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- ↑ "Summer 2014 NABC: Life Master Pairs". 21 July 2014. Neapolitan Club (http://neapolitanclub.altervista.org/eng). Retrieved 2014-07-21.
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- 2009 winners, Page 1. Daily Bulletin (PDF), vol. 81–4, July 27, 2009, archived from the original (PDF) on January 31, 2015, retrieved December 7, 2009
- "Search Results: Von Zedtwitz LM Pairs". ACBL. Visit "NABC Winners"; select a Spring NABC. Retrieved 2014-06-05. [ dead link ]