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The Edinburgh No fears Bridge Club
The site where all the action happens and Scottish Acol kicked off!
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Live No fears pairs
Carlton
Director: Derek Sanders
Online No fears pairs
BBO
Director: Derek Sanders
Online No fears pairs
BBO
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
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 Tuesday 6th January!

Six tables. Well done winners Jim and Irene with Sue and Libby runners up yes

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.💥

 

Cue bids...Arthurs seat trophy... 7th January

This week winners were Ying and Sam with No fears pair Sian and Mel just a star behind in second spot! Very well done themyes.

Deal five caught us out when we let the robots buy the auction in 4♠, a likely makefrown. In the illustrated auction, i introduced the heart suit at the three level and the implication here is that this bid also shows a fit for diamonds. See how its a passed hand, there for the action is limited so cant be based on hearts alone.

Anyway neither of us felt like going on and like most of the field did not trouble the scorer when a starless screen appearedsad. 5 is a good spot vulnerable, you just need the heart finesse and 'shade' a defensive club ruff.

Meanwhile the winners along with two players with robot partners went on and scored the max. South was Ying and showed strong diamond support with a 3♠ unassuming cue bid. Sam encouraged bid 5 and when 5♠ came back to Ying, she was the only human to double as did the two 'Lias'wink  All collect three stars ! Well bid yes.

Cue bids...Arthurs seat trophy... 30th December

Board 16 should have been an Xmas present for everybody but for some reason the robots were not bidding much and the software too was oblivious to the possibilities of the E/W handssurprise.

The above diagram gives the N/S hands as were dealt to us and the likely distribution and strength of the E/W hands. We know that east has five spades having over called and given the double of 1NT 16 plus points. It is also very likely that given the hand only bid once at every table it is balanced or as here semi balanced. 4  by E/W was also an option and this infers that west was rescuing east from 1♠ X so probably a six card suit toocool

The evidence is strong that 5 was a making contract and minus 600 should have been considered ,,,,never mind this week the robots are on holiday and will not be activewink

Meanwhile well done this weeks winners Michael and Mathew as too the top scoring No fears player was Sian playing with Fionayes

Congratulations too to Fiona and Stephen for achieving the perfect 26 stars in the robotless New years event devil

Calendar
13th Jan 2026
Online No fears pairs
BBO 7:00
Director: Derek Sanders
15th Jan 2026
Live No fears pairs
Carlton 6:45
Director: Derek Sanders
20th Jan 2026
Online No fears pairs
BBO 7:00
Director: Derek Sanders
22nd Jan 2026
Live No fears pairs
Carlton 6:45
Director: Derek Sanders