these SPECIAL games coming up:

• March 11, Tue, 7 PM on BBO - PRE-NABC Games. 200% black points.
  
• March 24, Tue, 7 PM on BBO - PRE-NABC Games. 200% black points.
  

ACBL Results
CommonGame Results

       					Stra		Section
Pair# 	Names                  	 		A     	B     	C     	Score 	%     	MasterPoints  
10	Yan Drabek - Jaf Chiang		B	1	1		46.87	65.10	1.20 Black (SA)
2	Carol Fricker - Susan Daily	B	2	2		42.49	59.01	0.84 Black (SA)
9	James Nowill - Barry LaFlam	A	3			40.77	56.63	0.60 Black (SA)
1	Steve Peck - Jan Nettler	B	4			40.18	55.81	0.42 Black (SA)
7	Joe Wernet - John DeBaggis	B				39.83	55.32	
4	Philippe Galaski - Judy Hyde	A				37.70	52.36	
8	Brooks Robards - James Kaplan	A				34.29	47.63	
3	Allison Ryan - Jeannie Jones	C				25.33	35.18	0.21 Black (S)
5	John Dahl - Anita Thompson	C				15.62	21.69	

Virtual Swiss Team Game - Tuesday, Feb 25, 2025

We have these SPECIAL games coming up:

• March 11, Tue, 7 PM on BBO - PRE-NABC Games. 200% black points.
  
• March 24, Tue, 7 PM on BBO - PRE-NABC Games. 200% black points.
  

Education Foundation Fund Game - Tuesday, Feb 19, 2025

PLEASE NOTE: GAME ON WEDNESDAY FEB 19 HAS BEEN CANCELLED!

We have these SPECIAL games coming up:

• Feb 25, Tue, 7 PM on BBO - SWISS TEAM.
  Please click here to signup!
• March 11, Tue, 7 PM on BBO - PRE-NABC Games. 200% black points.
  
• March 24, Tue, 7 PM on BBO - PRE-NABC Games. 200% black points.
  

ACBL Results
CommonGame Results

       					Stra		Section
Pair# 	Names                  	 		A     	B     	C     	Score 	%     	MasterPoints  
N/S
2	Abhijit Dutta - James Osofsky	C			1	37.00	58.73	0.80 Black (SC)
3	Philippe Galaski - Roger Webb	B		2		33.00	52.38	0.56 Black (SB)
1	~~m38507 - Barry Laflam		A				28.50	45.24	
4	George Abbott - Liz Hildebrandt	C				27.50	43.65	
E/W
2	~~m38506 - Yufeng Xiao		B		1		37.00	58.73	0.80 Black (SB)
1	Margaret Winslow - Tim Joder	B		2		31.50	50.00	0.56 Black (SB)
3	John Debaggis - Yan Drabek	C				31.00	49.21	
4	~~m38519 - ~~m38523		NE				26.50	42.06	

In-person Game - Wed Feb 12 2025

PLEASE NOTE: GAME ON WEDNESDAY FEB 19 HAS BEEN CANCELLED!

We have these SPECIAL games coming up:

• Feb 18, Tue, 7 PM on BBO - Educational Foundation game. 200% black points.
  
• Feb 25, Tue, 7 PM on BBO - SWISS TEAM.
  Please click here to signup!
• March 11, Tue, 7 PM on BBO - PRE-NABC Games. 200% black points.
  
• March 24, Tue, 7 PM on BBO - PRE-NABC Games. 200% black points.
  

