Congratulations to Anita and Barbara!

Anita Thompson and Barbara Webb were crowned champions at the 499er sectional tournament in Newton, CT, on September 12. With 13 tables in play, they achieved an impressive score of 75% to claim the golden trophy.

Congratulations!

Unit Game/Meeting, Sept 13, 2025

We have these SPECIAL games coming up:

• October 1 Wednesday at the church - Club Appreciation. 200% black.
• October 7 Tuesday on BBO - Club Appreciation. 200% black.
• October 8 Wednesday at the church - STaC game! Club meeting and game. Lunch is provided and starts at noon.
  
• October 15, 22, 29 Wednesdays at the church - Club Appreciation.
• November 11 Tuesday on BBO - NABC Fundraiser. 200% black.
• December 2 Tuesday on BBO - 200% black.
• December 17 Wednesday at the church - 25% Gold.

These games were UNIT games held in Pittsfield bridge club today. Players from both the Northampton Bridge Club and the Pumbury Bridge Club were attending.

OPEN Pairs Results: (click here to view complete results)

       				    	Str	Overall			Section
Pair# 	Names                  	 		A	B	C	A     	B     	C     	Score 	%     	MasterPoints  
N/S
7	Sheila Ryan - Jan Nettler	A	1			1			103.00	61.31	4.77 Black (SA)
4	Joe Valenti - Ed Mahler		B	3/4	1		2	1		97.50	58.04	2.34 Black (SA)
9	Judith Larsen - James Nowill	A				3			91.00	54.17	1.03 Black (SA)
12	Arthur Loring - Vicki Loring	A				4			88.00	52.38	0.77 Black (SA)
2	Sandra Walters - Valerie Solon	A				5			85.50	50.89	0.58 Black (SA)
6	Barry Berg - Marjorie Berg	A							84.00	50.00	
10	Martin Kaplan - Cynthia Kaplan	C			2		2	1	83.00	49.40	0.70 Black (SB)
3	Carol Fricker - Susan Daily	A							81.00	48.21	
11	Andrew Lipps - Ralph Lowenbach	A							76.50	45.54	
8	Frank Blachowski - Jaf Chiang	A							73.50	43.75	
1	Cassi Fields - David Roth	C							73.50	43.75	
5	John Dahl - Kathy Meyer		C							71.50	42.56	

E/W
3	James Osofsky - Markus Wagner	A	2			1			101.50	60.42	3.58 Black (SA)
9	Barry Laflam - Yan Drabek	A	3/4			2			97.50	58.04	2.34 Black (SA)
10	Cathy Clark - Michael Wilcox	C	5	2	1	3	1	1	96.00	57.14	1.51 Black (SA)
7	Judy Hyde - Joe Wernet		A	6			4			92.50	55.06	1.13 Black (SA)
4	Elaine Van Briggle - Ken Ross	A				5			86.50	51.49	0.58 Black (SA)
6	John Castonguay - Angela McDonoughA							85.50	50.89	
2	Sue Shimelman - Michael Ramella	B		3/4			2/3		84.00	50.00	0.69 Black (SB)
5	Richard Cramer - Allison Ryan	B		3/4			2/3		84.00	50.00	0.69 Black (SB)
1	Betty Mintz - Stan Tuhrim	A							83.00	49.40	
8	James Kronholm - Bob Leitch	A							80.50	47.92	
11	Kathleen Jackson - Flora KarbelnikC							59.50	35.42	
12	Fern Fleckman - Peggy Thieriot	C							57.50	34.23	

299 Pairs Results: (click here to view complete results)

     				    	Str	Overall			Section
Pair# 	Names                  	 		A	B	C	A     	B     	C     	Score 	%     	MasterPoints  
8	Peg Samsel - William Travis	C	1	1	1	1	1	1	37.33	59.25	0.94 Black (SA)
3	Kathy Love - Pat Watroba	C	2	2	2	2	2	2	36.33	57.67	0.70 Black (SA)
4	Barbara Webb - Anita Thompson	A	3			3			35.17	55.83	0.53 Black (SA)
2	Brian Harrison - Kathy Kilgus	C							34.67	55.03	
6	Judith Bollinger - Bern BourgoinA							34.17	54.24	
1	Susan Bainbridge - Trudi GunsbergC							31.50	50.00	
7	Robert Minsky - Julia Emerson	B							21.83	34.65	
5	Colleen Brennan - Kay Hassett	C							20.48	32.51	

Club International Fund - Wed, September 10 2025

We have these SPECIAL games coming up:

• September 13 Saturday at 110 South St, Pittsfield - UNIT meeting and game start at noon. Lunch is provided. Silver points awarded.
  
