| TEAM OF FOUR COMPETITION - OCTOBER 26th |
Organiser: Miriam Doyle phone 087 6177413 or email miriamdoyle@gmail.com
Tournament Director: Brian Lawlor
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| Autumn Pairs - Click here to view individual rankings |
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| Autumn Pairs - Prizes awarded |
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| Bridgemates information and updates |
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| CNUCHA CHARITY FUNDRAISING EVENT |
St Francis Hospice, Dublin 15, the Presidents nominated charity for 2016
Many thanks to members and guests who came to the event on March 2nd
Donated prizes were most appreciated
Thanks to everyone for the raised funds of €3,000 from table and raffle monies
this was donated in full to the Hospice
For information about The Hospice go to: http://www.blanchardstownhospice.ie/index.php
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| Doubles |
"Take-out Doubles"
The meaning of Double – as the name suggest – is to raise the stakes. If you Double an opposing contract, you win more Points if they fail, but you concede more points if they succeed.
When Bridge began over a 100 years ago, double was limited to those occasions where you expected the opponents to fail in their bid. However, it was realised that you would be most unlikely to be confident enough to double a low-level suit bid, when partner had not yet spoken. And that if the opponents happened to have bid, a suit in which you were very strong, it was far better not to tip them off: rather to keep quiet and wait for them to get into deeper trouble.
In 1912 New Yorker Major Charles Patten and Bryant McCambell independently invented an alternative meaning for the “Double” – the “take-out double”. It is believed that this was the first convention in the game (although it is now so universal that it is rarely thought of as such).
The take-out double – “partner, please take out my double into another suit” shows an opening hand or better with no other convenient bid: no suit to overcall, and an inability to bid notrumps.
To learn more on doubling contact your local Bridge Teacher or Coach, or get a copy of Bridge Lessons (Double) by ANDREW ROBSON, (www.arobson.co.uk) The above extract is from this book.
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| Conventions |
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This is a series of Bridge Conventions you
may not have heard of, some of them you
have heard of, and some you will have seen in action.
The purpose here is to make you aware of conventions,
(not necessarily use them).
We recommend that before you try any of these
conventions, you DISCUSS them
with you Bridge Approver Teacher or Coach
and of course your partner
Please Note All Conventions come under
partnership agreement and must be alerted
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| Laws of Bridge |
Players at the Table cannot invoke these Laws - they must call the Tournament Director for clarification
Players at no stage are allowed to make rulings themselves
Click anywhere in this panel for more information
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