| Bude Bridge Club |
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Bude Bridge Club meets for Face-to-face Bridge on Tuesday evenings at the Parkhouse Centre. - Duplicate Bridge with Masterpoints - please arrive at 6.45 for a 7 p.m. start.
Please contact Val Ridding if you are a visitor or need a partner for Tuesdays (see below for details
We also play online on Fridays, starting at 7 pm. - 21 boards of competitive bridge , with friends from other clubs joining us.
See details below.
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| Annual General Meeting 2026 |
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Our Annual General Meeting and Prizegiving was held on Tuesday, April 7th in the Parkhouse Centre.
Club Chairman Steve Clifton presented Club Secretary Val Ridding with a bouquet in recognition of all her work throughout the year.
Prizewinners were:
John Ridding Club Champions: Rob Irish and Bob Bennett
Clifton Trophy: Neil and Sarah Trenaman
Linda Ashworth Trophy: Ian Curtis
June Justice Trophy: Tom Salt
Handicap Pairs: Doug Bussey and Peter Oldfield
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| EBU Spring Simultaneous Pairs |
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Congratulations to Chris and Steve, winners of our local heat of the EBU Spring Pairs 2026 - and , also, NATIONAL WINNERS!
Out of 232 Pairs nationally, Steve and Chris finished in 1st place with 69.95% and 216 Masterpoints - and £100
Ian and Rosemary came a magnificent 21st with 60.24% , picking up 167 Masterpoints, and Tim and Alistair 77th with 53.75%,, and 27 Masterpoints..
For the final results, see:
https://www.ebu.co.uk/sim-pairs
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| Latest Tuesday Result |
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Congratulations to Chris and Steve, winners on July 7th with 60%
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| Friday Online |
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Congratulations to Jane and Chris, Val and Toby joint winners on July 3rd with 62.70%
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| July Problem of the Month |
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You are in 7 Spades and the lead is the Queen of Hearts.
You have x-ray eyes....Plan your play.....
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Key play here is to discard a CLUB from dummy at trick one.
Cash your other top Heart, discarding another Club.
Now lead the Jack of Spades and overtake with the Queen, and ruff a low Diamond with ten of Spades.
Next, lead the 4 of Spades and win with the 6 (West can insert their 9 whenever and you win with the Ace).
Ruff the Diamond 10 with the King of Spades and lead the 7 of Spades to the 8.
You are now ready for the Grand Unblock....Play the Ace of Spades (or whatever Spade is left - it will be higher than West's remaining trump) and the Diamond Ace, discarding the Ace and King of Clubs from hand.
Dummy's Q, J, 10 and 9 of Clubs take the remaining tricks. |
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| June Justice Trophy |
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Hearty Congratulations to Tom Salt, winner of the June Justice Individual Trophy played at Trencreek on January 24th.
Excellent play, of course, and helped by the soporific opposition after an excellent lunch.....and several puds....
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| Forthcoming EBU and Club Competitions 2026 |
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Future national events this year include:
PLEASE NOTE
These events are for Bude Bridge Club Members ONLY
EBU Summer Pairs Tuesday, July 21st
EBU Autumn Pairs Tuesday, September 8th
Save the dates!
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| Interesting Hand of the Month |
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Its unusual for any pair to score 100% on a hand in a National Simultaneous Pairs.
However, one Bude partnership managed it in the recent EBU Spring Pairs....
How would you bid the North/South hands here?
Nationally, most pairs were in 3 No Trumps, making 12 tricks, and some making 13 tricks.
Amazingly, 18 pairs didn't even bid game....
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What does South bid now?
At our club, South bid 4 No Trump, Roman Key Card Blackwood, asking for Aces.
North bid 5 Hearts, showing 2 of the 5 'Key Cards' (Aces and King of Trumps)
South bid 6 No Trumps.
West led the 3 of Hearts and 12 tricks rolled in, the King of Diamonds being onside
One Spade, 3 Hearts, 6 Diamonds and 2 Clubs.
Nobody else in the country bid it.... |
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