| Welcome to Maidstone Bridge Club |
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With 150 members, MBC is EBU affiliated and has been providing top class bridge and lessons for new members for over 60 years
The Club meets on Monday afternoons and Wednesday evenings for face-to-face bridge at the Maidstone Civil Service Club in Recreation Close Maidstone with computer scoring and pre-dealt hands
Table money is £3 for members (£3.50 visitors who are very welcome) and free tea, coffee and biscuits are available
Please note that card payments are the preferred payment method on both days
Car parking is available at the rear of the Club but be aware Monday afternoon can be congested so please follow any instructions given.
Parking on the grass is not permitted. There is no shortage of parking space on Wednesday evenings
Play starts at 1300 on Mondays and 1900 on Wednesdays; we normally play 24 or 27 boards with play finishing around 1615 or 2215
Please note we do not operate a host system but if you contact Linda for Mondays or Richard for Wednesdays they will try to pair you up
Linda Catt on 07748967416 Mondays or Richard Sissons on 07780681405 Wednesdays
For general bridge enquiries please email Pauline Davis pjdvs28@gmail.com or see our Facebook page
Scores are normally posted on this site about half an hour after play finishes
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| Last updated : 25th Oct 2025 14:08 GMT |
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| Civil Service Club |
Despite some uncertainty we continue to play bridge on Mondays and Wednesdays at the Maidstone Civil Service Club. The gates will now remain open on Wednesday evenings as the Club premises are open but the gates will be closed whilst the Monday Bridge is in play. The gates are due to be electrified soon but the same rules are expected to be applied.
Following representation from CSC Members at Maidstone and Bristol a Special "ZOOM" General Meeting has been called for 1800 hours on Wednesday next, 25 February, but which can only be accessed by members who have pre-registered to attend. There is a specific item on the Agenda relating to Club closures. We will try and accommodate Bridge Club Members who have signed up to participate that evening and further information will be circulated when it is available.
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| Last updated : 26th Feb 2026 12:45 GMT |
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| Wednesday 4th March EBU Stratified Sim Results |
The results, along with commentary for the hands, from the EBU Stratified SIM Pairs event can be accessed by clicking this link.......
The stratification of the results means that each pair can compare their scores to those of players of a similar ranking
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| Last updated : 5th Mar 2026 09:31 GMT |
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| Hand Of The Week |
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Board 20, Monday 2nd March
Board 20 produced a variety of results, despite all 12 results featuring spade contracts played by East; 6 pairs failed to bid game, whilst the other 6 bid 4S. Two pairs made 9 tricks, 7 pairs made 10 tricks, 2 pairs made 11 tricks and one made 12 tricks. What should the results of the bidding and play have been?
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| Show Answer |
As the cards sit, 12 tricks are available on any lead, but bidding it depends on the KS being favourably placed and doubleton. Taking the bidding East will open with 1S, and West should bid 2S. Two Aces and three trumps is adequate and no better bid is available despite having 10 losing trick count. East should raise to 4S with his 5 LTC hand.
What can the defence do? Popular leads included 8D (6 times) or JC (4 times), but with careful play East should always come to 12 tricks.
After 8D, cross to dummy with AH and finesse the spade. Cash the AS and discover the 2-2 break. With such poor intermediates, your only chance of making a twelfth trick is to find the hearts breaking 3-3 and establishing the 8H for a diamond discard. Now play KH and another heart and you have AC as an entry to the 8Hto discard your losing diamond.
After a Club lead, win AC and finesse spades as before, then play on hearts. Your entry will be the 8S. Note that after JC lead the KC is 99% certain to be with North, so letting it run towards your QC is unlikely to be successful.
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| Last updated : 5th Mar 2026 09:22 GMT |
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