Annual General Meeting |
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The Annual General Meeting and Presentation of Prizes of Bude Bridge Club will be held on Tuesday, April 16th at 6.30 pm. at the Parkhouse Centre.
All paid-up members warmly welcome!
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Bridge Lessons |
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Coming soon!
Free Taster sessions and Full Course of lessons by EBED (English Bridge Education and Development)-qualified Tutors.
Watch this space….
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Welcome to Bude Bridge Club |
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Bude Bridge Club meets for Face-to-face Bridge on Tuesday evenings and Monday afternoons at the Parkhouse Centre.
Tuesday evenings - Duplicate Bridge with Masterpoints - please arrive at 6.45 for a 7 p.m. start.
Monday afternoons - relaxed Duplicate bridge without Masterpoints - please arrive by 1.45 for a 2 p.m. start.
A cup of tea and biscuits will be available,
Please contact Val Ridding if you need a partner for Tuesdays (see below for details)
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Partner Finding |
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Do you need a Partner for Bude Bridge Club?
Tuesday evenings are friendly-competitive, with Masterpoints, and Val Ridding organises partners for those who need one.
Her phone number is 07760-284097.
Monday afternoons are more relaxed, no Masterpoints. Should you need a partner, please contact Tertia Salt on 07702-902161
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Alice in Wonderland March Hare Puzzle of the Month |
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South is Declarer in 6 Hearts.
What is the only lead to defeat the contract?
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Show Answer |
After any routine lead, declarer has 9 top tricks and can easily ruff 3 Clubs in dummy to make 12 tricks.
If West leads a low heart, it limits dummy to just 2 ruffs, but, alas, this costs West his trump trick so there is no gain.
To defeat the contract, West must send the Queen of Hearts to the gallows -'Off with her head!'
If declarer now proceeds to ruff 2 clubs, it will restore West's 8 of Hearts into a natural trick.
There is no way for declarer to succeed. |
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Interesting Hand of the Week |
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How would you open the bidding with this hand?
Then look at all the hands to see if you would reach the best contract.
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Show Answer |
West will obviously want to find a forcing bid - they don't want their partner to pass!
If they play Benji (Benjaminised Acol), they will probably open 2 Clubs - 20 - 22 High Card Points unbalanced.
If they play Strong Twos, they may risk an opening 2 Spade bid - it's only a 4-loser hand (hmmm....)
Would you risk opening 2 No Trumps (20-22 HCP BALANCED) with a singleton Jack of Clubs?
The killing bid was an Acol 2 Clubs - 23+ HCP, forcing partner to bid.
With 15 HCP and 7 Hearts, East then bid a straight 7 No Trumps.
With any other opening bid, it looks like 6 Hearts will be the contract, making all 13 tricks, of course. |
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Cruising! |
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Two of our members are on a magical 107 night world cruise on the Queen Victoria.
Bahamas, Panama Canal, San Francisco, Hawaii, Fiji, New Zealand, Australia, Indonesia..
Said farewell to Vietnam, Now in Raffles for a Singapore Sling, before Sri Lanka, Mauritius, South Africa, Namibia, Tenerife...
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