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New information about beginner's classes for 2025, as well as an update on the World Team championships in Phil's blog, both on the News page.

Welcome to 21st Century Bridge Club
From little things, big things grow
From little things, big things grow

The 21st Century Bridge Club is bringing to club players the chance to play on-line. I am currently offering four regular sessions per week, two club duplicates, one on Monday afternoons and another on Wednesday mornings, as well as two "improver" duplicates for Novice (Thursday afternoon) and Intermediate players (Friday afternoon), with lectures and recommended bidding.

The club plans to introduce beginner's classes, with supervised play, as well as an evening duplicate session for club players, in 2025.

I hope you enjoy your bridge at/on the 21st Century Bridge Club

Phil Gue

Who can play on-line at 21st Century Bridge Club

Any player who is an (active) member of the Australian Bridge Federation (ABF) can play in any session. You will need a partner for all of the sessions, who is also an (active) member of the  ABF. The club can organise for a player to become a member of the ABF, or to re-activate their membership, with the payment of the required registration fee. 

Payment for any session is made through the MyABF web-site, in advance of the session for YOU and PARTNER, using Bridge Credits or by credit card. YOU WILL NEED TO REGISTER WITH MyABF TO USE THEIR WEB-SITE FOR THE FIRST TIME, details at  My ABF - Dashboard.  Session details, and for bookings, can be found on the MyABF web-site in their calendar FOR THE DATE OF OUR SESSION. All bookings must be made by ACTIVE  members of the ABF.  

Membership to the 21st Century Bridge Club is FREE to all active ABF members. If you are NOT  an active ABF member, you will NEED to BECOME ONE, TO PLAY in the 21st Century Bridge Club sessions. This club can organise for you to become an active ABF member BY PAYING THE RELEVANT FEES, currently $9 for the remainder of 2024 (from October 1st) and approximately $35 for 2025. This is the ABF capitation fee for 2025 plus the current South Australian Bridge Federation capitation fee. To become a member of the 21st Century Bridge Club, simply open the membership application form (on the Membership tab, in the Menu on the left-hand side of this page) and follow the instructions.  

 

Upcoming events

Novice duplicate Thursdays 1.30pm - 4pm.  Pre-game lectures in December "Opening the bidding with 1NT and responding". Notes, recommended bidding, $10/player - you must have a partner.

FREE Come-and-try session Thursday 28th November 1.30pm. If you are an ABF registered player, book using the MyABF web-site (look on their calendar for 28/11). If you are not an ABF member, please contact the club using the "Contact" us tab on the menu on the left of this page.

 

Intermediate duplicate Fridays 1.30pm - 4pm. Pre-game lectures in December "Opener's rebids with good hands" - the barrier principle, reverses and jump shifts, and responding. Notes, recommended bidding, $10/player - you must have a partner. 

FREE Come-and-try session Friday 29th November 1.30pm. If you are an ABF registered player, book using the MyABF web-site (look on their calendar for 29/11). If you are not an ABF member, please contact the club using the "Contact" us tab on the menu on the left of this page.

Xmas Swiss pairs Sunday, December 22nd 10am to 4.45pm. One Day Swiss pairs with team scoring (Imps and Victory points), 6 rounds of 9 boards, prizes for 1st $300/pair, 2nd $200/pair, 3rd $100/pair paid into your MyABF bridge credits account. Entry fee $30/player, enter via MyABF. 

Phil Gue is off to Buenos Aries as NON PLAYING CAPTAIN of the AUSTRALIAN SENIOR'S TEAM for the World Team's Championships from October 21st to November 3rd. He will be writing a DAILY BLOG which will be published in the NEWS section of this web-site's menu. 

The 21st Century Bridge club opens from December 1st, 2024

The club session times are accessed through the calendar, or from the column to the right of this front page.

HOWEVER, there are FREE-TO-TRY sessions from Sunday, 24th November to Friday 29th November. You can use these sessions to practice logging in to Realbridge and using their excellent playing platform. All those sessions listed in the last week of November are free to play (Check Calendar from the menu on the left of this front/home page). However, you will need to book on the MyABF web-site (with zero entry fee). If you have any difficulty in booking, please contact the club by email.  Numbers for each session will be limited to 40 pairs, so book in early.

Session Times

PLEASE NOTE; All session times are South Australian. Other States (and Overseas) should adjust the time accordingly.

The next three sessions

More can be found from the "Calendar" entry on the far left of this home page.

Calendar
24th November 2024
Come and try FREE duplicate
Book through MyABF web-site
1pm to 4pm
Director: Phil Gue
25th November 2024
Come and try FREE duplicate
Book through MyABF web-site
1.30pm to 4.30pm
Director: Phil Gue
27th November 2024
Come and try FREE duplicate
Book through MyABF web-site
9.30am to 12.30pm
Director: Phil Gue