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The Edinburgh No fears Bridge Club
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Live No fears pairs
Carlton
Director: Derek Sanders
Online No fears pairs
BBO
Director: Derek Sanders
Live No fears pairs
Carlton
Director: Derek Sanders
Online No fears pairs
BBO
Director: Derek Sanders
Carlton live events for No fears players!

Hazel, a No fears veteranwink runs the Carlton Wednesday afternoon Bronze pairs event. Its a fun and exciting 21 boards. There is also a novice tourney on Tuesday afternoon between 14 and 18 boards run by Elizabeth, great for those new to tournament bridge. Everybody welcome to both of them! Not to mention the superb catering provided. So please come along!

How to register for the Tuesday online No Fears BBO tourney.

1) Login to BBO with your partner.

2) Go to competitive.

3) Click all tournaments.

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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Relaxed and friendly Bridge
No Fears Xmas fun December schedule.

 

Tuesday 16th:  BBO  The Xmas Goulash pairsdevil Every hand an adventure 🤡

Thursday 18th: Carlton Xmas Party. Tickets purchased from Janeyes

Tuesday 23rd: BBO Xmas pairs...No fears Crocodile mugs🐊 for the wining pairsurprise

Tuesday 30th:  Day before Hogmonay... BBO No fearslaugh

 

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 Live tourney! Everybody welcome!

Edinburgh No Fears Bridge club help line.

Phone 07930144819 or use the form belowsmiley.

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) When 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.

BBO results summary 9th December 2025!

Winners were Carol and Janet with runners up Anne and Katherine.  Well done themyes 

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 crocodile 🐊 mug!

BBO master points are awarded to players who finish in top positions. A number appears beside your username, increasing as you accumulate more points.💥

 

Arthurs seat and ALT trophy... 10th December

This weeks winners were Tom and Andrew with Fiona and Clive the leading No fears pair. Very well done all of themyes

The above deal is from Wednesday in the BBO Alt Trophy. Marina and me were playing as emergency subs, for the Scottish imps team. The event format was the weird point a board teams scoring. Anyway fun to play and definitely no time to be risk averselaugh.

In the illustrated deal, we were playing the strong Dutch NetBridge team when South opened 2NT. Sitting west my hand looked ideal for a penalty double, see how you have got two bites at the cherry with the massive AK leading potential in both long red suitsenlightened. Anyway the Dutch North chickened out and rescued his partners 20-22 points balanced hand to 3♣ cheeky. At this point the Scottish team had actually won the board, given N/S are cold for 4♠. Still, i could not help myself and clicked the 3button to buy the auction. After a trump lead, took the double  finesse to pitch a club on the last heart for an unlikely over tricksurprise 

Meanwhile team mates had an uncontested auction and reached the  comfortable 4♠ and Scotland won the dealwink .

Final score: Netherlands 4 Scotland 4 sad

 

 

Make sure you have an agreement if your 2NT opener is doubled devil

 

Cue bids...Arthurs seat trophy.ending 3rd December


Well done No fears players Karen C, Sian and John who took the first two spots in this week s eventyes

Board seven was a spooky affair when the west hand varied dependent on if you were playing a weak NT or strong NT surprise

In the illustrated auction west over called my club opener with 1.  Sian responded 1NT indicating a diamond stop and 6-8 points, a hand not really interested in game opposite a min type strong NT. The south hand looked a pretty featureless sixteen points and 1NT definitely appears to be the right spot on a heart lead. Cant really see the ninth trick coming easily given the diamond overcall and ergo 5-0 break but maybe a K singleton or doubleton onside angel

Meanwhile Martin and Callum reached 3NT after having opened a strong NT. On their auction west held at least five heartssurprise (2  =  5 hearts and 4 in a minorso now diamonds might not be 5-0 and there is some equity for diamonds to play for five tricks. Either QJ doubleton on side or singleton J or Q off side and a restricted choice play. Unfortunately we will never find out the nature of the west hand, was it four, five diamonds or even bothenlightened A possible explanation In the modern world of 'quantum physics' wink.

Calendar
16th Dec 2025
Online No fears pairs
BBO 7:00
Director: Derek Sanders
23rd Dec 2025
Online No fears pairs
BBO 7:00
Director: Derek Sanders
30th Dec 2025
Online No fears pairs
BBO 7:00
Director: Derek Sanders
1st Jan 2026
Live No fears pairs
Carlton 6:45
Director: Derek Sanders