| Minor and Major Championship - Thursday March 9th |
Congratulations to Mike Francis and Jean Carter who won the Major Championship and to Lynne Padget and Pauline Cornwell who won the Minor Championship.
The Major and Minor Championship will take place on Thursday March 9th. Only players who were members of the club are eligible to win a trophy. The Major winners will be the highest ranked pair on the night. The Minor winners will be the highest ranked pair where neither of the pair has an NGS rank of 6 or above.
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| Last updated : 10th Mar 2023 08:46 GMT |
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| Master Points Promotions - February 2023 |
Congratulations to the following who were promoted during February:
John Hooper Advanced Master
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| Last updated : 8th Mar 2023 14:31 GMT |
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| Continuing Bridge - Bidding the 4th suit |
The fifth lesson of the course will take place at the Oaks Cafe on March 13th at 2 p.m. For this lesson I will be covering Bidding the Fourth Suit. If you want to join this lesson and you haven't signed up for the whole course please get in touch with me at paulbridgelessons@gmail.com.
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| Last updated : 10th Mar 2023 10:04 GMT |
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| Charity Evening for Earthquake in Turkey and Syria - Tuesday April 18th |
We have had this message from Ecatsbridge who run the Children in Need pairs every year.
I am sure everyone is aware of the dreadful Türkiye / Syria earthquake, the appalling death toll and the ongoing need for assistance. We felt so helpless and decided once again that we couldn’t just stand by and watch, so we will run a Simultaneous Pairs in April, as we did last year for Ukraine, to raise as much as we can to send through the Disaster Emergency Committee Charities.
We won’t be offering master points or prizes, just a chance to play in an event, have your scores on the website and raise funds for those who will so desperately need our help over the next few months and, indeed, years.
Aylesbury Aces will take part in this on Tuesday April 18th.
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| Last updated : 2nd Mar 2023 16:38 GMT |
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| 2023 Dates for Your Diary |
February 18th - Fish and Chip Supper
March 9th - Thursday - Major and Minor Championship
April 18th - Tuesday - In aid of the Turkey / Syria Earthquake
May 9th - Tuesday - EBED Spring Sims
June 6th - Tuesday - Mens and Ladies Pairs
July 27th - Thursday - EBU Summer Sims
September 7th - Thursday - Burrows Cup
October 10th - Tuesday - Autumn Sim Pairs
November 7th and 9th - Children in Need (?)
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| Last updated : 17th Feb 2023 11:14 GMT |
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| New Continuing Bridge Course |
New Continuing Bridge Course
This is the second year of the EBU course and develops what was taught in Beginning Bridge. It covers declarer play, defence and introduces some new conventions e.g. the unassuming cue bid. The lessons will take place at the Oaks Cafe, Elm Court, Elm Farm Rd, Aylesbury HP21 7NQ on a Monday afternoon at 2p.m.on a roughly fortnightly basis and will cost £10 per lesson. To guarantee a place you can pay in advance in blocks of five - if you miss any of the five you will not be charged for that lesson. If there are spare places for a lesson they will be available to anyone who wants to join on a first come, first served basis. Please get in touch at paulbridgelessons@gmail.com if you want any further information or to join the course.
The topics that will be covered are:
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Dates
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Lesson Subjects
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Planning the play
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1
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Jan 16
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Strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats
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Developing the auction
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4
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Jan 30
Feb 13
Feb 27
Mar 13
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Hand evaluation / LTC
Red suit transfers
Strong responses
Bidding the 4th suit
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Defensive Guidelines
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3
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Mar 27
Apr 17
May 8
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3rd hand play, signaling and unblocking
2nd hand play
Lead through strength and lead partners suit
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Competitive bidding
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6
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May 22
Jun 5
Jun 19
Jul 3
Jul 24
Aug 7
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The wider use of takeout doubles
A second double
Double of 1NT
Negative doubles
More on doubles
Bidding after 1NT
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Mid year play session
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Aug 21
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Declarer play
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2
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Sep 4
Oct 2
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The Danger Hand
Counting by declarer
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Tidying up and bending the rules
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2
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Oct 16
Oct 30
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Showing Shape
Bidding awkward hands
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Defenders Play
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3
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Nov 13
Nov 27
Dec 11
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Signals
Count signal on declarers lead
Making tricks with trumps
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Slam bidding
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2
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Jan 8
Jan 22
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Review of what we know and use of Blackwood
Cue bidding
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The final countdown
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4
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Feb 5
Feb 19
Mar 4
Mar 18
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Landy defence to a 1NT opening bid
4441 hands
The Unassuming Cue Bid
Signals in the trump suit
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Finishing second year
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Apr 8
Apr 22
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Play hands on whole year work - Revision hands for a play session.
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| Last updated : 8th Dec 2022 09:28 GMT |
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| New Facebook Page |
We have set up a new fac ebook page at: Aylesbury Aces Facebook Page. Why not visit it? If you "Like" the page you will get details of forthcoming events etc.
