Pinner Bridge Club, Pinner, Middlesex, England

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Since start 2013

One page flyer about all club sessions

Competitions

Pinner Bridge Club runs two different ladders each year

The Betty Terris Trophy - awarded to the person who collects the most EBU Masterpoints at the club
The Jennings Cup awarded to the person who wins the most master points on Thursday evenings. Open only to players with a rank below Advanced Master or of similar standard.

Click on the Competitions link above for the latest standings.

Checking Your Results

Did you know?

You can check all your recent previous results on this website?

Click on Calendar/Results-> Recent Results

From there you click on your name to see all your recent results.

Checking Your EBU Masterpoints

Did you know?
You can check your EBU masterpoints online?
Go to the EBU website https://www.ebu.co.uk/members/

The first time you use this site, enter your EBU number and click "forgot password" to have this emailed to you.

Masterpoints from events at Pinner Bridge Club are uploaded to the EBU at the end of each session, and processed by the EBU every week or so.

Getting Copies of the Hands

Did you know?

You can obtain a copy of each set of hands from the Results->Hands link.

If you have PC software that allows you to replay hands and it supports PBN format, then enter your email and send yourself a copy of the Hand File

How to use Bridgemates

BridgeMates II are now used at Pinner Bridge Club

If you would like instructions on how to use Bridgemates click the link above.

If you would like to try out a software simulation, click this link: Virtual Bridgemate

Click here to see how the boards get duplicated each week!

Recent Updates

News and Newsletters
30th May 2013 18:05 BST
Home Page
26th Mar 2013 13:25 GMT
Bridge Classes
19th Mar 2013 16:09 GMT

Welcome to Pinner Bridge Club

We are a thriving and successful Bridge Club situated in the picturesque and historic village of Pinner in North West London. The club was established in 1936 and we have members at all levels. Some are early beginners, while other of our members have succeeded at the very highest levels in National Competitions. Some prefer a quiet Club night with their friends, while others seek the more competitive competitions run by Middlesex and the surrounding counties.
The Club runs Duplicate, Rubber Bridge, Bridge Lessons and Gentle Duplicate sessions.
Visitors and new members are always welcome.

We operate a host system every evening, so you can turn up without a partner, and are guaranteed a game.

Affiliated to the English Bridge Union - EBU Number 204859

Click for a google streetview Photo of Club

Declarer Play Problem

W e s t	North	E a s t

	South

Bidding
W	N	E	S
.	.	.	.

West leads A, then K against your contract of 4. East discards a club on the 2nd spade. West then leads a 3rd spade. What do you play from dummy?

Apart from the spades you have just one club loser. Although you can ruff the 3rd spade in dummy, the problem if you have no high trumps, so East will just overruff, and you will lose 4 tricks. Instead of ruffing, the winning play is to discard a club loser from dummy - a "loser on loser" play. Another way of think about this is that you are "transfering the ruff" from spades to clubs. East will ruff the 3rd spade (or declarer will win Q). After drawing trumps, you can later ruff a club in dummy.

Defence problem

W e s t	North	E a s t

	South

Bidding
W	N	E	S
.	.	.	.

You start by leading

AK, partner and declarer following to both tricks.

What do you play at trick 3?

There are no more diamonds so anything you lead can be ruffed by declarer. However you have a trump holding that may provide a trick, if declarer has to overruff high, thereby promoting a trick for your J. If you lead Q, your partner may decide not to ruff your winner, so lead 10. This is better than leading a low diamond, as there is a chance your partner has no trumps.

Bridge Lessons

There are regular bridge classes at Pinner Club for

Beginners
Improvers
Advanced

For further details click here.

Contact Tony Staw tonystaw@blueyonder.co.uk for more information 020 8868 7205

Scoring Events Where Different Numbers of Boards are Played

There are different scoring options possible in duplicate bridge where players do not all play the same numbers of boards. This sometimes happens in a two-section event.

At Pinner Bridge Club we have recently decided to adopt the Neuberg formula, which is generally believed to be the fairest.

Click here for more information.

How to Play Card Combinations

Do you ever wonder what is the best play to handle various card combinations?

Try this link to SuitPlay www.suitplay.com

This is a free DOS program where you can try any combination of cards.

Where Can I Park?

As you may know, as of September 19th 2011, Harrow Council have introduced 24 hour parking restrictions in Eastcote Road. They say they all our letters, petitions and objections were considered but rejected.

You will need to park in side streets off of Eastcote Road, such as Holwell Place, Meadow Road, Ashridge Gardens or on Grove Avenue. Click here for a map.

Members with disabled blue badges will still be allowed to park in Eastcote Road providing they are not causing an obstruction.

Infirm members who feel they can’t walk from the available parking areas should arrange to be dropped of and picked up at the club door.

Infirm members whose only way of getting to the club is by driving themselves should let Lewis or David know and we will see if we can help,

Please note that you can park in Residents Permit holders areas if it displays a time limit, outside of that time. You cannot park if no times are shown (without a permit).

Do not park across the drop-down section of the kerb in Ashridge Gardens close to the junction with Holwell Place. The council are in attendance late evenings and many members have been ticketed.

1986 - The 50th Anniversary of the Club

Pinner Bridge Club's Website

Welcome to our club. Our website uses bridgewebs, which gives us a professional looking website, and one which is part of an international grouping of Bridge sites.

Our bridge results, with hand records as scored by ScoreBridge with Bridgemates are on this site.

If there are any improvements you'd like to see. Please contact Tony Staw for comments or requests for the website.

Every now and then I come across a bridge problem that I think others would find interesting, so I try and put this on the website. If you have come across a bridge problem you would like to share with others, please contact Tony to add it to this website.

19th Jun 2013

Wedneasday Duplicate

Director: DH

18th Jun 2013

Gentle Duplicate

Director: Tony S

17th Jun 2013

Monday Duplicate - Merged Sections

Director: Colin

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