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The Swiss Pairs winners, (they are the happy looking four because the bridge is finished) Mike Tilley and Paul Merrick with the runners-up, Frances Wallace and Ann Binder.  Full results and travellers are displayed on the results pages.

  A message to All EBUTA teachers

Warning - Internet Scam!

Warning to bridge teachers: an email is currently being sent around and is a scam.

  Two 1-day courses in February

Andrew Kambites is the guest lecturer for 2 days
at Wimbledon Bridge Club

 

Download a brochure here

Saturday 27th February
BRIDGE FOR STUDENTS
Card Play and Bidding

Sunday 28th February
BRIDGE FOR CLUB PLAYERS
Tight defence

All proceeds go to Macmillan Nurses,
St Raphael’s Hospice,
Shooting Star Children’s Hospice & Village of Hope

www.wimbledonbridgeclub.co.uk
Contact Janet 07890-024172

  MiniBridge

download free software here

If you are just learning bridge, you can practice 'MiniBridge' on the free software available from the link above.

MinBridge helps you to learn the basics while keeping the concept of bridge simple.  It is especially useful for practicing play techniques such as playing towards an honour or taking a finesse.  The list of 'bridge life-skills' is endless.  The first step is to listen and remember the bidding or with MiniBridge take careful note of the points each player announces at the beginning of the hand.  We can make use of this information during the play to work out where some of the important cards might lie. 

  Practice MiniBridge
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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Bidding
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North is dealer and the points are announced :
North – 23, East – 10, South – 5 and West – 2

NS have the majority of points and North has the highest point count so will be declarer.
South puts down dummy.  What contract would you choose?

To make a game you need to make 9 tricks in No Trumps, 10 tricks in Hearts or Spades (majors) or eleven tricks in Clubs or Diamonds (minors).

North’s hand is balanced but South has a little more shape.  You can count 8 top tricks and because you know that West only has 2 points he can not have the Ace or the King of hearts so you will be able to win a trick with the queen of hearts.  The contract is game in No Trumps.

East is on lead and plays the spade queen.  North has already planned the play when deciding the contract.  He has to set up a heart trick so win the first trick with the spade king and play a small heart towards dummy, remember we know East must hold the Ace and King.  East wins the trick with the King and exits with a club to the singleton Queen in dummy.  Declarer must return to his hand with a diamond and lead another heart towards the Queen on the table.  East can win this trick but declarer now has at least two good hearts in dummy and makes his contract with overtricks.

In fact East can do better on this hand.  If he refuses to win the first heart trick, declarer will only be able to make 9 tricks.  This is the first important decision, the second one is you must lead a club the when you win the first heart because this is declarers entry to dummy.  Take a pack of cards and play the hand. 

Remember defenders can be sneaky!

  Information sheets and MiniBridge lessons

     . . .  for teaching children and adults!

   1    Brief description

   2    Glossary of terms

   3    Lesson one     

   4    Lesson two

   5    Lesson three

   6    Lesson four

   7    Lesson five

   Short quiz on how many tricks you can make with these cards 

   Another quiz

  

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Its time to think about the Brighton Summer Congresses.
Bedrooms in Brighton sell out fast in August.
Have a look at
www.visitbrighton.com
Download a Really Easy Bridge programme here.  There's something for everyone this year.

The Really Easy Spring Break
Derby — 16th – 18th April 2010

Total price £160

Phone Peter on 01296 317203 

Calendar
16th April 2010
Derby Spring Break
9th August 2010
Summer Really Easy Congress
Brighton Metropole Hotel
Results
Sun 31st January 2010
Wroxton Swiss Pairs
Sat 30th January 2010
Saturday Afternoon Pairs
Sat 30th January 2010
Saturday Evening Teams
Fri 29th January 2010
Friday Evening Pairs
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