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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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Results
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
How to register for the Tuesday online No Fears BBO tourney. 7:00 start.

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!

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!

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

The Thursday No Fears pairs is a relaxed 24 board tourney held in room 1 at the 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 3rd March.

Very well done Brydon and Fiona scoring a huge %71.88 surprise with Polly and Alex in runners up spotyes

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 4th March

In a field of twenty nine, No fears pair Tim T and Peter D took runners up spot with a great score of 33 stars, very well done them yes.

Board 1 was a hard one. With the long running club suit and singleton ♠A many pairs tried the not unreasonable spot of 3NT. This contract will come home on a non diamond lead, failing that the suit breaking 4-4 or even the thin chance of the suit being blocked.

In the illustrated auction the choice of rebids were fairly straight forward after a 1 response. Either 3♣ indicating a strongish hand with club length or as here a 3NT rebid.

Traditionally this action shows a long solid suit, typically a hand that would have opened an old fashioned Acol two. The Acol two is a hand that contains eight playing tricks and although right on the lower limit, i quite fancied this action. Stephen too liked his hand and bid 4 inviting a cue bid. 4♠ showed ♠A and denied a red suit control. No problems now avoiding slam and the good 5♣ reached.

See how 5♣ is not impregnable, after a diamond lead, a 6-2 break would allow one of the defenders to ruff the third round with a club higher than dummy enlightened.

 

Cue bids...Arthurs seat 25th February

Well done this weeks joint winners Marina and Sarah with Kairen and Donaldyes

Board nine had two very different auctions 'no trump strength dependent'cool. After north opened a weak no  trump and east made a penalty double, most N/S pairs bid their way to 2♠ . Not medevil, giving myself two bites at the cherry i tried a pre-emptive and invitational pot at 3♠. These doubles of 1NT can sometimes be based on long suits and taking a positive view, the six card spade suit backed up by a pair of aces looked good. Sian liked her hand too and pushed onto 4♠ . Unlucky we had a nasty duplication of values in diamonds...all the honours but only three tricks and the hearts honours were wasted so a disappointing one star.

Meanwhile the strong no-trumpers were able to locate the good nine card fit as here and also bid to game. See how Clare's 1♠ response shows at least five, since double indicates four and now Laura with top of her 'range' accepted Clare's 3♠ invite and pushed on to game.

I showed this deal to a top Scottish lady international who resides in England and she felt that after the 1 overcall north should probably discount the value of the QJ9 holding so pass 3♠.enlightened

Calendar
10th Mar 2026
Online No fears pairs
BBO 7:00
Director: Derek Sanders
12th Mar 2026
Live No fears pairs
Carlton 6:45
Director: Derek Sanders
17th Mar 2026
Online No fears pairs
BBO 7:00
Director: Derek Sanders
19th Mar 2026
Live No fears pairs
Carlton 6:45
Director: Derek Sanders