La Jolla Bridge (Unit 526)
Welcome to the website for ACBL Unit 526 (U526). We are the La Jolla and Beach Unit in District 22 (D22) of the American Contract Bridge League (ACBL). Our games are held at 1 PM on the second and fourth Sundays of each month at the Soledad Club at 5050 Soledad Road in Pacific Beach (See also the Interactive Google Map of major San Diego clubs). We tradeoff the occasional fifth Sunday with San Diego Unit 539. If you play bridge but are unfamiliar with duplicate (tournament) play, check out Karen Walker's introduction. Completely new to the game? Check out the ACBL's Learn to Play software.
BJ Petersen, Dorinda Lindvall and Bob Walters have resigned from the board. Chuck Wilson has been appointed to fill the vacancy created by Dorinda Lindvall and will assume her duties as treasurer. The officers as elected at the July board meeting are Ron Ingelzi (president), Randy Fadem (vice-president), Gary Mollekopf (secretary). For more details see the board members page.
The ACBL has finally cracked down on triple point charity games. Hooray! And now Rex Latus is taking on the disparity between pair and team game awards. Read more.
Recently, Irma Ruth Waser, Eric Weiss’ wife at the time of his death, contacted the La Jolla Unit. A picture of Eric Weiss and additional biographical information have been added to the Weiss Trophy page.
The board voted unanimously to raise the card fees to $8 effective August 1, 2010. No one enjoys paying more but we are still one of the cheaper (and more competitive) games in town. The sanctioned games at the Soledad Club have been $8 for at least two years. Recently, Adventures in Bridge increased their card fees to $9. Some games in North County are $10. Curious where your card fees go? Read Budgeting 101.
Upcoming Events
| September 12 | - | Unit Championship (Pairs) |
| September 26 | - | Unit Championship (Pairs) |
| Full 2010 Schedule |
The fifth Sunday game in August will be held at Adventures in Bridge.
The World Bridge Series Championships (WBSC), the world’s biggest and most prestigious bridge competition will be held in Philadelphia, PA, USA, October 1-16, 2010! (details). It is the first such event to be held in the United States since 1994 and approximately 100 nations are expected to participate in the world series, represented by thousands of the world’s best players competing for world titles. Along with the WBSC, the ACBL District 4 will be hosting a World Bridge Federation Regional tournament which will enable bridge players of all levels to share in the excitement! The World Youth Team Championships will also take place in Philadelphia at this time. ACBL & WBF masterpoints will be given out for these events.
Recent Results
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Looking for Soledad Club results instead? Mon Aft Thu Eve |
What's New
Weiss Trophy biography update. Two short blogs: Masterpoint Notes and Youth Teaching. New ACBLmerge release (1.1.2); latest bug fix for version 1.1.0 which added popup recap sheets for each pair.
Contacts and Board Information
E-mail the Webmaster, E-mail the La Jolla Board, Contact a board member
Board Members, Governance, Minutes, Financials
2010 Annual Masterpoint Races
U526 Mini-McKenney, D22 Mini-McKenney, National Mini-McKenneyU526 Ace of Clubs, D22 Ace of Clubs, National Ace of Clubs
The Mini-McKenney counts total masterpoints earned for the year and the Ace of Clubs counts only masterpoints earned at clubs as opposed to sectionals, regionals, and nationals. There are multiple brackets for each race based on the number of masterpoints a player has at the start of the year.
Other Resources
Find news that has migrated off the homepage on the Table Talk page. Unit News published in the Contract Bridge Forum is also available on our website. The Education & Resources page contains many links to rules and regulations, San Diego players, bidding and card play, online play, and even a bit of humor. The Free Bridge Software page has descriptions and links to some great free programs.
The Conventional Wisdom series (
, 1.6 MB) from the ACBL Bulletin explains how to fill out a Convention Card accurately. Unlike the version on the ACBL website, our version has the entire series in a single document, complete with an index.