ACBL Results
CommonGame Results

       					Stra		Section
Pair# 	Names                  	 		A     	B     	C     	Score 	%     	MasterPoints  
4	Joe Wernet - Jaf Chiang		B	1	1		60.43	62.95	1.00 Black (SA) 0.33 Gold (SA)
3	Judy Hyde - Philippe Galaski	A	2			56.30	58.65	0.70 Black (SA) 0.23 Gold (SA)
9	John DeBaggis - Yan Drabek	B	3	2		53.29	55.51	0.50 Black (SA) 0.17 Gold (SA)
1	James Nowill - Barry LaFlam	A	4			48.55	50.57	0.35 Black (SA) 0.12 Gold (SA)
5	Anita Malachowski - Kathy Meyer	C		3	1	48.04	50.04	0.28 Black (SB) 0.09 Gold (SB)
7	Barbara Webb - Jan Nettler	B				47.30	49.27	
8	James Kaplan - Brooks Robards	A				43.30	45.10	
10	Judy Rosenblum - Anita Thompson	C				42.67	44.45	
2	Judy Larsen - Jeannie Jones	C				40.80	42.50	
6	Carol Fricker - Susan Daily	B				39.80	41.46	

Virtual Club Game - Tuesday, Feb 11, 2025

We have these SPECIAL games coming up:

• Feb 18, Tue, 7 PM on BBO - Educational Foundation game. 200% black points.
  
• Feb 25, Tue, 7 PM on BBO - SWISS TEAM.
  Please click here to signup!
• March 11, Tue, 7 PM on BBO - PRE-NABC Games. 200% black points.
  
• March 24, Tue, 7 PM on BBO - PRE-NABC Games. 200% black points.
  

ACBL Results
CommonGame Results

       					Stra		Section
Pair# 	Names                  	 		A     	B     	C     	Score 	%     	MasterPoints  
5	Joe Wernet - Judith Hyde	B		1		68.00	61.82	1.20 Black (SB)
8	Sheila Ryan - Jan Nettler	B		2		65.00	59.09	0.84 Black (SB)
10	George Abbott - Liz Hildebrandt	C			1	64.00	58.18	0.60 Black (SC)
9	~~m1652 - ~~m1653		NE				63.50	57.73	
2	Harold Weiner - Philippe GalaskiA	5			58.00	52.73	0.33 Black (SA)
6	Tim Joder - Roger Webb		A	5			58.00	52.73	0.33 Black (SA)
1	James Nowill - Barry Laflam	B				56.50	51.36	
12	Barbara Webb - Anita Thompson	C			2	51.00	46.36	0.22 Black (SC)
7	James Osofsky - Yan Drabek	A				48.00	43.64	
11	Richard McClure - Allison Ryan	B				44.50	40.45	
3	Barbara Edelstein - Robert SteinbergC				44.00	40.00	
4	Ann Wroblewski - Judy Larsen	C				39.50	35.91

Education Foundation Fund Game - Feb 5, 2025

We have these SPECIAL games coming up:

• Feb 18, Tue, 7 PM on BBO - Educational Foundation game. 200% black points.
  
• Feb 25, Tue, 7 PM on BBO - SWISS TEAM.
  Please click here to signup!
• March 11, Tue, 7 PM on BBO - PRE-NABC Games. 200% black points.
  
• March 24, Tue, 7 PM on BBO - PRE-NABC Games. 200% black points.
  

ACBL Results
CommonGame Results

       				Str		Overall			Section
Pair# 	Names                  	 		A	B	C	A     	B     	C     	Score 	%     	MasterPoints  
2	Joe Wernet - Jaf Chiang		B	1	1		1	1		68.93	71.80	2.92 Black (SA)
10	Steve Peck - Jan Nettler	B	2	2		2	2		52.89	55.09	2.19 Black (SA)
4	James Nowill - Bob Leitch	A	3			3			52.46	54.65	1.64 Black (SA)
9	Jeannie Jones - Barbara Webb	C	4	3		4	3	1	49.80	51.88	1.23 Black (SA)
1	Carol Fricker - Susan Daily	B							49.75	51.82	
12	Judy Rosenblum - Anita Thompson	C						2	49.49	51.55	0.36 Black (SC)
11	Philippe Galaski - Judy Hyde	A							48.06	50.06	
3	Brooks Robards - James Kaplan	A							45.47	47.36	
5	Barry LaFlam - Yan Drabek	B							43.06	44.85	
7	Anita Malachowski - Kathy Meyer	C							37.30	38.85	
6	John Dahl - Judy Larsen		C							33.33	34.72	

Virtual Club Game - Tuesday, Feb 4, 2025

We have these SPECIAL games coming up:

• Feb 18, Tue, 7 PM on BBO - Educational Foundation game. 200% black points.
  
