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Club Champion May 2012 - April 2013
Club Champion                                               May 2012 - April 2013

"He's done it again!!"

Congratulations to Martin Taylor who has, for the third consecutive year, retained his title as Club Champion.  Martin won this title by coming top of the players list for the Wednesday Evening Duplicate for the 2012 - 2013 year. This is quite an achievement as many top class national and international players regularly play in our Wednesday Evening Duplicate Session.

Congratulations!

Ben Beever's Sunday Afternoon Seminars in May and June
Ben  Beever's Sunday Afternoon Seminars in May and June

Ben's next seminar is on Sunday 26th May at 3.15pm. He will be looking at Danger Hands. Your left-hand opponent cannot attack your king-doubleton but your right hand opponent can. This session will explain how to prevent a particular opponent from gaining the lead, and how to minimise the danger if you can't stop them doing so.

The 2nd June seminar covers Conventional Overcalls.  Some overcalls, such as of the opponent's suit, are pointless in a natural sense, so may be recruited for much more useful purposes.  This session shows how experts use them, including a look at more recent developments.
Then on 9th June it's Introduction to Endplays.  Every been give a ruff and discard as declarer?  This session shows how to force or persuade the defenders to allow you one or make them take the risk out of a finesse.

Each seminar starts promptly at 3.15pm with a short break half way through for light refreshments provided by the club. Then follows some pre-prepared practice hands on the seminar subject ending at around 5.30pm. The charge for each seminar is £8 for members and £10 for non-members. All welcome - partners not required.

Recent Updates
Home Page
20th May 2013 20:53 BST
Newcomers and Improvers
20th May 2013 06:57 BST
Intermediate Players events
20th May 2013 06:56 BST
Tips for April 2013
17th May 2013 12:54 BST
About Manchester Bridge Club
About Manchester Bridge Club

Welcome to Manchester Bridge Club.  We are based at 30 Palatine Road, Didsbury, M20 3JJ. Ring us on 0161 445 3712 or email jeff@manchesterbridge.co.uk

For directions on how to find us please click on the yellow 'Information' tab in the menu on the left.

Bridge for Hans - supporting Prostate Cancer UK
Bridge for Hans - supporting Prostate Cancer UK

The 24 Hour Charity Bridge Marathon

was a HUGE success!!

Well done to the students who not only managed to stay awake but who have raised an amazing final total of £780.

You can still donate direct to http://virginmoneygiving.com/BridgeforHans

Cheadle Royal Cup & Geoff Nuttall Trophy
Cheadle Royal Cup & Geoff Nuttall Trophy

Congratulations to Nicholas Greer and John Parsons on winning the Monday Night Cheadle Royal Cup.

....    And Nicholas (pictured right) has also now won The Geoff Nuttall Trophy - fantastic!

Function Rooms for Hire
Function Rooms for Hire

Manchester Bridge Club has a number of rooms which can be hired for celebrations and functions. 

Suitable for special occasions such as Birthday Parties, Receptions, Christenings and Barmitzvahs.

Please ring Jeff or David on 0161 445 3712

or email jeff@manchesterbridge.co.uk

BEGINNERS LESSONS
BEGINNERS LESSONS

Beginners Lessons

                                      

Basics of Bidding  starts on Wednesday 29th May 2013 at 7.30pm and covers openings, responses, rebids, overcalls, doubles, forcing bids, sign-offs, invites and basic conventions.  Five lessons in the course with cost £50. Excellent follow up to the Bridge Basics Card Play Course or a great revision opportunity for those that need a refresher.

We regularly run beginners lessons in the evening and during the day throughout the year.  Please contact us on 0161 445 3712 or email jeff@manchesterbridge.co.uk for more information.

Why not come along and learn this wonderful game of bridge.

Tips for Improvers

One of the very positive suggestions in response to our members questionnaire was that we should have a 'Tips for Improvers' section based on hands recently played at Manchester Bridge Club. 

Michael Newman now writes tips on hands played during the last month which are posted on the website at the end of each month. 

Please click on the yellow tab in the menu on the left for Michael's invaluable current and earlier 'Tips for Improvers'.

