2026 Leavenworth Regional, Day One: Monday, April 13

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Masterpoint Leaders thru Monday

Look for this around 12:30am

(Some match awards from the KO will be replaced tomorrow by larger overall awards.)

Results — Day One — Monday, April 13

Brain Workout Section!

For those of you who used to like the puzzles I printed in the old bulletins, here is a link to an online version: one of the puzzles that I used to feature in the old paper Bulletins, but it is easy to play on a computer as well. Not so easy on a tablet or phone, since most of the puzzles require right-clicks, not easily done in a tablet or phone environment. Bridges gives you a grid of islands, circles containing a number. Your objective is connect the islands with bridges so that 1) all bridges are horizontal or vertical only, no diagonal or curved bridges, 2) The numbers in the circles indicate the number of bridges that go to that island, 3) Two islands may be connected with one or two bridges, but no more, 4) Bridges may not cross one another or go over an island, and 5) All of the islands need to be connected together with the network of bridges. Strategy: bigger numbers usually allow you to connect one bridge in each possible direction and later decide which directions have second bridges as well; check how many islands can actually be connected with up-down or left-right lines, often this will give you clues as to where the bridges must be. Click on the puzzle you want to try at the right (or the caption below) to go to the page with all the instructions you’ll need. These puzzles come from Simon Tatham’s Portable Puzzle Collection (see below) and there are links there to apps for most devices.	Easy puzzle (McBruce’s time: 0min 56sec)
	Medium puzzle (McBruce’s time: 0min 44sec)
	Tricky puzzle (McBruce’s time: 1min 13sec)

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Tomorrow’s Schedule — Day Two — Tuesday, April 14

Morning-only Event (9:00am)

Tuesday Morning Side Game: Pairs game, part of the Morning Side Game Series (1st of 5).

Strat Limits (by pair average) A: 3000+, B: 1500 - 3000, C: 0 - 500.
Masterpoints: Mostly red points but gold points for overall winners if they play another session in the Morning Side Game Series, and a chance for gold points for individuals whose two best games in the series (played with the same or different partners) are good enough to make the series overalls.
Leavenworth 2023 winners (6 tables):
A: Jennifer Beall - Ron Beall, Bellingham WA
B: Dean Altschuler - Valerie McWhorter, Bellingham WA
C: Sheila Van De Velde - Frances Kammermayer, Vancouver BC
Whistler 2025 winners (11, 12 tables):
A, B: Benjamin Levine - Nicholas Buck, Prince George BC
C: Jerry Shapiro - Sharene Jansen, Vancouver BC

Afternoon-Evening Events (1:00pm, 7:00pm)

Monday-Tuesday Willkommen Knockout Teams (began Monday evening): Team game, 4-6 players on a team, matches scored in IMPs. This knockout will be played in the traditional style, but over only three sessions, with brackets of 5-8 teams.

Bracketed, by team average into brackets of 5-8 teams.
Masterpoints: Gold points for teams that make it to the finals or win a third-place match, red points for other match awards. Lower brackets may have part-gold, part-red for overalls, based on masterpoints.
Leavenworth 2023 winners (8 teams in one 3-session handicapped bracket):
Bracket I: Scott Chupack - Ray Miller, Seattle WA; Polly Dunn - Patrick Dunn, Edmonds WA
Whistler 2025 winners (24 teams in three 4-session brackets):
Bracket I: Nicholas Stock, North Vancouver BC; Paul Martin, Duvall WA; Ray Miller, Seattle WA; Gustav Axen, New Westminster BC
Bracket II: Debbie Martignago, Port Coquitlam BC; Marlene Sumi, Burnaby BC; Khosrow Shad - Mojgan Shad, West Vancouver BC
Bracket III: Lana Chow - Joyce Tokarek, Vancouver BC; Lisa Walsh - Daniel Walsh, Tinton Falls NJ

Tuesday Open Pairs: Two session pairs game, matchpoint scoring.

