Palo Alto Bridge

Silicon Valley Spring Sectional
2024-04-26 - 2024-04-28 | Bridge Center, 432A Stierlin Rd, Mountain View, CA, 94043, United States
You are invited to play in Unit 507’s Spring Sectional Tournament. Please see the attached flyer for game schedule and other pertinent details. There is no pre-registration for this event. Participation has been increasing at other tournaments, so we recommend that you arrive early.
Flyer
Lunch will be available for purchase daily.
Covid protocols will follow ACBL guidelines in effect on the dates of play. ACBL protocols can be found at https://www.acbl.org/covid-protocols/. We recommend checking this page on or immediately before the first day you plan to play.
We look forward to seeing you at the tournament!

Swiss Team Club Game
2024-05-13 10:30 - 14:00, 2024-06-10 10:30 - 14:00, 2024-07-01 10:30 - 14:00, 2024-08-12 10:30 - 14:00, 2024-09-09 10:30 - 14:00, 2024-10-14 10:30 - 14:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Bridge Center, 432A Stierlin Rd, Mountain View, CA, 94043, United States
Swiss Team games are great fun to play and grant generous master point awards at sectional, regional, and national tournaments! Now you have the chance to play at the club level in our monthly games hosted by John Schwartz and Will Watson.
These games are a wonderful opportunity to polish one’s Swiss Team skills throughout the year and especially prior to sectional, regional, and national tournaments. If you are less experienced or have never played in a Swiss Team game and would like to play Swiss Teams at future tournaments, these Swiss Team club games are a perfect opportunity to gain experience in a more relaxed club game environment. For those less experienced Swiss Team players, here are slides from a Swiss Team strategy lecture from a Swiss Team strategy lecture given in August 2023..
These games will have an Open and a Limited section. They will award 100% black points.
A light lunch will be served.
For planning purposes, we ask that players sign-up to play at: https://www.signup123.com/unit503bridge/Scripts/slogin.pl

The game reservation system is designed for pairs games and not Swiss Teams. So, to sign up your team, sign up you and your partner in both the N/S and E/W boxes.
Having trouble signing up? Email Will Watson watsonbridge@gmail.com

Don’t have a team of four? The Unit will help you find a team. Email Will Watson at watsonbridge@gmail.com.
Have questions? Please contact Will or Marc Cervellino at marc.cervellino@hotmail.com.

Swiss Team Club Game
2024-05-13 11:30 - 14:30, 2024-06-10 11:30 - 14:30, 2024-07-01 11:30 - 14:30, 2024-08-12 11:30 - 14:30, 2024-09-09 11:30 - 14:30, 2024-10-14 11:30 - 14:30 | Bridge Center, 432A Stierlin Rd, Mountain View, CA, 94043, United States
Swiss Team games are great fun to play and grant generous master point awards at sectional, regional, and national tournaments! Now you have the chance to play at the club level in our monthly games hosted by John Schwartz and Will Watson.
These games are a wonderful opportunity to polish one’s Swiss Team skills throughout the year and especially prior to sectional, regional, and national tournaments. If you are less experienced or have never played in a Swiss Team game and would like to play Swiss Teams at future tournaments, these Swiss Team club games are a perfect opportunity to gain experience in a more relaxed club game environment. For those less experienced Swiss Team players, here are slides from a Swiss Team strategy lecture from a Swiss Team strategy lecture given in August 2023..
These games will have an Open and a Limited section. They will award 100% black points.
No lunch is provided. Snacks aree available before and during the game.
For planning purposes, we ask that players sign-up to play at: https://www.signup123.com/unit503bridge/Scripts/slogin.pl

The game reservation system is designed for pairs games and not Swiss Teams. So, to sign up your team, sign up you and your partner in both the N/S and E/W boxes.
Having trouble signing up? Email Will Watson watsonbridge@gmail.com

Don’t have a team of four? The Unit will help you find a team. Email Will Watson at watsonbridge@gmail.com.
Have questions? Please contact Will or Marc Cervellino at marc.cervellino@hotmail.com.