• Feb 25, Tue, 7 PM on BBO - SWISS TEAM.
  Please click here to signup!
• March 11, Tue, 7 PM on BBO - PRE-NABC Games. 200% black points.
  
• March 24, Tue, 7 PM on BBO - PRE-NABC Games. 200% black points.
  

ACBL Results
CommonGame Results

       					Stra		Section
Pair# 	Names                  	 		A     	B     	C     	Score 	%     	MasterPoints  
N/S
7	Philippe Galaski - Roger Webb	A	1			107.50	64.34	0.80 Black (SA)
1	Margaret Winslow - Tim Joder	B		1		107.00	63.89	0.56 Black (SB)
2	Abhijit Dutta - Lee Stanley	B		2		85.00	51.19	0.40 Black (SB)
8	Jan Nettler - Allison Ryan	B				77.00	46.33	
4	~~m57972 - James Osofsky	A				77.00	46.18	
5	George Abbott - Liz HildebrandtC			1	77.50	46.13	0.24 Black (SC)
3	L. Mark Nelson - Judith Peck	C				72.50	43.15	
6	Israel Koren - Robert Steinberg	C				65.00	38.79	

E/W
3	Lezlie Cullen - Raymond MitchellB		1		106.50	63.89	0.80 Black (SB)
5	~~m57975 - ~~m57977		NE				97.00	57.84	
7	Sheila Ryan - Barry Laflam	B		2		86.50	51.49	0.56 Black (SB)
2	Barbara Webb - Anita Thompson	C			1	83.50	50.30	0.40 Black (SC)
8	Marjorie O'Malley - Charles O'MalleyA				81.50	48.51	
6	Ann Wroblewski - Judy Larsen	C				75.00	45.04	
4	Yan Drabek - Steve Peck		C				74.50	44.59	
1	~~m57971 - Gerarda Smith	A				64.00	38.34	

A few pointers at the table

This is a friendly reminder of a few ground rules at the table:

• When playing on BBO, please post a convention card. If you don’t have one, you should play Standard American.
• When playing on BBO, make all alerts and announcements during the auction in the Alert box. Never to the table!
• When playing on BBO, to call the director, click the blue box that has the 3 lines in it.
• When a declarer makes a claim, state the line of play, especially if trumps are still out.
• If you think opponent's claim is bad, either a) call the Director BEFORE rejecting the claim; or b) reject the claim and play the hand out.
• If you play an artificial 1 bid, such as short club or precision, please pre-alert that each round. You still need to alert the bids if they come up in the auction. e.g. 1C (could be as short as 1).
• If you transfer, say the suit. e.g. 1NT 2H (announce: spades). If you play 2S transfers to clubs and can be changed to diamonds, announce: either clubs or diamonds

Masterpoint Race (Overall) - January 1 2025 to January 30 2025

[Editor's Note] The Masterpoint Race report (top 50 shown) was compiled based on the ACBL Live Results for Northampton club games only for 2025. This report includes results from our games played Online (except the Swiss Team games) on BBO, and In-Person games at the church. Please report any discrepancies to Yan. To see past Masterpoint Race reports, click here.

Check out The Daily Gazette on Saturdays. The Life section prints information about our club, and the masterpoint winners from the Tuesday and Wednesday games for that week. Tell your family and friends to look out for your names in the paper!

