Christmas in February (February 20 - February 26)

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Winterfest Sectional (January 27 - January 29)

  • Chevy Chase Country Club, 1000 North Milwaukee Avenue, Wheeling, IL - Location Map
  • Download and print your own tournament information and schedule - (156.88 KB)
  • New Location for 2012 and 2013!!
  • Annual Membership Meeting and Dinner on Saturday
  • Chicago Bridge's Premeier event - Invitation Pairs starts Friday! Registration is now open!
  • See the flyer for more information.
Available Results - Winterfest 2012

The following results have been posted:

Friday's games:


Lunch is served... on Sunday!

Sunday's lunch for the Swiss Teams at Winterfest will consist of either a Pulled Pork or Italian Beef Sandwich, Chips and Fountain Soft Drink -- all this for $3.

Please join us!

Free Mentor session!

Attention bridge teachers and bridge students.

Queen of Clubs DBC at NSCI in Glencoe is hosting a FREE mentoring session for bridge students on Tuesday February 7, from 10:00 am – 12 noon. For more information and/or to register in advance, please call Elaine at 847-615-1097.

Queen of Clubs DBC has started a FREE Mentoring Program for advancing duplicate players. Kick your game up a notch! Aspiring C's who want to be B's and B's who want to be A's call Elaine at 847-615-1097.

Dinner Saturday Night!!

Each year the CCBA holds a dinner meeting at Winterfest (Chevy Chase Country Club, Wheeling, IL) that all are welcome to attend. The cost to the CCBA is roughly $50/person, however, we sell dinner tickets for only $20/person.

On Wednesday, we needed to let the site know how many dinner reservations to expect. Please consider joining us on Saturday for a meal of Filet Mignon and Chicken Picatta, salad, baked potato and Ice Cream Cake for dessert.

For those of you that played in the afternoon and did not particularly have a good game, there is a cash bar available to you at the dinner meeting.

You are not required to be a CCBA member and are welcome to attend our dinner meeting.

In January, Winshore DBC starts at 11:30am on Saturday!

Beginning on January 7th, the Winshore DBC will be starting 1 hour earlier at 11:30am.

Lynne Rosenbaum is sure that this earlier start time will allow those coming from downtown an easier ride back into the city, and that her suburban players will enjoy other afternoon activities after 3:00pm.

Please join her at this new time, 11:30am, beginning in the New Year!

2012 Invitational Pairs - January 27 and January 28

For those of you who would like to understand how the participants of the 2012 Invitational Pairs will be selected, here is a small synopsis of how they are chosen.

  • 1300 masterpoints or more, or
  • a high finish in a 2011 CCBA event, specifically:

    • 1st in an unlimited, one-session event at a CCBA sectional
    • 1-2 in a two-session, unlimited event at a CCBA sectional
    • 1st in Flight B or Strata B of a CCBA sectional event if the top Masterpoint restriction is 2000 or higher
    • 1-2 in the top bracket of a CCBA sectional knockout
    • 1st in the second KO bracket at a CCBA sectional

    • 1-3 of the District Grand National Teams, Flight A
    • 1-2 of the District GNT, Flight B
    • 1-3 of the NAOP, Flight A
    • 1-2 of the District NAP, Flight B
    • 1st in the Unit NAP, Flight B

    • 1-3 in unlimited events at CCBA regional
    • 1-2 in Flight B or Strata B of a CCBA regional event (with top Masterpoint restriction at 2000 or higher)
    • 1-2 in senior events at CCBA regional - Strata A only
    • 1-2 in the top bracket of a CCBA regional knockout
    • 1-2 in the second KO bracket at a CCBA regional (1st only if it is the bottom bracket)
    • 1st in the third KO bracket at a CCBA regional if it is not the bottom bracket


Flight B Sectional and Flight C Regional events, when restricted to players of 500 or fewer Masterpoints, are ineligible. Future Master Pairs are ineligible. Side games at Regionals (such as Charity Pairs, BAM, Speedball Pairs or Midnight games) are ineligible. Continuous Pairs are considered an open Regional event and qualify the first 3 places OVERALL - be sure, when checking results, that you do not select the single session winners.

This formula, though obviously not perfect, rewards the players who are ready to compete in a top-flight event. In general, slightly more than half the field is from the Masterpoint qualification, and somewhat less than half is derived from placement in the overalls. Only 11% of the CCBA membership receives an invitation; about 25% of them participate.

Registration is now open until January 22, 2012

CCBA - 2012 Invitational Pairs Registration

You may search the list of qualifiers.

Annual Membership Meeting for 2012

The Annual Membership Meeting of the Chicago Contract Bridge association will be held at the Chevy Chase Country Club during the break between sessions at the Winterfest Section Tournament.

The meeting is accompanied by a dinner, which the CCBA provides a significant subsidy for those that wish to attend. Dinner tickets are $20 in advance.

To purchase a dinner ticket, send a $20 check made payable to the CCBA to Les Kent 2802 S. Briarwood Drive West, Arlington Heights, IL 60005 by Jan. 20. Tables of eight may be reserved if the $160 is prepaid by Jan. 20. All tickets will be held for pickup at the tournament site.

On the menu:

Appetizer Cream of Broccoli Soup
Salad Chevy Chase Tossed House Salad
Main Course Filet Mignon Medallion and Chicken Picata with Capers,
Baked Potato and a Chef's Fresh Seasonal Medley
Dessert Ice Cream Cake Roll

The highlight of the Annual Meeting is the recognition of deserving unit members. The prestigious Harmon Wilkes and the Art and Greg Gran Sportsmanship Awards will be among the several awards to be presented.

Other unit recognitions to be given include the Art Glatt Award, the Bob Glen Award, the Jan Ivory Award, the Service Award and the Mini-McKenney and the Ace of Clubs Masterpoint race awards.

In addition, the slate of officers and the new CCBA board members will be announced.

Please join us at our meeting.