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The Edinburgh No fears Bridge Club
The site where all the action happens!
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Online No fears pairs
BBO
Director: Derek Sanders
Live No fears pairs
Carlton
Director: Derek Sanders
Online No fears pairs
BBO
Director: Derek Sanders
Live No fears pairs
Carlton
Director: Derek Sanders
How to register for online No Fears BBO events

1) Login to BBO with your partner.

2) Go to competetive

3) Click all tournament

4) In search type stdomingo

5) Enter you partners name and click invite

6) Your partner will receive an invitation and accept

7) When the Tourney starts you will be automatically taken to a table.

8) Good luck and have fun!

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BBO Sunday evening pairs tournament and the live Friday evening pairs at the Carlton!

Hazel runs the Carlton BBO Sunday pairs tournament. Its great fun 24 boards, eight three board matches. Meanwhile Neil does the 'live Friday evening event' at the Carlton. No need to be a member, everybody is welcome for both! Not to mention the superb catering on Friday. So please come along!

Relaxed and friendly Bridge!
The Live 6:45 Thursday No Fears!
The Live 6:45 Thursday No Fears!

The 'live' Thursday No Fears pairs is a relaxed 24 board tourney held in room 1, Carlton Bridge club. Jane Mawdsley provides excellent catering. Please note its a 6:45 start time. If you are running late, just phone and i will reserve a table. Everybody welcome, parking is right outside the card rooms, so super easy access. Let me know if you need a partner its, great fun!! 

Meanwhile if you fancy some online bridge, please login, its on BBO every Tuesday 7.00! See below for more details.

Please contact  me to play the online BBO No Fears or classes! Everybody welcome!

Edinburgh No Fears Bridge club help line.

Phone 07930144819 or use the form belowsmiley.

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Guidelines and rules for the Edinburgh No Fears Bridge club Tuesday 7:00 BBO tourney.

This relaxed tourney is twenty-four boards of 8 three board matches with an estimated run time of about 2 hours and 30 minutes. Everybody who have attended council classes, private classes and all SBU Bronze players are welcome to join in the fun ($4:00 buy in). Please phone if you have trouble registering (i can fix itsmiley).

1) Please announce your system, for example '12-14 NT, five card spade suit, 3 weak 2's, rev attitude and standard count' is fine.

2) a) If you make a misclick in bidding or play no probs..its easily done and it is 'right and proper' to correct your bid or play. Just request an undo. Note: You are not allowed an undo if you change your mind about an action or lose concentration. When your opponents ask for an undo, you should generally accept. If you are not sure, please call mesmiley and i will give a ruling. It keeps everybody happy. 

b) If you feel an opponent is slow, please be patient. Should the clock start running down, just call me and request extra time.

3) Please alert and explain conventional bids. You explain your own bids, partner cannot see the explanation.  For example, transfers, the Landy convention and Stayman. 

4) Edinburgh No Fears bridge club system limitations: 

 a) The Multi 2D is not permitted.

 b) If you open 1C you must have at least 3 clubs. 

c) Apart from strong 2C and Benji Acol all two-level opening bids must be natural and single suited.

5) Please, as a courtesy to your opponents display your name on personal details. Its nice to know whom you are playing! 

6) The main thing is to have fun and be kind to your opponentssmiley

Note: Sometimes we get a half table so you will need to wait a minute or two. This allows me to substitute in No fears late comers, a player on standby or friends that fancy playing a few boards. Sorry if you start off against a pair of 'Pesky Robots' crying but it gives me flexibility to add players who would normally miss outsmiley

Also, if you get disconnected from BBO and can't get back for a while to keep things going i may ‘sub in a robot’. Anyway, if you are subbed by a robot, don't worry, just hang in there and on your return, you will be reseated to the table for the next dealwink.

This is not an SBU event, and Edinburgh No Fears bridge club rules apply.

Tuesday 23rd April BBO pairs results summary!

Seven tables and all three Johns made the podium! Winners were Countdown Andy and John P, runners Ann and John R with third spot tied between Jackie and David along with Andy and John S. A very well done them! 

The live No Fears is on every Thursday 6:45 at the Carltonsmiley With easy access parking right outside the card rooms. So just a ten yard walk from your car to the playing area!

Meanwhile anybody who does the double cool, that is... winning the Tuesday 'BBO' No Fears and then the Thursday 'live' No Fears in the same week will receive a No Fears winners mug .

BBO master points are awarded to those finishing in the top places. You get a number next to your username which goes up as you pick up more pointsenlightened.

A weak two diamonds problem.

Board 20 was an interesting problem for south when holding a powerful twenty points with what might well be nine playing tricks to boot saw their partner open a weak two in diamonds. Normally you would rely on the diamond suit as a source of tricks to bid 3NT but with the near solid looking club suit themselves, most clicked the 3NT button. Despite a singleton club in dummy the suit broke 3-3, a diamond perforce, ♠A and three heart tricks in the wash souths Polly and Stephen made eleven tricks.yes.

Meanwhile the winners took a different root as in the illustrated auction. John P fancied his chances at slam and launched RKC Blackwood and when Coundown Andy admitted to one key card clicked the 6NT button. Unfortunatelty this contract has little chance and quietly drifted one down. John was a bit unlucky but my preferred choice of slams would be 6 (not successful either) because there may be communication problems and crucially you might need the trump suit to ruff clubs good. Still they made it up on the other boards, well done them cool!

A nicely bid spade slam.

Board six saw E/W hold an eight card spade fit and a combined thirty one points. Crucially, west held a singleton so slam was a possibility.

In the illustrated auction Jim opened the east hand 2NT and Irene transferred to spades. Jim completed the transfer and after 3NT corrected to 4♠.  With three card ♠ support, Irene and could factor in the singleton heart for three extra points. So easily enough for slam, clicked the 6♠ button. No problem for Jim in the play, after the ♣J lead he drew trumps and discarded a losing diamond on the fifth round of clubs for twelve tricks. Well done them along with Sandra and Mairin who too scored +1430yes.

Meanwhile, see how E/W also have a nine card club fit and in this denomination the spade suit provides two diamond discards for all thirteen tricks in clubs. An extremely difficult grand slam to bid even at the very highest level.

Pass =  3 Timid, with the eight card fit, singleton and combined 31 points worth a go on.

4NT = 10  If you play this as RKC for spades definitely the safest course of action.

6S = 9  Not unreasonable and the practical approach.

5S  =  6  Invitational to slam but not an action many players would take.

 

Calendar
25th Apr 2024
Live No fears pairs
Carlton 6:45
Director: Derek Sanders
30th Apr 2024
Online No fears pairs
BBO 7:00
Director: Derek Sanders
2nd May 2024
Live No fears pairs
Carlton 6:45
Director: Derek Sanders
7th May 2024
Online No fears pairs
BBO 7:00
Director: Derek Sanders