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Nickell, Katz win Fishbein Trophy
Partners Nick Nickell and Ralph Katz tied for the most
number of masterpoints earned at the Summer NABC to
win the Fishbein Trophy, given annually to the player(s)
who accomplish the feat.
Nickell and Katz each earned 279 masterpoints in
Providence, 190 of which came from their victory in the
von Zedtwitz Life Master Pairs. They earned 25 masterpoints
in the Spingold KO Teams, and an additional
64 from their sixth-place finish in the Roth Open Swiss
Teams.
Winners of the Freeman Mixed BAM: Signe Buus Thomsen, Mikael
Rimstedt, captain Joyce Hill, Kevin Dwyer, Amber Lin and Shan
Huang
Second in the Freeman Mixed BAM: Alexander Wernle, captain
John McAllister, Jovanka Smederevac, Michael Xu and Olivia
Schireson
Freeman Mixed Board-a-Match Teams - 56 teams
1. Joyce Hill, St. Augustine FL; Kevin Dwyer, Jacksonville FL;
Signe Buus Thomsen, Denmark; Mikael Rimstedt, Sweden;
Amber Lin, Millbrae CA; Shan Huang, Palm Beach Gardens FL
2. John McAllister, Charlottesville VA; Jovanka Smederevac
- Alexander Wernle, Austria; Michael Xu, Palo Alto CA;
Olivia Schireson, Stanford CA
3-4. William Bailey, Reston VA; Jessica Larsson, Sweden;
Aaron Jones, Los Angeles CA; Marusa Gold, United Kingdom
3-4. Eldad Ginossar, Sanibel FL; Billy Cohen, Sherman Oaks CA;
Gillian Miniter - Dana Berkowitz, New York NY
6. Neil Silverman, Fort Lauderdale FL; Linda Epstein, Delray Beach FL;
Gabriele Zanasi, Italy; Gigi Simpson, Sarasota FL
7. Melih Ozdil, New York NY; Sharon Goldman, Miami FL; Les Bart
- Gloria Bart, Bradenton FL
8. Anne Brenner - David Caprera, Denver CO; Samantha Punch
- Stephen Peterkin, United Kingdom
9. Eric Sieg - Kim Eng, Issaquah WA; Lynn Shannon
- John Miller, Campbell CA
11-12. Michael Ranis, Aventura FL; Carole Weinstein, Waltham MA;
Margot Hennings, Annandale VA; Donald Berman, Laurel MD
11-12. Jenni Carmichael - Tom Carmichael, Marysville WA; Julie Arbit,
Milford MI; Alexander Kolesnik, Los Angeles CA
13. Margie Cole - Alejandro Bianchedi, New York NY; Igor Savchenko,
Morris Plains NJ; Giorgia Botta, Brooklyn NY
14. Paul Lewis - Linda Lewis, Sioux Falls SD; Mark Itabashi, Murrieta CA;
Hjordis Eythorsdottir, Huntsville AL
Most masterpoints in Providence: Nick Nickell and Ralph Katz
38.75
37.00
34.00
34.00
5. Jenny Wolpert, Palm Beach Gardens FL; Phyllis Fireman, Chestnut Hill MA;
Sandra Rimstedt, Jupiter FL; David Grainger, Etobicoke ON;
Greg Hinze, San Antonio TX; Thomas Paske, Manhattan NY
33.00
32.75
32.00
31.75
31.50
10. Loretta Rivers, Monroe LA; Mike Cappelletti - Allison L. Cappelletti,
Delray Beach FL; Anam Tebha, Charlotte NC; Luc Tijssen, Netherlands 30.87
30.50
30.50
30.25
30.00
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Masterpoint leaders in Providence:
1-2. Ralph Katz, Burr Ridge IL
1-2. Nick Nickell, New York NY
3-4. Zachary Grossack, Newton MA
3-4. Adam Grossack, Newton MA
5-10. Sjoert Brink, Switzerland
5-10. Sebastiaan Drijver, Switzerland
5-10. Pierre Zimmermann, Switzerland
5-10. Fernando Piedra, Switzerland
5-10. Piotr Gawrys, Switzerland
5-10. Michal Klukowski, Switzerland
11. Brad Moss, Denver CO
12-13. Steve Weinstein, Cedar Grove NJ
12-13. Eric Greco, Frisco TX
14. Michael Rosenberg, Sunnyvale CA
15. Nicolas L'Ecuyer, Montreal QC
279.00
279.00
254.83
254.83
250.00
250.00
250.00
250.00
250.00
250.00
231.88
231.50
231.50
227.72
218.42
Coming in the November issue:
More winners from Providence, and the
report of the 2022 Spingold KO Teams.
October 2022

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