Board of Directors Meeting
2024-05-14 16:00 - 17:30, 2024-06-11 16:00 - 17:30, 2024-07-16 16:00 - 17:30, 2024-08-13 16:00 - 17:30, 2024-09-10 16:00 - 17:30, 2024-10-08 16:00 - 17:30 | Bridge Center, 432A Stierlin Rd, Mountain View, CA, 94043, United States
Usually held on the second Tuesday of every month at 4pm. Meetings are via Zoom. Please see our Event Calendar for possible changes.
Members are welcome to attend. Please contact the board if you would like a subject added to the Agenda.
Please see our Governance page for information about the board, the agenda for this meeting and the agenda and minutes of past meetings.

Palo Alto Open + Non-Life Master Sectional
2024-05-16 - 2024-05-19 | Bridge Center, 432A Stierlin Rd, Mountain View, CA, 94043, United States
Four days of stratified pairs games for players of all levels
Separate Non-Life Master sections – NLMs < 750 masterpoints
Bracketed Swiss Team games on Sunday
Only Play Teams at Your Own Level!
All games award 100% Silver Points!
77% of players won silver points at the last six Palo Alto Unit Tournaments!
No signup required.
Schedule and more information

Bridge Center Closed for Private Event
2024-05-25 12:00 - 18:00 | Bridge Center, 432A Stierlin Rd, Mountain View, CA, 94043, United States

John Schwartz' 90th Birthday Celebration
2024-06-13 10:30 - 14:30 | Bridge Center, 432A Stierlin Rd, Mountain View, CA, 94043, United States
Mark your calendars Thursday, June 13 at 10:30AM for a special game at the Palo Alto Bridge Center to celebrate the 90th birthday of John Schwartz.
John has been a game director and board member of Palo Alto Bridge Unit for well over a decade and was recognized with the Palo Alto Unit 503 service award and District 21 Goodwill award for his many contributions to the Unit and the bridge community in our area. He has tirelessly worked to attract new and experienced players in our area and his kind, calm and nurturing nature has made the game of bridge an important and enjoyable part of their lives. Additionally, he has provided invaluable legal and financial advice to the Palo Alto Unit Board as well as led negotiations with all the Unit’s contracts.
Let’s all get together and celebrate his milestone birthday and thank him for his many contributions to the bridge community in our area. Sign up online: SignUp
Please contact our event organizer, Stephanie Youngquist, yoyo2000@pacbell.net, if you would like to help make this event special.
Look forward to seeing you all then!

SiVY Parent-Child / Family Tournament
2024-06-16 11:00 - 15:00 | Bridge Center, 432A Stierlin Rd, Mountain View, CA, 94043, United States
This tournament will be a duplicate game with ACBL masterpoints awarded. This special tournament is for family members to play together, regardless of experience or skill level! Intergenerational partnerships and beginners are highly encouraged to attend.
Information at SiliconValleyYouthBridge.org

Firecracker Open and NLM Regional
2024-07-10 - 2024-07-14 | Bridge Center, 432A Stierlin Rd, Mountain View, CA, 94043, United States
Open Sectional
5 days of Open and 4 days of Mid-Flight Pairs (all double sessions)
4 days of Swiss Teams (double sessions)
Single-session games daily
100% Silver Points

Non-Life Master Regional
Non-Life Masters with fewer than 750 points
Need Gold/Red points? 5 days of Gold Rush Pairs
Double-session games award Gold/Red points
Daily single-session games award Red points
All the information about this event
Club Games will not be held during the Firecracker

Club Closed
2024-07-10 22:46 | CA

Lecture Series
2024-07-10 23:33 | CA
Brian Samuels-Slam Tries after Partner Opens 2NT

Club Closed (Pairs) Includes Limited MP Section
2024-07-11 01:12 | CA
Closed for All Western Regional

San Mateo Sectional
2024-08-03 - 2024-08-04 | Bridge Center, 432A Stierlin Rd, Mountain View, CA, 94043, United States
The San Mateo / Redwood City Unit Sectional held at our Bridge Center.

Bridge Center Closed During Santa Clara Regional
2024-08-27 - 2024-09-02 | Bridge Center, 432A Stierlin Rd, Mountain View, CA, 94043, United States
There will not be any games at the Bridge Center. Online games will still be held.

SiVY Halloween Pizza Party Tournament
2024-10-13 11:00 - 15:00 | Bridge Center, 432A Stierlin Rd, Mountain View, CA, 94043, United States
View SiVY Calendar for more information.
