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Dec 16, 2025 13:57 EST
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Jun 28, 2025 10:52 EDT
Welcome to The Shadowfax Bridge Club
679 Bartley Road, Chester NJ 07930
SHADOWFAX SCHEDULE - XMAS & NEW YEARS !!

PLEASE NOTE:

During the Christmas and New Year's weeks

Shadowfax will be open laugh on Tuesday and Friday, but ... 

closed (no games)  crying on Wednesday (12/24 or 12/31)

We will then return to Our Regular Schedule:

Tues 9:30 lesson, 10 a.m. 0-999 game

Wed & Fri 10 a.m. Open games (BYO lunch!)
NOTICE

We are sad to report our dear friend and longtime member Lou Romano passed away on Friday, December 12th.

Lou recently celebrated his 101st birthday. He warmth and competitive spirit will be missed at our games.
SHADOWFAX SCHEDULE

Tues 9:30 lesson, 10 a.m. 0-999 game

... followed by a postgame discussion of hands played that morning

Wed & Fri 10 a.m. Open games (BYO lunch!)

regular game card fees are $10 per person

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Stardust game @ Shadowfax!

25% Gold MP awards all week 12/15-12/19!

($1 extra entry fee)

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... and other upcoming Special Events @ Shadowfax!

Friday 12/26 - All MP awards will be 25% Silver!
(No extra entry fee)

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TUESDAY LESSON (12/09/25) - Active or Passive defense?

EW will get to 3NT and South leads the DQ. The defenders need to take 5 tricks before declarer can pocket 9. Only one side will get to their goal first. How does each side play in attempting to achieve their goal?

East needs 3 Club tricks to make his contract, but with only one entry to Dummy, he will need help from the defenders. He wins the DA and leads a low Club towards the CK, hoping North will play one of the missing honors. North should recognize that East is attempting to set up Clubs and that a passive defense is called for and play low. There are no entries to Dummy - East can never get to Dummy again to lead clubs thru him. The defense will get their Club tricks (and the other suits) when East is forced to lead away from the strength in his hand. 

 
Looking for ways to improve your game? --- Our website can help!

Our website provides analysis (by individual and pair) about sessions played at Shadowfax. Color-coding of the hand-by-hand results makes it easy to identify the boards on which your partnership scored well ^ (or didn't ^). 

To see just the hands you played as Declarer or those where you defended & made the Opening Lead, click the BSOL Analysis icon:  

To learn how to use these and other features of our website to improve your game, just ask - we want our members to use all the bells&whistles on our website!
Review and Replay Our Lesson Hands!

Did you know our Tuesday Lesson Hands (more than two years worth!) are available at the Lessons from the Past link?

Pick a lesson, review the bidding & play analysis, even replay the hand - just click Play It Again!
Results
December 16, 2025
0-1000
Director: Andrew Barlow
December 12, 2025
Open
Director: Andrew Barlow
December 10, 2025
Open
Director: Andrew Barlow
Calendar
December 17, 2025
Open
10:00 a.m.
December 19, 2025
Open
10:00 a.m.
December 23, 2025
0-1000
9:30 a.m.
Tuesday Postgame Reviews!

Tuesday Players - after play ends, Andrew, Laureen, and Arman are always available to review and discuss any hands played that morning!

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What, When and How to ALERT or ANNOUNCE

Convention card items in Blue should be ANNOUNCED - that means immediately explained. Convention card items in Red are ALERTED, but explained ONLY IF & WHEN the opponent whose turn it is to bid asks. 

If an opponent asks you to explain your partner's bid, you should provide a clear and succinct explanation of your partnership agreement pertaining to that bid. DO NOT simply give the name of the convention. For example, don't say "Michaels." State what your partner's bid means - "shows 5-5 in the two highest unbid suits." Include any point ranges (hcps or total points), suit(s), or shape (length or shortness) that the bid shows. You should also state if it is Forcing or Game Forcing.

If you do not have a partnership agreement covering the bid in question, then "We have no agreement" is sufficient. DO NOT state how you 'interpret' partner's bid, or what you 'think' it means - doing so provides your partner with information about what your response was or will be based on. This is illegal and will very likely force the Director to impose bidding restrictions and/or penalties. 

Again, only state what you and your partner have as agreements, made in advance. This is the main reason every partnership pair should fill out and review a convention card before playing, and have fully completed convention cards available for the opponents to review, as is their right.
 
Matchpoint scoring Trivia
Matchpoint scoring trivia:
The highest score without a double or redouble is 7NT vulnerable and making, is 2220.
The highest score without overtricks is 7NT-XX redoubled, vulnerable, and making, is 2980.
The highest score for a making contract is 1NT-XX redoubled, vulnerable, and making six overtricks, is 3160.

But the highest score possible (7600) can only be made by the Defenders, by taking 13 tricks against a vulnerable Declarer who bid a 7-level contract, was doubled and redoubled!

Think it could never happen? In his award-winning book Points Schmoints!, bridge expert Marty Bergen tells about a partnership misunderstanding that led to him going down 12 in a 6NTXX contract for -7000!
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