• October 8 Wednesday at the church - Club meeting and game. Lunch is provided and starts at noon.
  

ACBL Results
CommonGame Results

       				    	Str	Overall			Section
Pair# 	Names                  	 		A	B	C	A     	B     	C     	Score 	%     	MasterPoints  
10	Judy Hyde - Philippe Galaski	A	1			1			78.55	65.46	3.16 Black (SA)
7	Judy Larsen - Jeannie Jones	C	2	1	1	2	1	1	68.95	57.46	2.37 Black (SA)
8	Sheila Ryan - Barbara Webb	B	3	2		3	2		65.10	54.25	1.77 Black (SA)
11	Kathy Hicks - Dave Laplant	C	4	3	2	4	3	2	64.15	53.46	1.33 Black (SA)
2	Yan Drabek - Jaf Chiang		A	5			5			63.93	53.28	1.00 Black (SA)
12	Carol Fricker - Susan Daily	B		4			4		63.60	53.00	0.62 Black (SB)
4	Irene Friedman - Richard Cramer	B							59.89	49.91	
3	Steve Peck - Jan Nettler	A							54.98	45.82	
14	Judy Rosenblum - Joe Wernet	A							54.76	45.63	
6	John Dahl - Mina Safizdeh	C							54.22	45.18	
1	Allison Ryan - Anita Thompson	B							52.36	43.63	
13	Claire Mach - Julia Emerson	C							52.15	43.46	
5	Jan Carmien - Barbara Welch	C							46.91	39.09	

Virtual Club Game - Tuesday, September 9, 2025

We have these SPECIAL games coming up:

• September 13 Saturday at 110 South St, Pittsfield - UNIT meeting and game start at noon. Lunch is provided. Silver points awarded.
  
• October 8 Wednesday at the church - Club meeting and game. Lunch is provided and starts at noon.
  

ACBL Results
CommonGame Results

       					Stra		Section
Pair# 	Names                  	 		A     	B     	C     	Score 	%     	MasterPoints  
2	Tim Joder - Philippe Galaski	B		1		52.00	72.22	1.00 Black (SB)
1	~~m19231 - Stacey Weiss		A	2			43.50	60.42	0.70 Black (SA)
8	Sheila Ryan - Jan Nettler	C			1	40.50	56.25	0.50 Black (SC)
10	James Osofsky - Yan Drabek	B		3		38.00	52.78	0.35 Black (SB)
5	Judith Hyde - Joe Wernet	B				37.50	52.08	
9	~~m19239 - ~~m19240		NE				37.50	52.08	
7	~~m19232 - Margaret Winslow	A				32.00	44.44	
6	Ann Wroblewski - Judy Larsen	C			2	28.00	38.89	0.22 Black (SC)
4	George Abbott - Liz Hildebrandt	C				26.50	36.81	
3	Israel Koren - Robert Steinberg	C				24.50	34.03	

Good Sport!

WINNERS of the T-Shirt Contest in Warwick!

Barry: There are three kinds of bridge players. Those who can count and those who cannot.
Anita: Bridge, the final frontier. Bold bidding is the only way to go. "USS 7NT"
Sheila: Bridge players love a good dummy.
John: DUMMY!

Bridge is about partnership, friendship, and fun!

News from Warwick Regional, 2025

WINNERS With Top 3 Finishes!

Click here to see complete results.

Sept 03 Open Swiss Team

First - 11.55 Gold

Jim Osofsky, Michael Heider, Judy Hyde and partner

Sept 04 Gold Rush

Second - 3.27 Gold

John Dahl and Kathy Meyer

Sept 04+05 Open KO Team 2

First - 16.82 Gold

Barry LaFlam, Jim Nowill, Yan Drabek, Sheila Ryan

Sept 05 Bracketed Pairs Bkt 2

Second - 2.09 Red

Ann Hudson, Michael Wavada

Sept 05 Bracketed Pairs Bkt 6

Second - 0.89 Red

Barbara Webb and partner

Sept 05 ProAM Pairs

Second - 1.64 Red

Barry LaFlam, Anita Thompson

Sept 05 ProAM Pairs

Second - 1.55 Red

Yan Drabek, Barbara Webb

Sept 05 ProAM Pairs

Third - 1.11 Red

Sheila Ryan, John Dahl

Sept 05 Open Swiss Team 2

Third - 5.51 Gold

Jim Osofsky, Michael Heidert and team

Sept 06 Open Swiss Team 3

Third - 2.13 Gold

Sheila Ryan, Barbara Webb, Barry LaFlam, Yan Drabek

MEMORABLE MOMENTS

At the ProAm game, we had this hand

Sheila and John were EW. Over N's 1C opening bid, Sheila overcalled 2H. The bidding escalated to 6C. Doubled. The pro (a nice young pro bridge player/coach) sitting North went to 6NT. Doubled. Down 7. 2000 for Sheila and John.

