| President's (Mary Dolan) Dinner - Prizewinners |
List of Prizewinners:
a) President's Prize 2016-2017
b) Best of Year 2016-2017
Paul J Scannell, 19th May 2017
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| Geraldine O'Flynn T/4 - Final Ranking |
Please be advised that the issuing of Final Ranking results for the Geraldine O'Flynn T/4 has been deferred.
Last night dissatisfaction with the handicaps which I produced for the above competition was expressed to me and to the President of the Tribes Bridge Club, Mary Dolan.
I have spent the past few years developing models for the generation of handicaps, principally for pairs competitions, based on actual player performance rather than perceptions of what handicaps individuals should be awarded. The models and methods used are transparent and are devoid of personal influences as to the awarding of handicaps. In my previous email I outlined the method I recently used to generate the formula for calculating T/4 handicaps. I can do no more.
As my efforts seem to be unacceptable to some I have advised Mary that I will remove myself from the position of generating handicaps and the related servicing of the website so that someone else may assume responsibility for these tasks.
Paul J Scannell, 10th March 2017
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| President's (Mary Dolan) Dinner |
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| Club Team-of-Four Championship 2016-2017 |
 Congratulations to Rory Timlin, Maurice Hession, Sean Glynn and Eddie Fitzgerald who were convincing winners of the recently heled two-session Club Team of Four Championship.
Paul J Scannell, 12th May 2017
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| Dr Sean Mulhern Perpetual Trophy 2016-2017 - Winners |
 Belated congratulations to Enda Glynn & Paul Scannell who won the recent two session Dr Sean Mulhern Perpetual Trophy.
Paul J Scannell, 12th May 2017
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| 2017-04-27 - Board 10 - The Power of Shape...and a double game swing! |
 So, do you appreciate the 'Power of Shape'?
Did you and partner manage to get the optimum result (or better!) on Board #10 in the First Session of the 2016-2017 Club T/4?
Click anywhere in this window to view an anlysis of this intersting hand.
Paul J Scannell, 28th April 2017
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| National Intermediate 'B' Team of Four Championship (Tierney Trophy) - Runners-Up |
 Congratulations to Tribes Bridge Club members Margaret Forde and Orla O'Carroll who, together with team-mates, Fiona Place and Andree Concannon, finished a very close 2nd in the National Intermediate 'B' T/4 Championships which were held this past weekend in Ballinasloe. A bittersweet moment for the 4 team-mates who were leading the competition going into the last round and were unfortunatnately overtaken as the finish line beckoned. But a mighty performance indeed. Finishing in 2nd place in a National Championship is no mean feat! Well done to all four players.
Paul J Scannell, 24th April 2017
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| Geraldine O'Flynn T/4 (Handicap) |
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| 2017-02-02 - Did you bid and make the small slam? |
Board #13 last Thursday (2nd February) offered an intersting opportunity for a special bidding gadget - 'Splinter Bid'.
And the board also presented various options for declarer in the play of the hand!
Click anywhere in this window to view an analysis of this interesting board.
Paul J Scannell, 6th February 2017
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| Winners Corn na dTreabh 2016-2017 |
 Mary Dolan, President of Tribes Bridge Club, presents the Corn na dTreabh Cup to winners Bridie Kenny & Liam Hanratty.
Paul J Scannell, 6th February 2017
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| Corn na dTreabh - Final Ranking with handicaps |
Click anywhere in this window to view Corn na dTreabh FINAL RANKING with handicaps.
N.B. Handicaps are calulated automatically based on partnership results since start of 2016-2017 season. Where non-regular patnerships are playing together in this compertiion the partnership handicap is based on individual player performances since start of current season. And, where partnerships/players have not played before in the current season the partnership handicap is based on performance in the 2015-2016 season.
Paul J Scannell, 27th January 2017
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| 2017-01-26 Corn na dTreabh - 2nd Session Results with Handicaps |
Click anywhere in this window to view Corn na dTreabh 2nd Session results with handicaps.
N.B. Handicaps are calulated automatically based on partnership results since start of 2016-2017 season. Where non-regular patnerships are playing together in this compertiion the partnership handicap is based on individual player performances since start of current season. And, where partnerships/players have not played before in the current season the partnership handicap is based on performance in the 2015-2016 season.
Paul J Scannell, 27th January 2017
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| Corn na dTreabh - 1st session Results WITH handicaps |
Click anywhere in this window to view Corn na dTreabh 1st Session results with handicaps.
N.B. Handicaps are calulated automatically based on partnership results since start of 2016-2017 season. Where non-regular patnerships are playing together in this compertiion the partnership handicap is based on individual player performances since start of current season. And, where partnerships/players have not played before in the current season the partnership handicap is based on performance in the 2015-2016 season.
