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President’s Message
by Cynthia Clark – President, Calgary ACBL Unit 390
September 2024
Calgary recently hosted the District 18 Regional Tournament at the Best Western Plus Village Park Inn, which was held on August 12-18. There were 4704.69 master points awarded to 409 players. Congratulation to all winners. The table count was respectable at 751 although 800 – 900 were anticipated. Emelie Quennell was the Tournament Chair. Sandy Jean Robinson served as Assistant Chair and Delores Hedley managed Partnerships. We want to acknowledge all of those that gave their time and effort working to make this event a success.
There will be a 299er Fall Sectional on October 26th at the Calgary Bridge Center. The first session will begin at 10 a.m. There will be a lunch break with Jim Berglund as the Guest Speaker. The second session will start at 2:30. Thanks to Roger Bolton, Future Masters Tournament Chair and Delores Hedley, Partnerships for their contributions in organizing this event.
The Unit has been active in recruiting and retaining members.The following are ongoing projects to increase interest and participation in bridge.
Delores Hedley and Karen Mitchell are running a Supervised Bid and Play game at the Calgary Bridge Center. The session is for players with less than 50 master points, however, those with a few more points can attend as their involvement is helpful to the newest players. There is no sign-up or commitment. Drop in on Wed. or Thurs. September 11 – October 31, 2024. Arrive any time between the hours of 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. No partner needed, talk amongst yourselves, consult your notes, ask for help, gain confidence and just have fun while you improve your skills. Cost is $5.00 per visit. For more information contact Delores at dollyd@telus.net or just drop by.
There are three lesson programs currently underway:
Learn to Play Modern Bridge (for beginners) and Take Your Game to the Next Level,
both by Sandra Evans;
Competitive Bidding by Jane Lamont (there are still options to participate in this series).
In addition, Antara Keelor will be conducting Bridge Classes for Beginners, a 10-week course starting Sunday, October 6 – December 8, 2024. The cost is $200 and includes the Student Manual / Workbook and a digital copy of the classroom slides. No prior bridge knowledge is required. For more information, contact Antara at akeelor@gmail.com.
You can read more about all these programs on the ACBL Unit 390 website at https://acblunit390.org/improve-your-game/bridge-lessons/
The ACBL EducationalFoundation is once again sponsoring “BridgeWhiz” – a free online bridge course for students in grades 4 through 12. There are beginner, intermediate and advanced classes.More information can be found on the Unit 390 website at https://acblunit390.org/improve-your-game/bridgewhiz/ or at https://bridgewhiz.org/
On the National Level, the ACBL is combating on-line cheating at the Club Level games held on BBO using a computer-based detection program call EDGAR (Everybody Deserves a Game Above Reproach). Since Feb.1, 2024, the online performance of 17,501 players has been examined.Names of 5250 players have been submitted to The EDGAR Assoc. for further screening. 242 players were identified as having cheated with another 200+ needing further review. Since 2020, 83,000 ACBL members have played in ACBL games held on BBO. It is estimated that all online players will be screened by early 2026.Information on EDGAR can be found on page 28 of the August ACBL Bridge Bulletin. More on EDGAR will appear in the November issue of the Bridge Bulletin expanding on the concern of honest players being flagged. The system is specifically designed to prevent this from happening.
Cynthia Clark
President
Calgary ACBL Unit 390