Barbara and Yan were also EW. Over N's 1C opening bid, Yan overcalled 4H. S double. Barbara Re-double. All pass. Opening lead was club J. Yan won the Ace and run spades to discard diamonds. On the third spade N ruffed with the King. 4H XX made for 880.

We got the 2 highest scores on this hand.

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Barry and Yan were in the Swiss game on Saturday. All vulnable. As dealer, Barry opened 1C, Yan announced "could be short as 2". The next opp overcalled 3C. Yan had 14+ HCP with 5 spades, 4 hearts, 1 club and 3 diamonds. She doubles. All pass. Down 5. 1400 for Barry and Yan. Barry's club holding: K Q J 8 5. :-)

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To view the past post: Warwick 2024

To view the past post: Warwick 2023

Club International Fund - Wed, September 3 2025

We have these SPECIAL games coming up:

• September 13 Saturday at 110 South St, Pittsfield - UNIT meeting and game start at noon. Lunch is provided. Silver points awarded.
  
• October 8 Wednesday at the church - Club meeting and game. Lunch is provided and starts at noon.
  

ACBL Results
CommonGame Results

       				    	Str	Overall			Section
Pair# 	Names                  	 		A	B	C	A     	B     	C     	Score 	%     	MasterPoints  
3	Jan Nettler - Sheila Ryan	A	1			1			62.78	65.40	2.67 Black (SA)
2	Jaf Chiang - Jeannie Jones	B	2	1		2	1		58.54	60.98	2.00 Black (SA)
4	Anita Thompson - Barbara Webb	C	3	2		3	2	1	56.29	58.64	1.50 Black (SA)
7	Carol Fricker - Susan Daily	B	4	3		4	3		53.15	55.36	1.13 Black (SA)
5	Philippe Galaski - Richard CramerA							49.17	51.22	
6	Barry LaFlam - Yan Drabek	A							48.29	50.30	
1	Irene Friedman - Judy Larsen	B							47.54	49.52	
9	Bob Leitch - Jim Kronholm	B							42.79	44.57	
10	Judy Rosenblum - Michael GatanioC							39.30	40.94	
8	Barbara Welch - Jan Carmien	C							22.55	23.49		

Virtual Club Game - Tuesday, September 2, 2025

We have these SPECIAL games coming up:

• September 13 Saturday at 110 South St, Pittsfield - UNIT meeting and game start at noon. Lunch is provided. Silver points awarded.
  
• October 8 Wednesday at the church - Club meeting and game. Lunch is provided and starts at noon.
  

ACBL Results
CommonGame Results

       					Stra		Section
Pair# 	Names                  	 		A     	B     	C     	Score 	%     	MasterPoints  
2	Israel Koren - Robert Steinberg	C			1	42.00	66.67	0.80 Black (SC)
4	Harold Weiner - Philippe GalaskiA	2			37.00	58.73	0.56 Black (SA)
1	Sheila Ryan - Barry Laflam	B		2		36.00	57.14	0.40 Black (SB)
6	Alan Peterfreund - Yan Drabek	B				34.50	54.76	
7	~~m2911 - ~~m2912		NE				32.50	51.59	
8	Margaret Winslow - Tim Joder	B				31.00	49.21	
3	George Abbott - Liz Hildebrandt	C				23.50	37.30	
5	Ann Wroblewski - Judy Larsen	C				15.50	24.60		

Congratulations to Barry LaFlam!

I am thrilled to announce that Barry LaFlam has achieved the rank of Silver Live master! He earned his final point for silver by partnering with one of our newest players, Wendy Gannett. Remarkably, this point also marks Wendy's very first point as an ACBL member!

Congratulations Barry!

Congratulations to Bob Leitch!

On August 17, 2025, at the Orange Sectional, Bob Leitch's team earned enough points for him to achieve the titles of Life Master, Bronze Life Master, and Silver Life Master simultaneously.

Bob played alongside his teammates (left to right) Jan Nettler, Anita Thompson, and Sheila Ryan.

