Latest News (July 28, 2007): It was a very successful summer nationals, as I won the Flight B GNT and reached the finals of the 0-1500 Spingold. Now, after six weeks on the road, it's back to pleasantly temperate California.

Mike (left) with partner John Barth after winning the NLM pairs, Denver, 2005

I have also won many regional knockouts (see the historical record here); knockouts are my favorite form of bridge, but I also do play Swiss Teams and pairs events from time to time. In 2005, I placed first in the NLM pairs and 10th in the 0-5000 Blue Ribbon Pairs. In 2006, I placed second in NAP flight C, and placed 51st overall in the Blue Ribbons, the premier event in the country, which theoretically places me among the top 102 players in the country (and, still theoretically, higher, because many of the people that finished ahead of us were foreign.) I also finished 10th in the North American Swiss Teams. In 2007, I won my first regional open pairs (since I usually play knockouts, I haven't played too many of those) and placed 37th in the Mixed Pairs at spring nationals.

I won District 21's Mini-McKenney race (most masterpoints in a year) for my masterpoint bracket by wide margins in both 2005 and 2006, and am currently leading in 2007 (with two of my frequent partners right behind me and well clear of everyone else.) I also play regularly on Bridge Base Online (username: develin), and write a bridge blog for the website www.bridgeiscool.com, and have several regular partners who also play professionally, such as John Barth and Ari Greenberg (both also US internationals.) Despite all of these qualifications, I have under 1000 masterpoints, making me ideal for hire in mid-bracket events. If you are interested in hiring me with or without partner, contact me at develin@post.harvard.edu.