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x COMPETITION AND TROPHY HISTORY x

♥ THE CLUB CURRENTLY PLAYS THE FOLLOWING COMPETITIONS. TROPHIES OR/PRIZES ARE AWARDED EACH YEAR.

THE HILBOURNE CUP

Donated by Deidre & David Hilbourne, this competition was conceived to foster wider friendships within the Club.

To qualify a player must be a fully paid up member of the Club and have played a minimum of five times. Each round must be played with a different partner who should also be a member of the club.

All sessions will be played as a one winner movement and will be scored in the normal manner and, for each round played, individual results will be recorded for each player. This will comprise their finishing position.

The best 5 finishing positions will be aggregated to provide a total for the year. Any or all of the rounds played will be entered into the competition. If a member has played more than once with the same partner then only the result from the earliest date they played together will be considered.

A cut must be taken before a session to determine N/S and E/W polarity of each pair.

The cup will be awarded to the player with the smallest number of finishing position points

THE ALASTAIR GRAHAM TROPHY

The Alastair Graham Trophy was donated to the Club by Jay Graham, wife of our late Chairman. Alastair always felt that our Annual Event was a particularly important date in the Club's calendar and this trophy is presented to the pair who win the one session pairs event on this very popular occasion. At least one of the winning pair must be a Cub member.

THE OLIVER HANSON CUP

The Oliver Hanson Cup was presented to the Club by his fellow committee members in his memory and is awarded to the player with the highest average calculated from the 20 best scores achieved between January and the end of December. Only games played with both players being members can be counted.

THE CROSS IN HAND SILVER SALVER

Each year we play a friendly Teams match against Crowborough Bridge Club for this silver salver.

MONDAY NIGHT - REALBRIDGE GIBBONS CUP

This cup was donated by Christine Gibbons for the committee to decide how they would like to use it. It has been decided that this cup will be awarded to the Monday Night Realbridge Player with the highest percentage over 20 games.

EBU - Alerts and announcements

ALERTING AND ANNOUNCING 24/07/13 13 4 A General

4 A 1 The purpose of alerting and announcing is to draw to the opponents’ attention a call by partner that may have a special meaning.

4 A 2 Announcements: instead of an alert in the traditional manner, the partner of a player who makes an announceable bid makes a specified statement about the bidder’s hand.

4 A 3 Alerting and announcing are compulsory; a player may not ask opponents not to alert or announce.

4 A 4 Alert or announce only your partner’s calls, never your own.

4 A 5 Even if you cannot explain the meaning of partner’s call, you should still alert (or announce) it if you believe that is required.

4 A 6 If there is no alert and no announcement, opponents can assume that the call does not fall within an alertable or announceable category, through either explicit or implicit understanding. See also 2D2

4 A 7 Do not alert or announce any play of the cards.

4 A 8 It is the responsibility of the alerting player to ensure that both of his opponents are aware of the alert.

4 B Basic alerting rules

4 B 1 Passes and bids

Unless it is announceable (see 4D, 4E, 4F and 4G), a pass or bid must be alerted if it:

(a) is not natural; or

(b) is natural but has a potentially unexpected meaning.

4 B 2 Doubles

The rules for alerting doubles are:

(a) Suit bids that show the suit bid

Alert, unless the double is for take-out.

(b) Minor suit openings which may be shorter than three cards but which may be natural and which do not promise a strong hand

Alert, unless the double is for take-out.

Alert, unless the double is for penalties.

(d) Suit bids that do not show the suit bid

Alert, unless the double shows the suit bid.

Doubles are also alertable if they convey a potentially unexpected meaning in addition to take-out or penalties (see 3H2 and 3H3).

In 4B2(a) and (d) the word ‘show’ is defined as follows:

‘it is natural, or shows willingness, in the context of the auction, to play in the suit, or it has been followed by two passes’.

4 B 3 Redoubles

A redouble to show general strength which partner will normally pass if the next hand passes is not alertable. All other redoubles are alertable.

4 B 4 Calls above 3NT

Once the auction is above the level of 3NT, no calls are to be alerted except for:

(a) Artificial suit bids above 3NT made on the first round of the auction (defined as the first bid and the next three calls)

e.g. 1 pass 4 (splinter) or pass pass 1 pass 4 (splinter). In both cases 4 is alerted

(b) Lead-directing passes

(c) Doubles or redoubles that are lead-directing but ask for the lead of a suit other than the suit doubled (or redoubled)

(d) Doubles and redoubles of no trump contracts that call for a specific suit to be led.

4 C ‘Natural’ bids and passes

4 C 1 The following are considered ‘natural’ for the purposes of alerting and regulation of partnership understandings (see also 3E1):

(a) A bid of a suit which shows that suit (3+ cards) and does not show any other suit; preference bids, completion of transfer bids and raises may be on shorter suits

(b) A bid of no trumps which shows a preparedness to play in no trumps, and which conveys no unusual information about suit holdings; it must not be forcing unless a forcing auction has already been created. Note that certain ostensibly natural no trump bids are permitted to allow a shortage by agreement

4D Alerts and announcements – 1 and 1 openings

4 D 1 Prepared or short 1 and 1 openings (which may be made on two cards or fewer) are announced as “may be” followed by the minimum number e.g. "May be two". Strong and artificial 1 and 1 openings are alerted as are a two way 1 opening such as the Polish Club and any opening which may be short but is unconditionally forcing.

4 E Announcements – 1NT Openings and Responses

4 E 1 Natural 1NT openings are announced by stating the range, e.g. by saying “12 to 14”. Where a 1NT opening which is in principle natural may be made by agreement on some hands which contain a singleton, it is announced by stating the range followed by “may contain a singleton”.