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| Last updated : 17th Nov 2022 09:31 GMT |
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| Children in Need Sims - November 8th and 10th 2022 |
*** The club has paid £324 in table money to Children in Need plus an additional £40 in donations. ***
When the events have taken place the national results can be found here: CIN National Results
The same link can be used to find the commentary which is a description of the hands, suggested bidding and approaches to play.
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| Last updated : 24th Jan 2023 13:46 GMT |
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| Accessing a summary of your payments account |
Accessing your payments account details
Choose the menu option Membership. You will be asked for either your email or your name or your EBU number. Once you have entered your password a horizontal menu will be shown and the third option is "Payments" which will display a summary of your account.
If you don't have a password instructionss for creating one can be found here:
https://www.bridgewebs.com/guideus/page183.html
This process requires you to receive and respond to an email. Some email systems seem to be putting these into spam or rejecting them as suspicious. If you don't get an email get in touch with Paul (morris.dpaul@gmail.com) and I will set up a password for you.
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| Last updated : 10th Nov 2021 15:59 GMT |
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| Aylesbury Aces Committee 2022/23 |
AYLESBURY ACES BRIDGE CLUB
COMMITTEE 2022 - 23
Yvonne Black Chairperson
John Rogers Secretary
Pat Green Treasurer
Linda Button Membership secretary
Paul Morris Main Director
Other Committee members: Fiona Scriven
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| Last updated : 13th Oct 2022 15:40 BST |
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| If you are looking for a bridge club |
We meet twice a week on Tuesdays and Thursdays at Buckingham Park Community Centre, Jubilee Square, Aylesbury HP19 9DZ
Sessions start at 7.25 (for 7.30) and finish around 10.30.
Our aim is to provide Duplicate bridge with an emphasis on enjoyment in a friendly and welcoming atmosphere.
We are affiliated to the EBU and use pre-dealt boards and BridgeMate scoring which means hand records and results are usually available on the night before players leave.
In addition to the normal club sessions we run quarterly social events (often on a Sunday afternoon) where, in addition to the bridge, a sumptuous tea provided.
Visitors are welcome to come and play at normal club sessions and the social events, although there are some restrictions on Simultaneous Pairs evenings.
We are delighted to welcome new players and do our very best to provide a host to partner visiting individuals - SEE LEFT HAND SIDE BOX.
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| Last updated : 5th Apr 2022 14:22 BST |
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| Best Behaviour at Bridge |
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The following paragraphs are taken from the EBU information 'Best Behaviour at Bridge' information. It is a reminder to all Bridge players that racist or other offensive comments whether general or specific, should not be shared or voiced during bridge sessions.
Bridge is an extremely enjoyable game. Courteous behaviour is an exceptionally important part of that enjoyment. The EBU is committed to the principle of equality of opportunity. It considers it a fundamental principle that anyone wishing to participate in duplicate bridge, whether as player, official or in any other capacity, should be able to do so in a safe and welcoming environment, and not be subject to less favourable treatment on the grounds of gender, age, race, disability, ethnic origin, sexual orientation, religious or political belief or social class than any other person.
This guide serves as a brief reminder of how to behave at the bridge table. We are sure that all players naturally follow this code of conduct but there are times when concentration and pressure can take their toll and it is for these situations that we issue this as a reminder.
- Greet others in a friendly manner prior to start of play on each round.
- Be a good “host” or “guest” at the table.
- Make your convention card readily available to your opponents and fill it out completely.
- Make bridge enjoyable for yourself, partner and opponents.
- Give credit when opponents make a good bid or play.
- Take care of your personal grooming.
- Ensure that your mobile phone is turned off.
- Enjoy the company as well as the game.
Remember that it is rude to criticise your partner or opponents in public, to be less than polite at the table, to gloat over good results or object to a call for the tournament director or to dispute or argue about a director’s ruling, or generally to make any personal and disparaging remark.
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Please call the Director if you think you may have been affected by bad behaviour. You will be helping others as well as yourselves.
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As in all games that are governed by rules and regulations, bad behaviour will be penalized ….
If a player at the table behaves in an unacceptable manner, the director should be called immediately. Annoying behaviour, embarrassing remarks, or any other conduct which might interfere with the enjoyment of the game is specifically prohibited by Law 74A. Law 91A gives the director the authority to assess disciplinary penalties. This can include immediate disciplinary board penalties and may lead to disqualification from the current event. In addition any violation may result in a disciplinary hearing where player(s) future participation in tournaments will be considered.
English Bridge Union
November 2017
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| Last updated : 6th Sep 2018 16:36 GMT |
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| FUND RAISING UPDATE |
Since our club was set up in 2009, Aylesbury Aces has been committed to raising money for charity through our annual Charity Bridge teas and Chldren in Need Sim Pairs.
At our last AGM a member asked how much had been raised over the years, After much 'digging' through the records it was a pleasant surprise to learn that we have in fact donated around £6,500; including the generous fund match from Lloyds bank, to various local charities including Age Concern, British heart Foundation, Alzheimer's Society and the Florence Nightingale Hospice as well as nearly £1,000 to Children in Need.
It's nice to know that we are helping good causes whilst enjoying playing bridge with our friends.
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| Last updated : 14th Jan 2018 18:21 GMT |
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