RANK	NAME	POINTS
1	Barry LaFlam	9.80
2	Philippe Galaski	7.88
3	Judith Hyde	5.69
4	James Nowill	5.09
5	Jan Nettler	3.37
6	Yan Drabek	3.11
7	Carol Fricker	3.02
8	Susan Daily	3.02
9	Steve Peck	2.84
10	Roger Webb	2.60
11	Judith Larsen	2.60
12	Anita Thompson	2.47
13	Barbara Webb	2.30
14	James Osofsky	2.22
15	Jeannie Jones	2.15
16	Sheila Ryan	2.00
17	John Dahl	1.70
18	John DeBaggis	1.64
19	Markus Wagner	1.53
20	Tim Joder	1.35
21	Harold Weiner	1.15
22	Myrna Butler	0.92
23	Abhijit Dutta	0.90
24	Frank Blachowski	0.73
25	Jaf Chiang	0.73
26	Israel Koren	0.63
27	Robert Steinberg	0.63
28	Robert Sagor	0.63
29	Felix Springer	0.56
30	Michael Starr	0.45
31	Alan Frank	0.42
32	Judith Rosenblum	0.37
33	Joe Wernet	0.37
34	Margaret Winslow	0.35
35	Kathy Meyer	0.30
36	Anita Malachowski	0.30
37	George Abbott	0.24
38	Liz Hildebrandt	0.24
39	Joan Levinson	0.22

In-person Game - Wed Jan 29 2025

We have these SPECIAL games coming up:

• Feb 18, Tue, 7 PM on BBO - Educational Foundation game. 200% black points.
  
• Feb 25, Tue, 7 PM on BBO - SWISS TEAM.
  Please click here to signup!
• March 11, Tue, 7 PM on BBO - PRE-NABC Games. 200% black points.
  
• March 24, Tue, 7 PM on BBO - PRE-NABC Games. 200% black points.
  

ACBL Results
CommonGame Results

       					Stra		Section
Pair# 	Names                  	 		A     	B     	C     	Score 	%     	MasterPoints  
1	Judy Hyde - Philippe Galaski	A	1			41.00	65.08	0.93 Black (SA)
6	Barry LaFlam - Jan Nettler	B	2	1		37.50	59.52	0.65 Black (SA)
5	John Dahl - Judy Larsen		C	3	2	1	32.50	51.59	0.47 Black (SA)
7	Carol Fricker - Susan Daily	B				31.00	49.21	
3	James Nowill - Bob Leitch	A				31.00	49.21	
8	Judy Rosenblum - Joe Wernet	B				30.00	47.62	
2	Anita Malachowski - Kathy Meyer	C				28.50	45.24	
4	Allison Ryan - Jeannie Jones	C				20.50	32.54

Virtual Club Game - Tuesday, Jan 28 2025

We have these SPECIAL games coming up:

• Feb 18, Tue, 7 PM on BBO - Educational Foundation game. 200% black points.
  
• Feb 25, Tue, 7 PM on BBO - SWISS TEAM.
  Please click here to signup!

ACBL Results
CommonGame Results

       					Stra		Section
Pair# 	Names                  	 		A     	B     	C     	Score 	%     	MasterPoints  
N/S
4	Abhijit Dutta - James Osofsky	B		1		107.50	55.99	0.90 Black (SB)
2	Yan Drabek - Barry Laflam	B		2		102.50	53.72	0.63 Black (SB)
9	Harold Weiner - Philippe GalaskiA	3			102.50	53.46	0.45 Black (SA)
5	Jan Nettler - Sheila Ryan	B		3		101.00	52.94	0.32 Black (SB)
7	George Abbott - Liz Hildebrandt	C			1	95.50	50.26	0.24 Black (SC)
6	Lorna Perkins - Joan Tokarz	A				92.50	48.25	
3	~~m2737 - Helen Benson		A				91.00	47.73	
1	L. Mark Nelson - Judith Peck	C				84.00	43.82	
8	Amy Heckler - Ira Feldman	C				83.50	43.82	

