HIWCBA are again running a series of Sims Pairs events this year:

Simple Systems Simultaneous Pairs, November 7 -11

Chidwick Cup Simultaneous Pairs (Charity Event), December 5 - 9

IBM Cup Simultaneous Pairs (Charity Event), February 13 - 17

Bayer No-Fear Simultaneous Pairs, April 24 - 28

The first of these, the Simple Systems in November, provides a suitable ‘taster’ of competitive bridge for those who don’t regularly take part in duplicate events. There will be heats held in a number of established clubs, but as the name implies fancy bidding systems are not permitted! So maybe you would like to find out if and when your local club is running a heat. We would also like to encourage smaller clubs and ‘improvers’ groups to take part. Because it is scored across many venues, players will get a chance to see how well (or badly!) they are performing across a wider field than their usual group. An instructive commentary from Dave Huggett will be available to participants. To run a heat all you need to do is be able to get together three full tables and play 21 boards in one session sometime during the week of 7-11 November. Access to dealing machine and computer scoring would be useful, but we may be able to help. If you are interested in running a heat or would just like to know more please e-mail Mike Kinsey at wmkinsey@yahoo.co.uk