New arrangements for Monday Afternoons

As requested by the Monday afternoon players David Debbage holds a brief discussion on a different topic each Monday at 1.00pm.  This is followed by the usual Supervised Duplicate with a break for Bridget's delicious home made scones in the middle! You are welcome to attend for just the duplicate if you prefer. It's just £6 table money for the afternoon with no additional cost for the lesson.

David will be looking at "4th Suit Forcing" on Monday 20th May.  

If there are any topics you would like David to cover in the future please let him know. 

Dates for your Diary
Dates for your Diary

THE RUIA CUP   

"One down - two to go!!"

This popular and fun Swiss Teams event started on Thursday with a room full of tables. The next two sessions are on Thursday 20th June and Thursday 18th July. Results will be announced at the end of the competition. 

You can substitute team players for any of the sessions if you need to or, if you need additional players on any of the days to make up your team, please let Jeff or David know. You can also enter if you are a single player or a pair...........just contact Jeff or David who will help to find you teammates!

MICHELLE BRUNNER MEMORIAL EVENT - Saturday 20th July. 

This is a Mixed Teams Pivot Event and will be run using the same format as last years very successful competition which raised nearly £1700 for The Christie and St. Ann's Hospice.     

Start planning your team entries.

(For further information on this event click on the 'News' tab on the left hand side of this page and see the photos and results from last years' successful competition)

Winners of Gazette Cup 2013
Winners of Gazette Cup 2013

Congratulations to Manchester Bridge Club A Team who won the 2013 Gazette Cup.  This is an event for teams of 8.  Manchester A were winning at half time by a narrow margin of 3 VPs but extended their lead to finish the competition ahead by 11 VPs.  This was mainly due to excellent play in the second half by Mike Bell and Sarah O'Connor.  The full team was Mike Bell, Alan Nelson, John Hassett, Rodney Lighton, Sarah O'Connor, Kath Nelson, Jeff Morris and Rhona Goldenfield.

Thanks to Irene Davies and Barbara Lewis for organising this enjoyable event.

Results
Mon 20th May 2013
Lesson with David Debbage at 1pm followed by Supervised Duplicate at 1.30pm
Mon 20th May 2013
Monday Evening Duplicate
Wed 15th May 2013
Wednesday Evening Duplicate
Tue 14th May 2013
Tuesday Evening Supervised Duplicate
Mon 13th May 2013
Lesson at 1pm with David Debbage followed by Supervised Duplicate at 1.30pm
Mon 13th May 2013
Monday Evening Duplicate
Thu 9th May 2013
EBU Sims - Spring Pairs
Wed 8th May 2013
EBU Sims Spring Pairs
Tue 7th May 2013
Tuesday Evening Supervised Duplicate
Mon 6th May 2013
Monday Evening Duplicate
Calendar
Tue 21st May 2013
Tuesday Evening Supervised Duplicate
7.30pm
Tue 21st May 2013
Tuesday Evening Supervised Play Class
Wed 22nd May 2013
Wednesday Evening Duplicate
Wed 22nd May 2013
Wednesday Evening Supervised Play Class
Thu 23rd May 2013
Swiss Pairs with Pie & Chips
Bridget will be serving her delicious home made meat and vegetarian pies with chips!
Sun 26th May 2013
Ben Beever Workshop at 3.15pm - DANGER HANDS
Mon 27th May 2013
Lesson with David Debbage at 1pm followed by Supervised Duplicate at 1.30pm
Mon 27th May 2013
Monday Evening Duplicate
Tue 28th May 2013
Tuesday Evening Supervised Duplicate
Tue 28th May 2013
Tuesday Evening Supervised Play Class
Wed 29th May 2013
Wednesday Evening Duplicate
Wed 29th May 2013
Wednesday Evening Supervised Play Class
Thu 30th May 2013
SPEEDBALL Manchester University Bridge Society invite club members to join them in a fun evening of quick play bridge!
7.30pm
Thu 30th May 2013
NEWCOMERS LEAGUE -Final Session
7.30pm
Mon 3rd Jun 2013
Lesson at 1pm with David Debbage followed by Supervised Duplicate at 1.30pm
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