Lawson Bridge Club Newsletters

Click on a link below to view the monthly newsletter, written by Director Jerome “Jerry” Scholle.

MONTH/YEARTOPIC
January, 2026Modern Bridge Conventions

NEWSLETTER ARCHIVE

Check out past newsletters to view a topic you are interested in or find out what was happening at the club at that time.

MONTH/YEARTOPIC
December, 2025Bridge Statistics
October, 2025Changes in alert procedures
September, 2025Answers to questions from players
August, 2025Law 75 – Mistaken Bid or Mistaken Explanation, continued
July, 2025Law 75 – Mistaken Bid or Mistaken Explanation
June, 2025Law 7 – Control of Board and Law 45 – Card Played
May, 2025Law 68 – Claim or Concession of Tricks
March, 2025ACBL Community Club on Bridge Base Online
February, 2025Law 45 – Card Played
January, 2025Special Events in 2025
December, 2024Law 73 – Communication, Tempo, and Deception
November, 2024Law 7 – Control of Boards and Cards
October, 202464 – Procedure after Establishment of a Revoke
September, 2024Laws 60, 61, and 66
August, 2024Law 45 – Card Played from Dummy
July, 202441 – Commencement of Play
June, 2024Spring 2024 NABC
May, 2024Revisions to the standard convention card
April, 2024ACBL convention cards
March, 2024Alert procedure
February, 2024Special Events in 2024
December, 2023Hand strength for new convention cards
November, 2023New convention cards
October, 2023Memorial charity games and shuffling cards
September, 2023Alert changes and new convention card instruction booklets
August, 2023Special Events at the Club
July, 2023Bridge Statistics
June, 2023National Bridge Tournaments Information
May, 2023Convention Card Revisions
April, 2023Ranks Used in a Game
March, 2023ACBL Alert Procedure Definitions: Redoubles and Pre-Alerts
February, 2023ACBL Alert Procedure Definitions: Doubles
November, 2022ACBL Alert Procedure Definitions: Natural Bids (continued)
October, 2022ACBL Alert Procedure Definitions: Natural Bids
September, 2022ACBL Alert Procedure Definitions: Announcements (continued)
August, 2022ACBL Alert Procedure Definitions: Announcements of a partner’s call
July, 2022Determination of Masterpoint Awards per game
June, 2022North American Pairs 2022-23 Club and District 13 level
May, 2022Where are the results of the games posted?
April, 2022Cubs games, April team games, and alert procedure
March, 2022Special games, COVID-19 update, and alert procedure
February, 2022Reopening bridge among COVID-19 and special games
January, 2022Reopening bridge among COVID-19 in review
December 2021Alert Procedure Details: Definitions and Announcements
November 2021Alert Procedure: Alert and Announcement changes
October 2021New Website and Club Appreciation Month
September 2021COVID-19 Update and Grand National Team Games
August 2021COVID-19 Update: Increase in cases
July 2021Reopening of in-person games amid COVID;
LAW 13 – INCORRECT NUMBER OF CARDS
June 2021N American Pairs 2021-2022 Club and District 13 Level
May 2021Reopening of in-person games amid COVID
April 2021LAW 74 – Conduct and Etiquette; LAW 90 – Procedural Penalties;
LAW 91 – Penalize or Suspend
March 2021Reopening of in-person games timeline amid COVID
February 2021Open Chart Completion; Alert Changes
January 2021Open Chart: Lead and Carding Agreements
December 2020 Open Chart: Opening Bids (continued)
November 2020 Open Chart: Disallowed bidding agreements, Opening Bids
October 2020Playing online instructions
September 2020New virus, assessing your risks in your activities
August 2020ACBL Convention Chart Definitions 9-27
July 2020Restore Illinois Reopening Phases due to COVID
June 2020Restore Illinois Reopening Phases due to COVID
May 2020ACBL Convention Chart Definitions 2-8
April 2020ACBL Convention Chart Definition 1
March 2020Partnership Understanding Convention Chart Types
February 2020 ACBL Educational Foundation
January 2020LAW 20 – Review and Explanation of Calls—Parts A to F
December 2019LAW 8 – Sequence of Rounds
November 2019 Accessing ACBL Live for Club: Our Club Results
October 2019LAW 5 – Assignment of Seats
September 2019 LAW 71 – Concessions Cancelled;
LAW 73 – Communication, Tempo and Deception—Parts C to E
August 2019LAW 73 – Communication, Tempo and Deception—Parts A & B
July 2019Special game with Chicago Duplicate Bridge; Bridge is a Timed Game
June 2019NAP Conditions of Contest