4 E 2 A Stayman 2 bid is announced, but only in response to a natural 1NT opening where there has been no intervention; and only where it is used to ask for a four card major. Opener says “Stayman”. After such a 2 response a standard 2 rebid by opener is not alerted. Unusual replies such as the opener bidding 2NT or higher or 2 showing spades but not denying hearts should be alerted. Stayman is announced whether or not it shows a four card major.

4 E 3 Red suit transfers at the two level i.e. to and to , are announced, but only in response to a natural 1NT opening where there has been no intervention, and where the transfer showsat least five cards in the major suit concerned. Opener says “Hearts” when 2 is bid, or “Spades” when 2 is bid. 4E 4 A response of 2s to partner 1Nt which is a transfer to clubs mus be announced as 'clubs' but if it is used as a transfer to either minor it must be alerted.

4E 5 A re sponse of 2NT to partners 1NT which is a transfer to diamonds must be announced as 'diamonds' but if the bid means partner could be transferring either clubs or diamonds it should just be alerted.

4 F Announcements – Two of a Suit Openings

4 F 1 A natural (5+ cards) opening bid of two of a suit is announced by stating its range from the following categories. Partner of the opener says the words shown.

(a) “Strong, forcing” (b) “Strong, not forcing”

4 F 2 It is possible to play a wide-ranging opening that covers more than one category, in which case the announcement should say so. Examples are:

(a) “Intermediate to strong, forcing” or (b) “Weak to Intermediate”

For example, a 6-12 opening would be described as “Weak to intermediate”.

4 F 3 Distributional constraints do not stop an opening bid being considered natural. For example, a Precision 2 opening is traditionally only made on a 5-card suit when there is a 4-card major, but also may be made with a longer club suit and no major. A Precision 2 is considered natural since no other suit is guaranteed and thus is announced as “intermediate”. Some openings guarantee another suit so are not natural. For example a Lucas 2, showing spades and another suit, is alerted not announced.

4 F 4 All two of a suit openings are either announced (i.e. weak, Benji, etc)

4F(a) 5 Benji 2c/2D'strong'bids, should be altered and described. You no long need to use the term 8 playing tricks now, but instead the bid has a simplified definition, either:

a) at least 16 high card points or

b) a hand with 10 cards within two suits - those two suits containing 13 high card points.

4G Announcements – 2NT openings and responses

4 G 1 Natural 2NT openings showing a strong balanced hand is no longer required to be announced, however, if asked you maybe asked what the point count is in which case you must tell your opponents. If you 2NT opener came mean anything else you must alert this.

4 G 2 A Stayman 3 bid is announced, but only in response to a natural 2NT opening where there has been no intervention; and only where it is used to ask for a four card major. Opener says “Stayman”. After such a 3 response a 3 rebid by opener denying a major does not need an alert. Unusual responses such as opener bidding 3NT or higher or 3 showing spades but not denying hearts should be alerted. Stayman is announced whether or not it shows a four card major.

4 G 3 Red suit transfers at the three level, i.e. to and to , are announced, but only in response to a natural 2NT opening where there has been no intervention, and where the transfer shows at least five cards in the major suit concerned. Opener says “Hearts” when 3 is bid, or “Spades” when 3 is bid.

4 H Specific Cases

The following are interpretations and examples of the above directives.

4 H 1 Because they are not natural, players must alert (unless excepted by 4B4 above):

(a) Stayman and transfers, except when announceable (see 4 E). For example:

(1) In response to a 1NT overcall

(2) Opener’s rebid of 2 in response to a 2 enquiry or 3 in response to a 3 enquiry which was not announceable

(3) A response of 2 to 1NT that usually shows hearts but may have another hand type e.g. strong, balanced included in the 2 response

(4) Five card Stayman or Puppet Stayman

(b) Any trial bid in a suit that may contain fewer than three cards

(c) Any ‘pass or correct’ bids e.g. 1 - 2 (spades + a minor) – Pass - 3 asking partner to pass with clubs or bid with diamonds

(d) A pass that shows unexpected extra values

(e) Any forcing pass.

4 H 2 Because they have a potentially unexpected meaning, players must alert:

(a) An opening bid of one of a suit which is forcing

(b) The first bid in a potential canapé sequence

(1) If the next hand doubles, a pass that could have 10+ HCP or other defined characteristics

(2) If the next hand passes, a pre-emptive raise to three

(3) A non-forcing new suit response below game, unless responder has previously passed, bids over a natural NT overcall, or makes a double jump)

(4) A forcing raise

(5) A new suit without a jump that is forcing to game.

(d) A forcing non-jump natural response to an opening natural 1NT bid, whether in competition or not

(e) A minimum suit response to a take-out double, with the next hand passing, that shows values

(f) The completion of a transfer that specifically denies four card support or shows three card support

(g) The pass in the specific sequence (1 of a suit) dbl (redbl) pass if it is for penalties: the expected meaning is a request for partner to bid.

(h) A 1NT response to a 1 or 1 opening which might show up to 12 HCP.

4 H 3 Players should not alert:

(a) Any announceable call

(b) Calls above 3NT unless specified as alertable in 4B4

(d) A bid of two of a suit by responder when an opening 1NT has been doubled, if it is ostensibly natural but there is a possibility that responder will remove or redouble for take out: this is considered general bridge knowledge

(e) A minimum rebid in after an announceable Stayman 2 or 3 response

(f) A pass of a redouble that suggests playing in the redoubled contract (but see 4H2(g) ).