Most people probably don’t know that the state motto of Alaska is “North to the Future.” In the late 1990s, when Harley Bress was working in the Education Department at the American Contract Bridge League – way down South in Memphis – it’s highly unlikely that he saw living in Alaska – the place he
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A group of young men from Ireland is attending the NABC in Atlanta as practice for the upcoming European Junior Championships to be held in Croatia in 2019. According to coach and manager Thomas Mac Cormac, the U.S. excursion will help him select the final roster for the squad that will represent Ireland in the
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Mark Horton sees the error of his ways.
Over the course of eight short years, Reese Koppel has gone from knowing nothing about bridge to being one of its fiercest advocates. “Bridge can be here to stay if we help my generation appreciate its essence, and it is my goal to do everything I can to ensure this happens,” he says. This enthusiasm
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Sondra Schubiner and Linda Wynston, sitting in 11th place after the first final session of the Wagar Women’s Pairs, came through with a strong game in the final set to win the event by 3.07 matchpoints on a 25 top. The winners’ 59.69% game was good enough to hold off a hard charge by Sharon
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A strong final match propelled the squad captain by Cris Barrere into the winner’s circle in the Truscott/USPC Senior Swiss Teams. Barrere, of Berkeley CA, played with teammates Bruce Noda of Corte Madera CA, Mark Ralph of San Francisco and Bill Harker of Santa Fe NM. Their four-session total with carryover was 134.27 victory points.
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Dutch bridge superstar Marion Michielsen, who has enjoyed tremendous success in Women’s and mixed pairs play, is charting a course for the open waters. The longstanding anchor of the Dutch Women’s team is developing a new partnership and looking to break through to the Open Team of her new home country even as she balances
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