May 2019LAW 25 – Legal and Illegal Changes of Call;
LAW 4 – Partnerships
April 2019LAW 16 – Authorized and Unauthorized Information—Parts C & D;
LAW 11 – Forfeiture of the Right to Rectification
March 2019LAW 61 – Failure to Follow Suit – Inquiries Concerning a Revoke;
LAW 62 – Correction of a Revoke; LAW 48 – Exposure of Declarer’s Cards
February 2019LAW 61 – Failure to Follow Suit – Inquiries Concerning a Revoke—Part C;
LAW 65 – Arrangement of Tricks; LAW 66 – Inspection of Tricks
January 2019LAW 45 – Card Played—Parts A to D
December 2018LAW 55 – Declarer’s Lead Out of Turn
LAW 56 – Defender’s Lead Out of Turn
November 2018LAW 41 – Commencement of Play; LAW 42 – Dummy’s Rights;
LAW 49 – Exposure of a Defender’s Card
October 2018LAW 43 – Dummy’s Limitations—Part A
September 2018LAW 14 – Missing Card; LAW 29 – Procedure After a Call Out of Rotation
August 2018LAW 10 – Assessment of Rectification
July 2018LAW 16 – Authorized and Unauthorized Information—Parts A & B
June 20182018-2019 NAP Conditions of Contest;
LAW 33 – Simultaneous Calls; LAW 34 – Retention of Right to Call
May 2018Accepting Results on Bridgemates;
LAW 21 – Misinformation; LAW 26 – Call Withdrawn, Lead Restrictions
April 2018LAW 70 – Contested Claim or Concession
March 2018LAW 23 – Comparable Call; LAW 24 – Card Exposed or Led During the Auction
February 2018LAW 31 – Bid Out of Rotation
January 2018STOP card and Skip Bid eliminated; LAW 68 – Claim or Concession of Tricks
December 2017LAW 7 – Control of Boards and Cards—Part C;
LAW 9 – Procedure Following an Irregularity
November 2017STOP card elimination; LAW 6 – The Shuffle and Deal;
LAW 7 – Control of Board and Cards—Parts A & B
October 20172017 Revision to the Laws of Duplicate Bridge: ACBL exceptions that apply
September 2017Laws of Duplicate Bridge 2017 Revision
NOTE: The Laws of Duplicate Bridge were revised on September 25, 2017
August 2017More from the ACBL Alert Procedure
July 2017Giving Explanations When Asked, When Opening 1♣ from ACBL regulation
June 2017Playing Area Temperature, 2017-2018 NAP Conditions of Contest
May 2017Errors in Explanation—Misinformation
April 2017When Is It Legal to Ask/Look, Seat Assignments
March 2017Masterpoint Awarding
February 2017LAW 17 – The Auction Period
January 2017Conditions of Contest for Wednesday Game, LAW 74 – Conduct and Etiquette
December 2016New Base Fee, Wednesday Game Survey Results
November 2016LAW 62 – Correction of a Revoke; Restructure of Wednesday Game Survey
October 2016Convention Card: Club Games
September 2016Opening 1NT with a singleton
August 2016Stop Cards and Alert Cards
July 2016When Is It Legal to Ask/Look; LAW 7 – Control of Cards
June 2016Temperature, NAP Conditions
May 2016Bid out of Turn
April 2016Enjoying the Bridge Game
March 2016Bidding Boxes and Some Jargon
February 2016Convention cards
January 2016Dummy
December 2015New Base Fee, New Books 2014-1015
November 2015Revokes
October 2015Club Appreciation activities, Making claims
September 2015LAW 40A – Players’ Systematic Agreements; LAW 20F – Explanation of Calls
August 2015Procedural Penalties; LAW 90 – Procedural Penalties
July 2015Slow Play
June 2015NAP Conditions
May 2015Convention Card
April 2015Clarification on STOP Card
March 2015STOP & ALERT Cards
February 2015Rule 20 & Rule 15
January 2015Schedule Overview
December 2014Premature Lead or Play
November 2014Lead Out of Turn
October 2014Club Appreciation activities, Temperature in Playing Area
September 2014Pass Out Deals, Count Cards
August 2014Enjoying the Bridge Game
July 2014Bridgemate Scoring and Corrections,
Announced ACBL Convention Chart and Alert Changes
June 2014North American Pairs 2014-2015
May 2014Slow Play
April 2014Use of Convention Cards
March 2014STaC’s, Making Claims
February 2014Setting Masterpoint Awards for Games
January 2014Some ACBL changes for 2014
December 2013New Books
November 2013Slow Play
October 2013Club Appreciation activities, Reflection for Year
September 2013Announcements and Alerts
August 2013Doubles and Redoubles, Restoration of Equity
July 2013Pass and Bid out of Turn, Potential Damage
June 2013Bridge in Chicago Website Upgrade
May 2013Some Bridge Jargon
April 2013Partnership Agreements
March 2013Bridge: A Timed Game
February 2013Lawson Bridge Studio Website
January 2013Envelope game fees; Lawson Bridge Studio Website