Masterpoint Race (Overall) - January 1 2025 to August 28 2025

[Editor's Note] The Masterpoint Race report (showing the top 50 players) was compiled based on the ACBL Live Results for Northampton club games in 2025. This report includes results from our online games (excluding the Swiss Team games) on BBO and in-person games held at the church. If you notice any discrepancies, please report them to Yan. To view past Masterpoint Race reports, click here.

Be sure to check out The Daily Gazette on Saturdays. The Life section features information about our club and highlights the Masterpoint winners from the Tuesday and Wednesday games for the week. Encourage your family and friends to look for your names in the paper!

RANK	NAME	POINTS
1	Philippe Galaski	50.34
2	Judith Hyde	43.81
3	Barry LaFlam	29.46
4	Yan Drabek	29.18
5	James Nowill	23.76
6	Steve Peck	23.33
7	Jan Nettler	22.87
8	Joe Wernet	22.17
9	James Osofsky	21.55
10	Jaf Chiang	20.57
11	Roger Webb	19.97
12	Tim Joder	19.23
13	Sheila Ryan	18.90
14	Markus Wagner	15.66
15	Anita Thompson	15.36
16	Carol Fricker	15.17
17	Susan Daily	15.17
18	Allison Ryan	14.18
19	John Dahl	12.47
20	Barbara Webb	10.68
21	Jeannie Jones	10.46
22	John DeBaggis	9.73
23	Kate Spencer	8.98
24	Judith Larsen	8.18
25	Robert Minsky	7.72
26	Margaret Winslow	7.33
27	Yufeng Xiao	7.32
28	Liz Hildebrandt	6.74
29	George Abbott	5.97
30	Abhijit Dutta	5.30
31	Robert Leitch	4.94
32	Harold Weiner	4.54
33	Kathy Meyer	4.03
34	Judith Rosenblum	3.30
35	Brooks Robards	3.30
36	James Kaplan	3.30
37	James Kronholm	3.30
38	Richard Cramer	2.94
39	Ann Hudson	2.87
40	Randolph Johnson	2.87
41	Motoko Oinaga	2.66
42	Ann Wroblewski	2.23
43	Myrna Butler	2.17
44	Irene Friedman	2.15
45	Kathy Hicks	2.09
46	Dave Laplant	2.09
47	Marjorie O'Malley	1.80
48	Israel Koren	1.61
49	Robert Steinberg	1.61
50	Michael Starr	1.21

How to View Results

NOTICE: Yan will be away from August 12 to August 28. During this time, click here To View ACBL Results.

NAP Qualifier - Wed, August 6 2025

We have these SPECIAL games coming up:

• Aug 9 Saturday Great Barrington Sectional 10 AM & 2 PM
• Aug 10 Sunday Great Barrington Sectional 10 AM & 2 PM
• Aug 12 Tue, 7 PM on BBO - NAP online
  
• Aug 20 Wed, 1 PM at Church - NAP
  
• Aug 26 Tue, 7 PM on BBO - NAP online
  
• Sept 13 Saturday at 110 South St, Pittsfield - UNIT meeting and game start at noon. Lunch is provided. Silver points awarded.
  

ACBL Results
CommonGame Results

       				    	Str	Overall			Section
Pair# 	Names                  	 		A	B	C	A     	B     	C     	Score 	%     	MasterPoints  
5	Steve Peck - Yan Drabek		B	1	1		1	1		72.50	65.91	1.34 Black (SA) 1.34 Red (SA)
2	John DeBaggis - Motoko Oinaga	C	2	2		2	2	1	66.00	60.00	1.01 Black (SA) 1.01 Red (SA)
4	Jim Kronholm - Bob Leitch	B	3	3		3	3		65.00	59.09	0.76 Black (SA) 0.76 Red (SA)
7	Sheila Ryan - Jan Nettler	B	4	4		4	4		59.00	53.64	0.57 Black (SA) 0.57 Red (SA)
9	James Nowill - Richard Cramer	B				5			58.00	52.73	0.27 Black (SA) 0.27 Red (SA)
6	Jeannie Jones - John Dahl	C						2	54.00	49.09	0.18 Black (SC) 0.18 Red (SC)
8	Michael Gatanio - Judy Larsen	C							53.00	48.18	
11	Joe Wernet - Kate Spencer	B							52.50	47.73	
12	Carol Fricker - Susan Daily	B							48.50	44.09	
1	Anita Thompson - Barbara Webb	C							45.50	41.36	
10	Allison Ryan - Claire Mach	B							43.50	39.55	
3	Philippe Galaski - Irene FriedmanA							42.50	38.64	