Strat Limits (by pair average) A: 3000+, B: 1500 - 3000, C: 0 - 1500.
Masterpoints: Gold points for overalls and some section tops, other awards are red points. Note that you can win points in the first session that are replaced by a higher overall award after the second: you get the greater of your overall award or the sum of the session awards; not both combined.
Leavenworth 2023 winners (8, 8 tables):
A, B: Richard D'Litzenberger - Brian Koblenz, Leavenworth WA
C: Martha Burdick - Jacqui Erwert, Liberty Lake WA
Whistler 2025 winners (11, 12 tables):
A: Cameron Doner, Surrey BC; Donald Sache, West Vancouver BC
B, C: Dex Stuberg, Seattle WA; Cliff Marx, Everett WA

Tuesday Gold Rush 0-750 Pairs: Two session pairs game, matchpoint scoring.

Strat Limits (by pair average) 7: 500 - 750, 5: 300 - 500, 3: 0 - 300. No individuals over 750 points may play in this event, even if the pair average is below 750.
Masterpoints: Gold points for top strat overalls and some section tops, other awards are red points.  Note that you can win points in the first session that are replaced by a higher overall award after the second: you get the greater of your overall award or the sum of the session awards; not both combined.
Leavenworth 2023 winners (10, 10 tables):
7: Steve Kasner - Marianne Kersten, Bellevue WA
5, 3: Moira Mallison, Portland OR; Katy Balagopal, Washougal WA
Whistler 2025 winners (17, 13 tables):
7, 4, 2: Keith Stevenson, Vancouver BC; Jane Lutman, North Vancouver BC

Afternoon-only Event (1:00pm)

Tuesday Afternoon Side Game: Pairs game, part of the Afternoon Side Game Series (2nd of 5).

Strat Limits (by pair average) A: 1500+, B: 500 - 1500, C: 0 - 500.
Masterpoints: Mostly red points but gold points for overall winners if they play another session in the Afternoon Side Game Series, and a chance for gold points for individuals whose two best games in the series (played with the same or different partners) are good enough to make the series overalls.
Leavenworth 2023 winners (7 tables):
A: Dennis Heller - Connie Heller, Clinton WA
B, C: William Tenneson - Steven Lachowicz, Wenatchee WA
Whistler 2025 winners (5 tables):
A, B: William Tenneson, Wenatchee WA; Arthur Resnick, Seattle WA

Evening-only Event (7:00pm)

Tuesday Evening Side Game: Pairs game, part of the Evening Side Game Series (2nd of 5).

Strat Limits (by pair average) A: 1500+, B: 500 - 1500, C: 0 - 500.
Masterpoints: Mostly red points but gold points for overall winners if they play another session in the Evening Side Game Series, and a chance for gold points for individuals whose two best games in the series (played with the same or different partners) are good enough to make the series overalls.
Leavenworth 2023 winners (5 tables):
A, B: Jeff Jacob, Vancouver WA; Ann Romeo, Seattle WA
C: Karen Rise, Leavenworth WA; Carol Knaup, Seattle WA

Events not on the schedule this time

Tuesday Bracketed Round Robin Teams: Team game, 4-6 players on a team, short matches scored in IMPs and converted to victory points.

Bracketed, by team average into brackets of usually 7-9 teams; each team will play all, or nearly all, of the other teams in their bracket.
Masterpoints: Gold points for overalls, or red points for match awards. Lower brackets may have part-gold, part-red for overalls, based on masterpoints.
Whistler 2025 winners (26 teams in 3 brackets):
Bracket I: William Bailey, Mill Valley CA; Daniel Korbel, Las Vegas NV; Cindy Oishi, West Vancouver BC; Jacob Morgan, Madison WI
Bracket II: Jill Plasteras - Mel Zimmerman - Andrea Killackey, Victoria BC; Madeleine Tremblay, North Saanich BC
Bracket III: JP Weber - Joanna Heard - Holly Boudreau - Margaret Skinner, Victoria BC

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