1996 Queen Mary Regional
August 19-26, 1996
Long Beach, California
Host Hotel: The Queen Mary, (310)-435-3511 or (800)-437-2934
Room Rate: $55-75 (depending on view)
1126 Queens Highway, Long Beach, CA 90802-6390
A non-smoking tournament with breaks.
Tentative Schedule
Monday, August 19
- 7:30 PM
Stratified Charity Pairs (red)
199er Stratiflighted Pairs (red)
Tuesday, August 20
- 10:30 AM and 3:45 PM
Senior Stratified Pairs (gold)
- 1:00 and 7:00 PM
Stratified Open Pairs (gold)
199er Stratiflighted Pairs (single sessions-red)
Wednesday, August 21
- 10:30 AM and 3:45 PM
Senior Stratified Pairs (gold)
- 1:00 and 7:00 PM
Stratified Open Pairs (gold)
Antelope Valley 199er Stratiflighted Pairs (single sessions-red)
- 7:30 PM
Working Stiff Pairs-1st Session (2nd Session Thursday Eve) (gold)
No smoking breaks
Thursday, August 22
- 10:30 AM and 3:45 PM
Senior Stratified Pairs (gold)
- 1:00 and 7:00 PM
Stratified Open Pairs (gold)
Downey/South Gate 199er Stratiflighted Pairs (single sessions-red)
- 7:30 PM
Working Stiff Pairs-Final Session (1st Session Wednesday Eve) (gold)
No smoking breaks
Friday, August 23
- 10:30 AM and 3:45 PM
Senior Stratified Pairs (gold)
- 1:00 and 7:00 PM
Pasadena-San Gabriel Unit Stratiflighted Open Pairs (gold)
Flight A: 3000+, 0-3000, Flight B: 1000-1500, 500-1000, 0-500
San Gabriel 199er Stratiflighted Pairs (single sessions-red)
- 11:00 PM
Late Night Swiss Teams (red)
Saturday, August 24
- 1:00 and 7:00 PM
Stratiflighted Open Pairs (gold)
Flight A: 3000+, 0-3000, Flight B: 1000-1500, 500-1000, 0-500
Senior Stratified Pairs (gold)
Pasadena 199er Stratiflighted Pairs (single sessions-red)
Sunday, August 25
10:30 AM and TBA
Long Beach Unit Flighted Swiss Teams
8 matches, 7 boards, delayed matching
Flight A: VP, Flights B, C: Win/Loss
199er Flighted Swiss Teams
Single Session Entries for 1st Session Accepted
Win/Loss Flight A: 100-200, Flight B: 50-100, Flight C: 0-50
Unless noted otherwise, all flighted and stratified
events are divided 500, 1000, 1000+. 199er Stratiflighted
Pairs is: Flight A: 0-200, Flight B: 0-20, 20-50, 50-100
Continuous Pairs Events
Two separate events. Play in as many sessions in each
event as you choose to. Overall awards based on an
individual's two highest scores in a specific
event. Different partners are permitted. Players must
play in two sessions to be eligible to receive any gold
points. Overall awards are gold, others red.
- Afternoon Continuous Pairs
Tuesday-Saturday (6 sessions) 1:00 PM
Sunday 10:30 AM
- Evening Continuous Pairs
Tuesday-Saturday (5 sessions) 7:00 PM
Knockout Team Events
All Knockout events are bracketed by average Master Points of all players
with random draw within each bracket. If the range of masterpoints within
a bracket is a factor of ten or more and the difference is at least 750
masterpoints, then the bracket will be handicapped. If there is only
one bracket, it will be handicapped. All KO events are gold point events.
All events except compact KOs are four sessions.
- Kickoff KO
Monday 7:30, Tuesday 9AM, 1:00 and 7:00PM
- ALACBU KO Teams
Tuesday and Wednesday 1:00 and 7:00 PM
- Morning KO
Wed, Thurs, Fri, Sat, 9:00 AM
- District 23 KO Teams
Wednesday and Thursday 1:00 and 7:00 PM
- Mid-Week KO
Thursday and Friday 1:00 and 7:00 PM
- Compact KO
Friday and Saturday 9AM
Four 12-board matches
- Weekend KO
Friday and Saturday 1:00 and 7:00 PM
- Last Chance KO
Saturday 1:00 and 7:00 PM, Sunday 10:30 AM and 3:45 PM
Bidding boxes will be used in all events.
Midchart conventions for which the ACBL supplies
written defenses only may be used only in the top
bracket of Knockout events provided that the bracket
contains no teams with an average masterpoint holding
of less than 1500.
Smoking is permitted only in designated areas. Courtesy breaks provided.
Appropriate dress is required at all times, including cleanliness and shoes.
Playing fees: All championship session, $8.50 per person/per session.
All other games, $7.50 per person/per session. Youth players (25 years
or under) $6.00 per person/session for all games, plus 2 for 1 discount.
Tournament director: Elinor Kipperman
Tournament Manager: Les Cohen
District 23 National Director: Cecil Q. Cook
District 23 President: Woody Kaiser
Tournament Committee: Jerry Katz, Chairman,
Roger Clough, Jan Cohen, Les Cohen, Cecil Cook,
Jeff Goldsmith, Baum Harris, Woody Kaiser, Alan Le Bendig,
Barbara Nussbaum, Herb Nussbaum, Louise Sklar, and
Virginia Wittich.
For further information, call or write the ALACBU office,
7219 Canby Ave., Reseda, CA 91335, (818)-996-3271
Jeff Goldsmith,
jeff@tintin.jpl.nasa.gov,
March 18, 1996