Bridge Winners Profile for Katie Thorpe
Basic Information
- Member Since
- Aug. 11, 2011
- Last Seen
- Dec. 6
- Member Type
- Bridge Player
- about me
I'm a retired IT professional now living in a small southwestern Ontario town with my husband, John Carruthers, and our two cats, Scully and Emma (Peel).
\nI started playing bridge in university, was introduced to duplicate in 1970 and here I am many years later, having taken some years off due to demands of work and family. I've been very fortunate to have represented Canada internationally on and off since 1984.
\nI also enjoy genealogy, gardening, reading and travelling.
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\n- Country
- Canada
Bridge Information
- Favorite Bridge Memory
- Olympiad 1988 in Venice
- Bridge Accomplishments
- Venice Cup Bronze 1989, Olympiad Silver 2000, Master Mixed Teams 1991
- Regular Bridge Partners
- Marty Kirr, Ina Demme
- Member of Bridge Club(s)
- None
- Favorite Tournaments
- New Orleans, Las Vegas
- Favorite Conventions
- Modified Bergen, XYZ
- BBO Username
- kthorpe
- ACBL Ranking
- Gold Life Master
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- Convention Cards in NABC+ events
- Yes Yes Yes! So annoying and while I can forgive it in side games and even in Regional events, it is inexcusable in NABC+ events where even "pickup" partnerships have spent some considerable time to discuss system. Also agree re not printing the scorecard inside - use the space to make ...
- Voting for new KBA name
- Just received an email from the ACBL Educational Foundation entitled "Bridge to the Future". So beware of two groups with the same/similar catch phrase! Unless intentional of course ....
- Lost in Translation?
- Ugh. Demand a refund. Totally unacceptable.
- Beth Palmer (1952-2019)
- RIP Beth, you were the best - a wonderful player and a wonderful opponent and a genuinely nice person. You'll be missed. Condolences to all your family.
- An alternative Alerting Policy
- Or perhaps a pre-alert. "We don't play transfers over our 1NT opening". I can see that. I hate the idea of alerting a natural 2M here - everyone will assume a transfer.
- 1NT - 2M to play: Alertable?
- I have been playing in WBF Championships since 1978 ... yes we alert behind screens as the opponents have the right NOT to ask. Mostly they do ask but not always. And I have played 1NT-P-2M as NATURAL the whole 40+ years with multiple partners! While I agree it is not ...
- World Bridge Games ("Olympiad") 2020
- Agree with Frances and Steve B! The problem seems to be convincing some NBO - with the appropriate facilities and resources - to hold it (which usually involves raising a large amount of $$). That rules out most smaller NBOs, Canada included. In 2018 at the WBF press conference they definitely mentioned Istanbul ...
- Re: Nic Hammond's "Detecting Cheating at Bridge"
- With Bridgemates also do not really need scorecards, pencils, etc. Although I'd miss keeping score and it might be harder to catch Bridgemate mistakes.
- Re: Nic Hammond's "Detecting Cheating at Bridge"
- Screens do assist with some forms of collusive c***ting, and perhaps were originally intended for that, but as we have seen sadly they don't stop it all. For me their biggest advantages are the minimization of unintentional UI, and for whatever reason, an ability to concentrate better. Love ...
- David Caplan (1964-2019) - Our Story
- A lovely tribute, and a lot of wonderful memories.
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