Paul J Scannell, 20th January 2017
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| 2017-01-19 Did you reach the top spot? |
 Board #4 was an interesting hand last Thursday. East-West had a chance to reach the top spot...the Small Slam in clubs! Did you get there?
Click anywhere in this window to view an analysis of this interesting bidding challenge.
Paul J Scannell, 21st January 2017.
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| 2017-01-05 - Board #23 - Did you know how to play this suit combination? |
 So, how did you handle this suit combination? Number of tricks made varied from 9 to 12! How did you fare?
Click anywhere in this window to read the article for a simple treatise on how to play a combination of xx - AJ9xxx, xxx - AJ9xx, xxx - AJ9x, or variations.
Paul J Scannell, 6th January 2017
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| Ryder Cup 2016-2017 Winners |
 Rory Timlin & Maurice Hession created a little bit of history last year when winning the Ryder Cup for the fourth consecutive year thereby becoming the first pair to win a Major Pairs Championship of the Tribes Bridge Club four-times-in-a-row!
This year they relinquished the title to Enda Glynn & Paul Scannell who recorded a big 2nd session score (68%) to overhaul Maura O'Farrell & Seamus MacMathuna while Marie O'Shaughnessy & Colette Mulhern finished in 3rd place.
Final ranking can be viewed here: Ryder Cup 2016 - 2017 : Final Rankings
Paul J Scannell, 16th December 2016
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| Another monster... |
 Well, were you a brilliant West and found the killing lead of a trump. Or were you a South who found he had decisions to make...and no one got them right!
Review the monster by clicking anywhere in this window!
Paul J Scanenll, 8th ecember 2016D
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| 2016-12-02 - Board #12 - Did you use the Theory of Vacant Spaces (AKA Vacant Places) |
 An interesting hand last Thursday. Board #12. How many tricks did you make in a club contract?
Did you use the Theory of Vacant Places (AKA Vacant Spaces)?
Click the link below for a review of this hand.
2016-12-01-Board 12- Vacant Places.pdf
Paul J Scannell, 4th December 2016
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| 2016-11-24 What a Monster! |
 Not often that you will pick up a hand like this...only to find that your right hand opponent opens the bidding!
So, how did you cope with this monster of a hand? Click the link below to view an analysis of this board.
2016-11-24-Board 6- What a Monster.pdf
Paul J Scannell, 24th November 2016
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| 2016 Inter-Provincial Champions - Connacht |
 Photo: Gordon Lessells
Over the weekend six Connacht teams battled for the Master and Intermediate IBU Inter-Provincial Championships
Indeed the Master teams were fighting to retain a title which had been won the previous year. And when the dust had settled on Sunday afternoon Connacht were victorious in retaining the Master title but unable to deprive Ulster of the Intermediate title.
Tribes members featured in both categories:
Master teams included the following members of the Tribes Bridge Club: Henry Curran, Enda Glynn, Sean Glynn, Paul Scannell, David Walsh.
Connacht Intermediate #1 was comprised of: Marion Coy, Deirdre McCoy, Frank Reynolds, Michael Waldron
Click here for detailed results and hand records of both competitions.
Paul J Scannell, 14th Novmber 2016
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| 2016-11-03 - Board 12 . Were you at the helm? |
 Board #12 on Thursday 3rd November featured an interesting hand for declarers. How did you fare? Click the link below for an in-depth analysis.
2016-11-03-Board 12- Did you play safely.pdf
Paul J Scannell, 3rd November 2016
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| Board #8, Thursday 27th October 2016 |
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| Defending 3NT on Board 21 on Thursday 20th October 2016 |
 So, how did you fare as East/West on Board #21 on Thursday, 20th October.
Did you hold declarer to nine tricks...or did you gift declarer a tenth trick?.
2016-10-20-Board 21- Defending 3NT.pdf
Paul J Scannell, 21st October 2016
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| Thursday, 13th October - Board #13 |
 So, did you declare or defend? How did you fare on this interesting part-score contract?
Click the link below to view an analysis of this hand.
Board # 13 - Thursday 13th October, 2016
N.B. Article modified at 01:35 on 15th October 2016
Paul J Scannell, 14th October 2016
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| Were you North/South last week. How did you fare on board 15? |
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| Tribes Bridge Club re-starts Thursday, 29th September |
The Tribes Bridge Club 2016-2017 season starts on Thursday 29th September at 19:30.
The club will recommence after the summer recess this coming Thursday. Summer sunshine is long gone so it's time to get back into the bridge groove!
Paul J Scannell, 25th September, 2016
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