| Competitions 2023 |
♠ ♥ Competitions 2023 ♦ ♣ 
The next Competition is the Intermediate Pairs which will be held on Tuesday 9th & 16th May.
This competition is restricted to members with an EBU ranking of under Regional Master. This is a duplicate pairs competition run on two consecutive weeks. Anyone can play and win as normally on the night, but only those who are eligible can win the trophy. Less experienced players are encouraged to enter. The Neville Jackson Trophy has been reassigned to this competition in recent years. Neville directed the less formal Chicago bridge on Tuesdays for years and was also a club treasurer.
Want to know all of the Competitions the club is running this year?
Please click here for information.
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| Last updated : 26th Mar 2023 08:20 BST |
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| NGS Scores |
♠ ♥ NGS Scores ♦ ♣
Who has increased their NGS score the most in February? The top 3 people this month are:
Nick Mock
Iain Climie
Ann Morrow
Well done everyone!
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| Last updated : 2nd Mar 2023 06:44 GMT |
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| SLAMS |
♠ ♥ How well are we doing with bidding and making Slams? ♦ ♣
In February we bid 105 Slams and made 66%.
This month's top scorers are:
John Glasscock & Sam Golding with 6 points
John Fairhurst with 5 points
Lindsay McDougall, Graham Ledger, Jane Rutherford and Marian Rudd with 4 points
Well done everyone!
Note that there has been a change to the scoring this year. 3 pts for a Grand Slam, 1 pt for a Small Slam and -1pt for bidding but not making any slams.
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| Last updated : 4th Mar 2023 06:40 GMT |
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| Tuesday Eve '9 High' Weekly Session |
♠ ♥ '9 High' Session ♦ ♣
Following the success of the first 9 HIGH TEAM EVENT this will continue every month. See Calendar for further details.
The 9-high session is aimed at less experienced players and shortly we will be using this session to introduce those currently in the beginner classes to duplicate bridge. Consequently, the session will be run with Simple Systems only - that is basic ACOL bidding. This permits all the standard ACOL strong and weak 2 openings. You can make any conventional bids after the first round of bidding has completed. It specifically excludes the use of Multi-2D openings and the Multi-Landy defence to 1NT as these are first round bids that can have multiple meanings and do not define at least 1 specific suit.
We are going to retain the 'mature' 9-high criteria for taking part as this is being set as a standard across many counties for this type of session. Whilst not making it a formal constraint on attendance we suggest that this session is best suited for those who are up to and including 'Master' in the Master Point rankings, to emphasise the focus on the expected level of experience.
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♠ ♥ '9 High' Session ♦ ♣
Following the success of the first 9 HIGH TEAM EVENT this will continue every month. See Calendar for further details.
The 9-high session is aimed at less experienced players and shortly we will be using this session to introduce those currently in the beginner classes to duplicate bridge. ..........
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| Last updated : 18th Feb 2023 17:03 GMT |
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| Venture with Milton Keynes Bridge Club |
♠ ♥ ♦ ♣ Venture with Milton Keynes ♠ ♥ ♦ ♣
Friday night venture with Milton Keynes Bridge Club.
As always click on the RealBridge link on the calendar event to play.
PLEASE NOTE THAT START TIME FOR THIS IS 7.30PM - LOG IN FROM 7PM
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| Last updated : 2nd Mar 2023 06:53 GMT |
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| Face to Face Sessions |
♠ ♥ Face to Face Sessions and Covid ♦ ♣
We have decided that we will set the following guidance for playing at the club:
As we return to playing Face to Face, we have created some reminders for us all of what we need to do.
Click here to access the document.
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♠ ♥ Face to Face Sessions and Covid ♦ ♣
We have decided that we will set ..........
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| Last updated : 18th Feb 2023 17:07 GMT |
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| WhatsApp |
♠ ♥ ♦ ♣ WhatsApp ♠ ♥ ♦ ♣
Did you know that the club has its own WhatsApp Chat group? WhatsApp is a free messaging and video calling app that works on most phones. If you are interested in joining the group please email John Fairhurst on bstokebridge.chairman@gmail.com, providing details of your mobile number.
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| Last updated : 2nd Feb 2023 01:47 GMT |
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| Supervised Play |
Supervised play sessions are aimed at helping players to develop their confidence with bidding and playing. These sessions are not a replacement for lessons and it is not intended that new conventions are taught. The supervisors will help participants get the best out of the systems that each participant plays. Each session offers the opportunity to play up to 12 pre-dealt hands with a supervisor giving advice on each of the hands.
Currently we are not offering Supervised Play
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| Last updated : 18th Jan 2023 10:36 GMT |
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