Congratulations to Westwood DBC Players who advanced in rank in December
| Junior Master | Robin Kahn | Newton | MA |
| Club Master | Lorraine Daly | Toronto | ON |
| Club Master | Steven Frager | Framingham | MA |
| Club Master | Steven Frager | Framingham | MA |
| Club Master | Stanley Piltch | Needham | MA |
| Club Master | Sidney Slobodkin | Arlington | MA |
| Club Master | Sidney Slobodkin | Arlington | MA |
| Sectional Master | Karen Greenman | Naples | FL |
| Sectional Master | Randy Stone | Scottsdale | AZ |
| Regional Master | Jimmy Becker | Newtonville | MA |
| Regional Master | Meiyan Duan | Andover | MA |
| Regional Master | Jon Kasdan | Sharon | MA |
| Regional Master | Suzanne Tibbetts | Dover | MA |
| NABC Master | Karen Barnett | Chestnut Hill | MA |
| Bronze Life Master | Warren Brown | Wrentham | MA |
| Bronze Life Master | Saul Franklin | Needham | MA |
| Bronze Life Master | Leda Knight | Holliston | MA |
| Ruby Life Master | Bart Bussink | Cambridge | MA |