Virtual Club Game - Tuesday, August 5, 2025

We have these SPECIAL games coming up:

• Aug 6 Wed, 1 PM at Church - NAP
  
• Aug 9 Saturday Great Barrington Sectional 10 AM & 2 PM
• Aug 10 Sunday Great Barrington Sectional 10 AM & 2 PM
• Aug 12 Tue, 7 PM on BBO - NAP online
  
• Aug 20 Wed, 1 PM at Church - NAP
  
• Aug 26 Tue, 7 PM on BBO - NAP online
  
• Sept 13 Saturday at 110 South St, Pittsfield - UNIT meeting and game start at noon. Lunch is provided. Silver points awarded.
  

ACBL Results
CommonGame Results

       					Stra		Section
Pair# 	Names                  	 		A     	B     	C     	Score 	%     	MasterPoints  

1	Roger Webb - Philippe Galaski	A	1			71.00	64.55	1.20 Black (SA)
7	Markus Wagner - James Osofsky	A	2			63.00	57.27	0.84 Black (SA)
9	Motoko Oinaga - John Debaggis	C			1	60.00	54.55	0.64 Black (SC)
8	Judith Peck - L. Mark Nelson	C			2	59.50	54.09	0.45 Black (SC)
4	Margaret Winslow - Tim Joder	A	5			58.00	52.73	0.24 Black (SA)
6	Yan Drabek - Steve Peck		B		3		56.50	51.36	0.32 Black (SB)
2	Joanne Garvey - Jim Smith	B				53.00	48.18	
3	George Abbott - Liz Hildebrandt	C				51.50	46.82	
11	Jan Nettler - Sheila Ryan	B				51.00	46.36	
12	~~m9680 - Charles O'Malley III	A				51.00	46.36	
10	Allison Ryan - Richard McClure	B				49.00	44.55	
5	Ann Wroblewski - Judy Larsen	C				36.50	33.18	

Masterpoint Race (Overall) - January 1 2025 to July 31 2025

[Editor's Note] The Masterpoint Race report (showing the top 50 players) was compiled based on the ACBL Live Results for Northampton club games in 2025. This report includes results from our online games (excluding the Swiss Team games) on BBO and in-person games held at the church. If you notice any discrepancies, please report them to Yan. To view past Masterpoint Race reports, click here.

Be sure to check out The Daily Gazette on Saturdays. The Life section features information about our club and highlights the Masterpoint winners from the Tuesday and Wednesday games for the week. Encourage your family and friends to look for your names in the paper!

RANK	NAME	POINTS
1	Philippe Galaski	43.04
2	Judith Hyde	37.07
3	Barry LaFlam	27.40
4	Yan Drabek	26.18
5	James Nowill	21.16
6	Jan Nettler	20.85
7	Jaf Chiang	20.57
8	Joe Wernet	20.35
9	Steve Peck	19.85
10	Roger Webb	18.77
11	Tim Joder	18.57
12	James Osofsky	17.53
13	Sheila Ryan	15.88
14	Anita Thompson	14.02
15	Allison Ryan	13.81
16	Carol Fricker	13.08
17	Susan Daily	13.08
18	Markus Wagner	11.64
19	Barbara Webb	10.68
20	Jeannie Jones	9.78
21	John Dahl	8.54
22	Judith Larsen	7.38
23	Yufeng Xiao	7.32
24	John DeBaggis	7.07
25	Kate Spencer	6.91
26	Margaret Winslow	6.67
27	Liz Hildebrandt	5.90
28	Abhijit Dutta	5.30
29	George Abbott	5.13
30	Harold Weiner	4.54
31	Robert Minsky	4.08
32	Kathy Meyer	3.66
33	Judith Rosenblum	3.30
34	Brooks Robards	3.30
35	James Kaplan	3.30
36	Ann Hudson	2.87
37	Randolph Johnson	2.87
38	Richard Cramer	2.40
39	Myrna Butler	2.17
40	Irene Friedman	2.15
41	Marjorie O'Malley	1.80
42	Ann Wroblewski	1.75
43	Robert Leitch	1.64
44	Israel Koren	1.61
45	Robert Steinberg	1.61
46	Kathy Hicks	1.31
47	Dave Laplant	1.31
48	Michael Starr	1.21
49	William Sprenkle	0.93
50	Richard McClure	0.88