E/W
1	Lezlie Cullen - Raymond MitchellB		1		119.50	62.69	0.90 Black (SB)
3	Markus Wagner - Robert Sagor	B		2		116.00	60.60	0.63 Black (SB)
8	Michael Starr - Steve Peck	C			1	109.50	57.03	0.45 Black (SC)
4	~~m2736 - Gerald Laflamme	A	4			106.50	55.91	0.32 Black (SA)
9	Felix Springer - Judith Hyde	B				105.00	54.87	
5	Tim Joder - Roger Webb		A				99.50	52.27	
6	Barbara Webb - Anita Thompson	C				75.00	39.25	
7	John Debaggis - Allison Ryan	C				65.00	34.04	
  2	~~m2738 - Gerarda Smith		A				64.00	33.33

NABC Fundraising Game - Wed, Jan 22 2025

We have these SPECIAL games coming up:

• Feb 25, Tue, 7 PM on BBO - SWISS TEAM.
  Please click here to signup!

ACBL Results
CommonGame Results

       					Stra		Section
Pair# 	Names                  	 		A     	B     	C     	Score 	%     	MasterPoints       
6	James Nowill - Barry LaFlam	A	1			1			68.61	71.47	2.92 Black (SA)
1	Carol Fricker - Susan Daily	B	2	1		2	1		59.33	61.80	2.19 Black (SA)
5	Judy Larsen - John DeBaggis	C	3	2		3	2	1	55.71	58.03	1.64 Black (SA)
4	Jeannie Jones - Barbara Webb	C	4	3		4	3	2	48.90	50.94	1.23 Black (SA)
2	Philippe Galaski - Judy Hyde	A							46.62	48.56	
12	Steve Peck - Jan Nettler	B							45.31	47.20	
10	Judy Rosenblum - Joe Wernet	C							45.27	47.16	
8	Allison Ryan - Kathy Meyer	B							44.79	46.66	
7	Brooks Robards - James Kaplan	A							44.02	45.85	
11	Yan Drabek - Jaf Chiang		B							40.08	41.75	
9	Barbara Welch - Jan Carmien	C							27.88	29.04	

Virtual NABC Fundraising Game - Tuesday, Jan 21 2025

ACBL Results
CommonGame Results

       					Stra		Section
Pair# 	Names                  	 		A     	B     	C     	Score 	%     	MasterPoints       
N/S
2	Marjorie O'Malley - Charles O'MalleyA	1			122.50	63.80	1.80 Black (SA)
9	Sheila Ryan - Barry Laflam	B		1		116.50	60.68	1.26 Black (SB)
6	Roger Webb - Philippe Galaski	A	3			110.00	57.29	0.90 Black (SA)
8	Steve Peck - Yan Drabek		B		2		102.00	53.12	0.67 Black (SB)
3	Barbara Webb - Anita Thompson	C			1	93.00	48.44	0.48 Black (SC)
4	Margaret Winslow - Tim Joder	A				92.50	48.18	
7	Marc Cervellino - Steve Carr	B				85.00	44.27	
5	Allison Ryan - Richard McClure	C				78.50	40.89	
1	George Abbott - Liz Hildebrandt	C				64.00	33.33	
E/W
6	John Farwell - Mark Blumenthal	B		1		109.50	57.03	1.80 Black (SB)
9	Julie Halperin - Jeanne SchleicherA	2			106.00	55.21	1.26 Black (SA)
7	Markus Wagner - James Osofsky	B		2		103.50	53.91	0.90 Black (SB)
8	Israel Koren - Robert Steinberg	C			1	102.00	53.12	0.63 Black (SC)
3	Judith Hyde - Jan Nettler	B				100.50	52.34	
5	~~m59173 - James Logan		A				94.50	49.22	
1	Robert Sagor - Alan Peterfreund	A				92.00	47.92	
4	L. Mark Nelson - Judith Peck	C				84.50	44.01	
2	Ann Wroblewski - Judy Larsen	C				71.50	37.24